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J Kaufman	Post subject: It's that simple! Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:57 pm
Joined: Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:47 pm Posts: 4655 Location: New York City	Step 1: Create a blog. Step 2: Wait for the offers to pour in. Blogging Your Way Into a Job Quote: by Tara Weiss, Forbes.com With competition so fierce for every open position these days, even the smallest edge can make the difference in landing you that interview or even a job. One way to gain an advantage: Start a blog about your profession or industry. The concept is simple. Keep your blog entries short and conversational. Anywhere from a few brief sentences to about 500 words commenting on industry news or trends is enough. Post at least three or four times a week, more if you like. It's a small amount of work that will likely impress recruiters and hiring managers, because it shows you to be enthusiastic and engaged with your industry. It also makes you look like an expert in your field.
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copynomad	Post subject: Re: It's that simple! Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:31 pm
Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:07 am Posts: 623	Quote: The concept is simple. Quote: It's a small amount of work that will likely impress recruiters and hiring managers, because it shows you to be enthusiastic and engaged with your industry. It also makes you look like an expert in your field. These parts are especially funny.
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Editer	Post subject: Re: It's that simple! Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:36 pm
Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:33 pm Posts: 1225 Location: Texas	Quote: a small amount of work Quote: makes you look like an expert in your field Either of the above is possible. But not both. ETA: It only now struck me that the column seems to push blogging not as a chance to put your expertise on display but as a way to seem more competent than you are. If that is indeed the case, then the writer has forgotten it's not 2001 anymore. (Similar to those who are writing "I tried out/don't intend to try out this new thing called Twitter" pieces two years late.)
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copynomad	Post subject: Re: It's that simple! Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:05 am
Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:07 am Posts: 623	Yup, I think any hiring supervisor who'd be impressed by this would be too clueless to work for.
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miss msry	Post subject: Re: It's that simple! Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:13 am
Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:28 pm Posts: 88 Location: Swamps of east Texas.	copynomad wrote: Yup, I think any hiring supervisor who'd be impressed by this would be too clueless to work for. Not if they can supply a paycheck.
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copynomad	Post subject: Re: It's that simple! Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:37 am
Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:07 am Posts: 623	miss msry wrote: copynomad wrote: Yup, I think any hiring supervisor who'd be impressed by this would be too clueless to work for. Not if they can supply a paycheck. I don't have the temperament for that, even for a fat paycheck.
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Heartodixie	Post subject: Re: It's that simple! Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:33 pm
Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:15 am Posts: 1432 Location: Alabamer	Oh, so I can put "blogger" in that big gap on my resume between the factory and the census temp job.
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longwords	Post subject: Re: It's that simple! Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:18 pm
Joined: Fri May 06, 2005 8:31 pm Posts: 552 Location: Pennsylvania	How much blogging qualifies the blogger to be a consultant?
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onceahack	Post subject: Re: It's that simple! Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:26 am
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:39 pm Posts: 731 Location: Central Texas	longwords wrote: How much blogging qualifies the blogger to be a consultant? It depends. If the area in which you're offering consulting services is "blogging," then the less, the better.
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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Re: It's that simple! Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:15 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	I'm available as a consultant, by the way.
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