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How having a blog can help you get a job
I am so excited to share news from a client who just landed a great job. In and of itself, a client landing a job isn’t extraordinary – that is the point of hiring me to help, after all! What is special about this client is that she was in a transitional search. She was finding that there were not a lot of opportunities in her field, so she needed to make a change. She was looking for jobs doing things she had not done before.
Anyone who talks to me about transitioning knows that this is a tough time to make a career change. While I would never discourage someone from trying, with the economy being what it is, employers tend to have a choice of people who have ALREADY done EXACTLY the thing the job requires. Many people are willing to take a step back for a job and are overqualified. In either case, employers have their pick of people who can just step right into the job. Taking a chance on someone who can learn isn’t typical.
In this case, a targeted resume is key – job seekers need to make a clear case that shows their skills and accomplishments as they relate to the desired job. However, there is so much more to success than just the resume, as my client demonstrated!
Previously a copy editor, she landed a job as a development coordinator, involving social media, fundraising and grant writing. None of those items were things she had been paid to do in the past.
She noted, “The hiring manager told me she initially wasn’t going to interview anyone without grant writing experience but was so impressed with my writing skills (on my cover letter, resume and blog; don’t know if she checked out my Twitter feed or LinkedIn profile) that she brought me in just to see. Turns out she liked me, her boss liked me during the second interview, and they decided to take a chance on me! Out of six candidates, I was the one chosen. So the blog definitely helped. Go tell your job seekers that.”
There is more to this story…Stay tuned!
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Great to see this success with blogging! I would like to say, though, that not all blogs will make an employer think highly of you. A general rule is to either make personal blogs private, or if you don’t want to, make sure you don’t publish anything in your blog that you wouldn’t tell an employer. Or, you could have a professional blog – a great way to get noticed. Here’s an article we featured on writing a successful professional blog: http://www.wetfeet.com/Experienced-Hire/Getting-hired/Articles/Blog-Basics–How-a-Blog-Can-Boost-Your-Career.aspx
Cara – It is true that not everyone will be successful as a blog author. The important thing – being able to write well. And to have something to say! This blog was not a “personal” blog, per se, but did share some personal experiences. Of course, there is no “one thing” that ALL job seekers will be able to use with the same success!