My beau and I plan on moving to California when I graduate but we don't know exactly where yet. So to help our decision I've been looking to see if there are jobs in specific cities. Doing all this got me thinking about my resume and what I'll be adding to it by the time I graduate.
I was contemplating whether it would be a good idea or not to include my blog (with the URL) because I am proud of my writings and the level of integrity (and traffic! haha).
BUT...
Is it too risky because I do put my own opinions in there that can be a little controversial?
My question to all of you:
-Have you considered listing your blog in your resume?
-Do you think it's a good idea?
-Could it be detrimental to our future careers?
I'd love to hear everyone's opinion on this so please comment!!
Monday, October 22, 2007
Calling all Six-Degree'rs
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I think that making an employer aware that you have your own blog is good enough. Some may ask for the address of it in which case then you have to decide based on their company values and how the interview goes, whether or not to share it...
I would say just talk about you creating and keeping one and then take it from there...
Depending on where you apply for a job, it may not matter whether you list it or not. My company does a thorough google search on every serious candidate. If your name is listed on your blog anywhere, and most are, you'll be all over the front page of google listings. It all kinda depends on the goal of this blog. If it's to produce a somewhat professional blog with reviews/opinions/facts/anecdotes, then by all means list it. If the goal is to be very opinionated about controversial subjects, shake things up, and maybe even piss some people off, then you should really start another blog and not list your name on it.
I agree with Jillmogie, suffice to say you have your own blog. If they ask to see it, then it's because they are interested in you. Good luck with the job search.
IMO, don't divulge your blog URL.
I think it's too risky, but that's mostly because I believe that very few people in charge of hiring and firing truly understand the blog phenomenon. Unless your blog is 100% professional, 100% of the time, I don't think you benefit from including it on the resume.
Do I want potential employers who Google my name to find all of my political opinions (and my rampant use of the word douchebag) on the first page? No. Do I stand behind everything I've written pseudonymously (though I make no secret of my real identity)? Yes.
I'd just caution against it. Your resume will be perfect and professional, but it's hard to ensure that your blog will be appropriate on the day they check it. Who knows what you'll find interesting to post tomorrow?
hahaha. I did that on Cyworld(korean facebook). But I removed it the day after. I thought somebody could referred me to some place and some people, but since only my friend around my age can see that, it wouldn't be like I expected (I assumed). Because Cyworld has more options in terms of privacy, it is not that public and hard to give some information to the regular Internet users.
My next step was thinking of upload my resume to my club page and my personal blog. But I didn't do that because I wasn't confident enough to sell myself to the anonymous public.
Well, as far as one is prepared to respond from a random person at any time and give personal contact to public, it would work and be FUN. Just interesting.
Well, we can have competition on that. Upload resume to blog and wait for response from the company. Haha
It depends on the nature of one's blog. My personal blog I wouldn't even share with my mother, but if I had a blog that commented on the nature of the industry I was entering and I know that there have been people in a business that have read it and been impressed or commented then I would completely include it in my resume. I wouldn't recommend putting a personal blog in a resume, an interview and resume should be completely professional.
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