Comments on: Blogger Appreciation Day on LinkedIn

By: Alex Cristache

Alex Cristache — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:14:50 +0000

Thank you very much for the inclusion and also for the time spent to build this list. I’m sure everyone appreciates your effort, myself included!

Cheers!

By: bertas

bertas — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:54:40 +0000

Thanks for the mention

By: newmediaMike

newmediaMike — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:12:35 +0000

Thanks for the inclusion Andy!

Maybe on the next Unofficial Blogger Appreciation Day you will find your name on my list!

By: Scott Allen

Scott Allen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:32:12 +0000

I definitely don’t think everyone should list their blog as a separate position. I agree with Des’s criteria, but I’d also add the caveat that if you blog for the company as part of your job, then you probably shouldn’t list it as a separate position.

But if your blog is a personally owned venture, separate from your job, even if complementary, then yes, list it. And by all means, those of us who are portfolio entrepreneurs should list it.

By: Dennis Bjørn Petersen

Dennis Bjørn Petersen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:23:03 +0000

Thank you very much for the link love. It’s good to see that the initiative is spreading so fast!

I never thought of the linkedin angle though, but it’s a great idea.

By: Andrew Randazzo

Andrew Randazzo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:04:49 +0000

I’ve never heard of LinkedIn, I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for the post, and Happy Blogger Appreciation Day!

By: Phil from I'm no electrician

Phil from I'm no electrician — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:55:56 +0000

I think having an annual blogging day is a great idea. Not a member at LinkedIn and wouldn’t personally class myself as a professional blogger as I’m just starting out.

By: Des Walsh

Des Walsh — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:54:10 +0000

Thanks for the roundup (and inclusion) Andy.

Your question is really valuable and seems to me to require a “depends” response: e.g. depends on whether what one blogs about and how is appropriate for one’s industry/career aspirations and whether the blogger is reasonably intelligent and has a grasp of what s/he claims to have a grasp of, relevant to the particular industry/ prospective career path. Assuming the answer to those questions are yes, yes and yes, then I would think a smart employer would find the link invaluable.

In my experience a couple of the hardest things to figure out from a cv and/or interview are questions such as: ‘does this person’s value framework/attitude/approach to work and people and responsiblity fit for us?” and ‘can this person communicate effectively?’ With any halfway decent blog an employer should be able to get at least the basis of an answer to each of those questions, well before the interview.