Blogs are the New CV
If you are looking for a new job, how do you find it? Do you spend your time looking online job boards, do you talk to recruiters or do you "let it be known" to your friends that you are on the market?
I hope, at least, that you are not putting out CVs with typos like that in the picture here!
Russell Davies has a fun post responding to an email he received asking questions about why he blogs, and what is the future of blogging (for planners and the like). He shares his response here. And while his response is humourous, Russell has a great point -- blogs will eventually replace CVs for many of us (no matter what industry we work in).
As I was saying in this post, blogs allow others to gain a deeper understanding of the person blogging. The posts become a repository of their ideas as well as a journal of their intellectual and creative pursuits. Interestingly, the WAY in which bloggers deal with their readers/audience/community says a lot -- and smart employers will do well to check very closely through the archive of postings prior to any interview.
What does this mean in practice? I guess anyone wanting to hire the Servant of Chaos gets what they deserve ... but I see this as bringing another level of transparency to the recruitment process (and we all know what a hit-and-miss affair hiring can be, so any help is sensational!). Blogs are great for strategic planners and for creatives in general ... but make sure you are aware that some of your readers may be your future employers!
Update: OK ... I have no original thoughts in my head. Here is the same article on Fast Company.
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