tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13703322.post115592272528014060..comments2023-11-02T11:11:12.120-04:00Comments on Secrets of the Job Hunt: Yet another example of how a blog led to a jobUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13703322.post-1159397568548578432006-09-27T18:52:00.000-04:002006-09-27T18:52:00.000-04:00Alexandra,That's a great question. :) When I was u...Alexandra,<BR/><BR/>That's a great question. :) When I was used a blog in my job search, the truth is that it was a blog that I wrote specifically for that company, and wasn't my personal blog. I wasn't even a blogger at the time-- that's since changed!<BR/><BR/>I wrote the blog with the things I <BR/>wanted the company to know about me, which you can't communicate just from that first contact of "Hey, here's my resume..." and then I went to a community event, wrote the URL for my blog on my business card, and gave it to the COO when I introduced myself. (That was nerve-wracking!) <BR/><BR/>I can see using your blog in that situation, or also as an attention-getter either if you are initiating contact with the employer by meeting in person or by e-mail. And any attention you could pick up from a blog audience would be awesome, but more of a passive/residual marketing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13703322.post-1156126493087685652006-08-20T22:14:00.000-04:002006-08-20T22:14:00.000-04:00This is a terrific topic, but with several million...This is a terrific topic, but with several million blogs out there, how do you get people to actually read your blog? For example, I'm a twentysomething career expert with a nice little blog, Water Cooler Wisdom, over at www.getthejob.com. I update every few days, yet I still find that I generate more attention from my book, They Don't Teach Corporate in College, than my blog. Any suggestions? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com