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Gis a job – seriously!

Published
by
Tom Raftery
on 19/4/2006
in Technology
. 42 Comments

I wrote a post yesterday called “‘Gis a job” where I referred to an article in the Boston Globe that claimed that blogging was good for your employment prospects.

I mentioned that in all the time I have been blogging, I haven’t been offered a job. Thinking about this subsequently, I wondered if this was because a) my blog revealed too much about me (I’m not the most diplomatic of people, for example) or is it simply b) because people assume I am not in the market for a job?

If we assume it is b) – then, what if I now say “I am in the market for a job”? Will the offers come rolling in?

What are my skillsets?

  • Well, I’m not too bad at blogging and podcasting
  • I know shedloads about social software and how to use it to raise the online profile of a company, product or service as well as how it can be used to improve a company’s internal and external communications.
  • I know a considerable amount about search engine optimisation (hence the following, for example)
  • I have an impressive and growing network of contacts
  • I am a very good communicator – well used to speaking in front of large audiences
  • I have led teams of coders in the development of large web applications
  • I am a very experienced sysadmin – and I know my way around Win2k and Win2003 Server, SQL Server, Exchange Server, and ISA Server

So what of it – does this blogging for employment thing work?

By the way – the “Gis a job” expression is a reference to the very excellent Boys from the Blackstuff drama which was shown on TV here some time in the 80s.

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‘Gis a job!

Published
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Tom Raftery
on 18/4/2006
in Business blogging
. 0 Comments

We have heard of blogging for business – God know I have written about it enough times! but what about blogging for employment?

The Boston Globe has a piece today about how having a blog can help you land a job. They contend that because blogs come up high in Google searches:

  • Blogging creates a network
  • Blogs set you up as an expert in your field and
  • Blogs give you a leg up when you meet someone new (i.e. your potential employer)

Hmmm – while I can’t disagree with any of the points, I haven’t exactly been flooded with job offers since I started blogging – in fact, I haven’t received a single job offer. Any day now!!

I see Shel Israel has looked at the other side of the equation on his blog – employers using recruitment blogs to attract new hires.

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