A New Topic... Blogs!

Well, I am happy to say I have broadened my horizons and decided to talk about something completely new... something completely revolutionary and exciting... something I think nobody has heard about ever before... 

...blogs.

That was way to anti-climactic. Anyway, this week I read up on blogs as a representative medium of a person similar to that of a resume.  The only difference, however, is that it isn't a resume, and unless you are going into a job as a blogger, it shouldn't be a resume. (Here is a link to an article on this topic: Linky)  So, that is the brunt of my opinion.  However, this is not to say that blogs could not or should not be an adjunct to a person's resume, as if they have a blog, it is: a) open to the public, and b) shows a little more personality than a boring page long resume.  I would agree that when acting as an adjunct to a typical resume, blogs can show the true personality, or essence, of a candidate.  Because blogs are a space for free thought, you can understand how their mind works (thought processes regarding issues) and their level of confidence.  If somebody is a hesitant writer constantly going back on what they said to cover their tracks and seems too political, you might realize that this candidate doesn't have the confidence to make a good junior executive.  He needs to be strong and steadfast (that was a little redundant, perhaps), and show that he sticks to his guns.   

One of the good points of the article (which lists why blogs are a resume) is that blogs "are an archive."  I very much agree with this point.  In a similar sense to the words above, a potential employer can see the history of the way you act, in type form.  When you get comments, do you take constructive criticism well, or do you lash out in a cowardly manner.  These are all things to think about when you are posting blogs as well as reading them.

So, blogs as resume? Not really... I hope not at least.  Blogs as an adjunct to a resume to show the persons true nature (at least what they portray online)?  Sure.

At the end of the day, Blogs are Nice, Yay!