Comments on: Blogs and Jobs http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/14/blogs-and-jobs/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dan Keldsen http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/14/blogs-and-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-154370 Dan Keldsen Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:55:15 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=871#comment-154370 I'll just say, that after 13 years with my last job, I was wondering what the job market was going to be like once I left the old for the new. Due to blogging, podcasting (over 50 interviews), and yes, that frivolous activity of "social networking" I had 3 bona-fide job offers (two of which didn't exist until we co-created them) in hand within a week of walking out the door, when it could've easily been another outcome. There is quite a lot to be said about having a public footprint - it's much easier for other people to see at a glance whether you are a genius, an idiot (as the fellow behind Intellipedia has famously said), or somewhere in-between. The old saw "On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog" is most definitely no longer true. We're leaving our tracks all over the web, and at least from my experience, that's a very good thing, both when IN a job, as well as when pursuing another. I did a <a href="http://www.biztechtalk.com/2008/04/aiimalert-insid.html" rel="nofollow">recent writeup of InsideView and their SalesView offering</a>, which has a bit more though on enterprise social networking implications, for those that are interested. Nice conversation burbling around that particular entry. We've only just begun to truly tap "the network effect" - whether in a personal or organizational sense. Cheers, Dan I’ll just say, that after 13 years with my last job, I was wondering what the job market was going to be like once I left the old for the new. Due to blogging, podcasting (over 50 interviews), and yes, that frivolous activity of “social networking” I had 3 bona-fide job offers (two of which didn’t exist until we co-created them) in hand within a week of walking out the door, when it could’ve easily been another outcome.

There is quite a lot to be said about having a public footprint – it’s much easier for other people to see at a glance whether you are a genius, an idiot (as the fellow behind Intellipedia has famously said), or somewhere in-between.

The old saw “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” is most definitely no longer true. We’re leaving our tracks all over the web, and at least from my experience, that’s a very good thing, both when IN a job, as well as when pursuing another.

I did a recent writeup of InsideView and their SalesView offering, which has a bit more though on enterprise social networking implications, for those that are interested. Nice conversation burbling around that particular entry. We’ve only just begun to truly tap “the network effect” – whether in a personal or organizational sense.

Cheers,
Dan

]]> By: bhc3 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/14/blogs-and-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-154323 bhc3 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:24:31 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=871#comment-154323 I was just thinking about this notion. There are a lot of reasons that people start out blogging, and trying to make money day 1 is probably not high on that list. But the experience you highlight here is the best kind of reason to blog. It's your passion and people are attracted to that. I wrote about the reasons that people blog, "The Eight People You Meet in Blogging". Feel free to read more here: http://bhc3.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/the-eight-people-you-meet-in-blogging/ I was just thinking about this notion. There are a lot of reasons that people start out blogging, and trying to make money day 1 is probably not high on that list. But the experience you highlight here is the best kind of reason to blog. It’s your passion and people are attracted to that.

I wrote about the reasons that people blog, “The Eight People You Meet in Blogging”. Feel free to read more here:

http://bhc3.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/the-eight-people-you-meet-in-blogging/

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