http://www.qubelife.com Working and Surviving in Silicon Valley Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:38:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those three readers out there (Hi Mom, dad, bro!), sorry for the lack of updates.  I've gone through my own job search which has given me a lot of little insight about how to blog slightly better and also to use this for more of my ideas.  As I ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/11/16/how-many-weeks-can-i-go-without-an-update/ Here are a couple of ways you can look at your day. Funny - 10 Signs It May be Time to Quit Your Job True -  7 Habits to Master the Art of Winning against the Odds Actually, this second one shouldn't even be how to look at each day.  These are some ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/07/10/funny-and-true-quitting-and-failure/ Real work got in the way.  Do what you love IT is boring How do we keep America Competitive John McCain and Barack Obama have LinkedIn pages... The digital age of politics is now upon us. Disclaimer: I am a registered Democrat.  I have been apathetic to politics for the last 12 years. http://www.qubelife.com/2008/06/24/sorry/ The San Jose Mercury's Sunday job's section (which in the late 90s was THE place to find available jobs in Silicon Valley) has reformatted. Most of the content is now by Hotjobs and there are a few syndicated pieces to fill in space. - Acing the situational interview - The ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/02/03/sunday-reading-sj-mercury-new-format/ How tos: How to find work that you love How to figure out people How to get a pay raise Stories: Day in the life of a video game tester - (hint: it's not as great as you think) Are we becoming a "cargo cult"? - or "you're smart, you can fix things..." Open Letters Presidential candidates and ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/02/01/links-for-week-of-jan-28/ In keeping with our new format: Monday will be days that we take the time to answer specific people's questions about careers in the Valley. (Name withheld) writes in: 1. Do you know what's the expected salary for a person with 10 years of SW experience?  Companies want to negotiate with me ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/01/21/monday-qa/ From today's Mercury News (the best Bay Area newspapers for techies): John Chambers (CEO of Cisco) talks about changes in usage of the Internet.  "The industry, I think, is littered with people who make the mistake of playing their hand too conservatively, especially during periods of market transitions..." Tougher regulations for the Tech ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/01/20/sunday-paper-reading/ After fumbling through the normal Lifehacker and Digg favorites, I stumbled across JobBored.com with this interesting post about how to organize your job search.  I would say that it's interesting to note that how you divide and pursue various jobs you find is nearly as important as understanding what kind ... http://www.qubelife.com/2008/01/12/found-a-new-site-jobboredcom/ To my mom and my friends (aka the people responsible for the 10 hits a week that I get.) http://www.qubelife.com/2007/12/23/happy-holidays/ Via Digg. Here's a quick hit of 15 in demand careers.  The titles are horribly generic.  Almost all of these really require a form of specialization at some point.  Again, it's worth pointing out that just getting the degree doesn't guarantee you results... http://www.qubelife.com/2007/12/10/15-in-demand-careers/