Comments on: Pimping your blog out to potential employers (?) http://anaj.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/pimping-your-blog-out-to-potential-employers/ Everyone knows diaries are full of crap. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: anaj http://anaj.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/pimping-your-blog-out-to-potential-employers/#comment-6404 anaj Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:39:41 +0000 http://anaj.wordpress.com/?p=577#comment-6404 Yep, that's exactly what I did (with the information as to what type of blog being provided a little later). Yep, that’s exactly what I did (with the information as to what type of blog being provided a little later).

]]> By: lenina http://anaj.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/pimping-your-blog-out-to-potential-employers/#comment-6403 lenina Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:10:13 +0000 http://anaj.wordpress.com/?p=577#comment-6403 I would definitely mention it in an application, e.g. cover letter, but I wouldn't put the URL there or onto my CV. I think employers are definitely interested to know that you're 'hooked up' to the whole web 2.0 thing (if it's for a digital role). I would only give them the URL if they explicitly ask for it - in all other cases, I'd just include how long you've been blogging for, and what type of blog (i.e. non-business blog) I would definitely mention it in an application, e.g. cover letter, but I wouldn’t put the URL there or onto my CV.

I think employers are definitely interested to know that you’re ‘hooked up’ to the whole web 2.0 thing (if it’s for a digital role). I would only give them the URL if they explicitly ask for it - in all other cases, I’d just include how long you’ve been blogging for, and what type of blog (i.e. non-business blog)

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