Naked Conversations about Blogging in College

WHAT IF I DON'T GET HIRED BECAUSE OF MY BLOGGING?


I've been talking to my friends about how blogging in college might affect how employers later perceive them when they go to get job interviews.

I told them what Robert Scoble said on Wakki the other day when he and Shel were asked a similar question.

There are pros and cons to blogging.

Digital media is forever.

Employers can hold what you say against you when you go to apply for a job.

Still, the ability to coherantly express your ideas in a logical and inviting format and publish them to larger audiences is a skill that is also very appealing to businesses that need top-notch brainpower to sell their products.

So as long as you don't shoot your mouth out or make outrageous claims, you'll be okay.
And as far as bosses are concerned, believe it or not, they don't want to hire squares either. Read the Cluetrain Manifesto.

They're looking for well-rounded individuals - not coporate monkeys.

P.S. No, Facebook and Myspace are not your personal journals; people can see you.

Any employers out care to comment?

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