So many times i hear ‘now that i have read your blog i know you better’. It s funny but i have never heard that when i went to a job interview where the employer only has your resume.
A blog, if done right, is a personnal mirror that can be your best ambassador.
- It talks about what you like and what you don t
- It will give an idea of your personal tastes
- It will say a lot about your presentation skills
- It will immediately testify about your intellectual abilities
- It will create a sense of proximity
- It will provide a thorough insight of your skills and interests
- It might even give an idea of your network / networking abilities
In a word a blog is doing all your resume can’t and that is NECESSARY for find a good job (actually you can also link your blog to your resume online).
So if i may just give an advice to any person who reads that post and don t have a blog: START. You can’t even imagine how rewarding it can be. Send your Blog along with your resume. Recruiters start to read them and know their value. A good personnal blog (even if you don’t have 1000 visitors a day) will make you stand out of the crowd.
My new employer actually found me though my blog.
Actually this can be extended to other opportunities. Blog can help you in making business, finding new friends/old friends, discovering new interests…I have proofs of that every day around me.
Blogs will become soon the must-have item along with any cover letter/resume. Monster and other JobBoards will create job blogs (here s a web2.0 idea) and this post will soon become a “Come on, we knew it!” post.
As i said to my father trying to explain how useful a blog can be “ You remember email 10 years ago? You did not have one. right? Well with Blog it s going to be the same”
PS:
A good blog/wiki idea would be to collect testimonies about HOW GOOD A BLOG CAN BE TO YOU. I guarantee success of whoever will manage it
Just SHOOT.
Wow!! you should file this under: Flash news/Scoop.
...or maybe your father is somewhere around here.
You're funny Ouriel.
Posted by: Joe | 11 April 2006 at 11:45 AM