Comments on: Blogging for Your Future Employer http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/ The Latest Trends in Technical Communication Wed, 23 May 2012 23:32:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chad http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/comment-page-1/#comment-136625 Chad Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:45:42 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/#comment-136625 Then what's a blogger to do? Then what’s a blogger to do?

]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/comment-page-1/#comment-4555 Tom Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:31:13 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/#comment-4555 Thanks for your input, anonymous. If I were a hiring manager, I would also look at a candidate's name on google. With a common name like mine, I'm sometimes hard to find. But now that I have 131 blog posts, various comments everywhere, and 20 podcasts, there's lots of information about me. I even have a link to our family blog, which my wife mostly maintains. Can you provide more feedback on how employers view blogging, podcasting, listserv participation, and other kinds of online engagement? Thanks for your input, anonymous. If I were a hiring manager, I would also look at a candidate’s name on google. With a common name like mine, I’m sometimes hard to find. But now that I have 131 blog posts, various comments everywhere, and 20 podcasts, there’s lots of information about me. I even have a link to our family blog, which my wife mostly maintains.

Can you provide more feedback on how employers view blogging, podcasting, listserv participation, and other kinds of online engagement?

]]> By: Anonymous http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/comment-page-1/#comment-4533 Anonymous Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:40:53 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/#comment-4533 I'm a hiring manager, and I always, always run a candidate's name through Google. For tech writing positions, I find it more peculiar if they don't show up at all, then if they've said something silly online. I’m a hiring manager, and I always, always run a candidate’s name through Google. For tech writing positions, I find it more peculiar if they don’t show up at all, then if they’ve said something silly online.

]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/comment-page-1/#comment-4226 Tom Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:14:01 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/#comment-4226 I completely agree that the spirit of blogging is transparency. One would hope that such transparency works for you, though. I completely agree that the spirit of blogging is transparency. One would hope that such transparency works for you, though.

]]> By: Aaron http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/comment-page-1/#comment-4151 Aaron Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:25:38 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/20/blogging-for-your-future-employer/#comment-4151 This sort of "editing" for the future defeats the purpose and spirit of blogging, IMHO. This sort of “editing” for the future defeats the purpose and spirit of blogging, IMHO.

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