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In some ways this is probably the type of article that would dissuade more employers not to start corporate blogging for fear of losing a valuable employee. Why do I say this, well, one of my colleagues in a local business association told me recently that his old company used to view people who joined such associations as people who were looking to switch jobs.
I take a different view. That every time you join an organization or explore new ideas you are investing in yourself. That investment will eventually pay off, I don't know when or where, but eventually it will. My advice is to start blogging. You will see some ROI I suspect both for your employer and yourself.
I like the idea of a potential employer googling me and finding a blog. That'd probably be the best type of thing for them to find if it was... conducted well. Maybe you have a good point here, but I'd still rather not have to spend the time on a blog.
KRISTA,
With all the co-op preparation we go through at NEU I feel like my mind is constantly working in a "how can this benefit my resume?" frame of mind. Pretty soon under our email address we will be providing the link to our personal blog. I think that this is kind of risky, but maybe I'm thinking like the big corporations. I guess I'm not sure how it would benfit our career so much either. I mean, what do we blog about? Ourself? Our career interests? I guess that would make sense but who would comment? More importantly, what if someone comments something bad. Or what if your buddies post your least professional picture from last Friday night? I think that a blog such as our class blog would be a benficial reference to make in an interview. It's a real life application of our studies. It seems we can use blogs for everything!
Yeah i agree, i think blogs are an excellent way to sort of advertise yourself to prospective employers. There is the factor of people posting not so charming comments, but in that case one can always monitor the comments that are allowed on the blog before they go public. The issue of time also is of concern as I'm sure many of us stress over our busy lives, but I guess in this competitive world it may be time well spent. I mean, you never know who might stumble upon your blog and open up the possibility for some great networking. Ahh geeeze, i never thought i'd say it, but I'm gonna start one! Who's with me?
As I commented in another post, I think blogs are a great idea for students like us in search of jobs, because it shows that you're actively interested and engaged in your career field. Of course, it's impressive to have a degree, but if you have a blog - a written history - of your interest in a field, it will definitely give you an advantage.
A friend of mine from high school is a sophomore communications student at another college and is looking to work in the sports world, and started his own blog for dialogues about baseball. It has gradually gained popularity, and he has been interviewed by a few different newspapers and sports writers about it. Also, he has been approached by various people and publications to write articles for them, so the blog has introduced him to the opportunity of being somewhat of a freelance writer. Shameless self-promotion really does pay off!
I like KERandall's idea! Blogs could one day be on people's resumes. I know one of the people I interviewed told me that they were hired for their expertise, as they had their own (successful) blog.
I'm in the same boat as Krista. I hadn't really even thought of creating my own blog until recently. However, I don't know what exactly it would do for me.
I used to have a livejournal, but I got tired of the constant drama (Ah, the teenage years). Anyways, a personal blog about someone's personal life is not likely to enhance their careers. It'd probably have to be a blog similar to this- one of ideas and research into our fields.
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