Using your blog as a resume? May 20, 2007
Posted by J.T Dabbagian in Blog Style, Professional Blogging, blogging, business, freelancing.1 comment so far
I just posted this comment on a Lifehacker post regarding how the blog is becoming the new resume. Sorry to be pasting most of my comment from there, but this is pretty much my opinion on the matter.
What do you garner from a blog? If you only have a LiveJournal, that won’t look professional at all. I don’t have the money to get my own domain name yet, so I know I’ll look less on that part compared to somebody with their own name.
Also, how do you include your work experience? Your projects? It doesn’t really explain this. Now, I can see a blog working alongside the rest of your resume, but I just don’t see the blog AS your resume, unless you’re applying to a blogging job.
Yes, a blog can work for you when applying for a job, but if I was an employer, if you just sent me a cover letter saying “Check out my blog” without a resume (Unless your resume was in the blog) then I’d delete your email and laugh for hours.
Bottom line: Your blog is not your resume. Continue using it!
The power of a morning ritual May 18, 2007
Posted by J.T Dabbagian in Writing, articles, blogging, freelancing.add a comment
From Freelanceswitch.com Leo writes about the benefits of creating a morning ritual for one’s blogging. This actually is something I would approve of as well, because I’m trying it out as well. Leo writes:
If you’re having trouble getting your writing done, try creating a morning writing ritual. You can get a lot more done each day, as an early boost of productivity will spur further productivity throughout the day.
Several of his reasons for this are useful, such as getting your most important task overwith, and the fact that routines help things get done. He also writes some tips about getting into this ritual:
Prepare the night before. When you first wake up, you’re not always thinking right. Prepare for your morning writing ritual when your thinking is clear, in the evening, and your morning will start off so much better. How can you prepare? Get your writing tool out and ready to go — whether that’s your word processor (Google Docs for me) with your document open and ready to go, or your favorite writing pad and pen, have it out and set up.
There’s plenty more tips that are definitely of use for the blogger to be.
