Although there are thousands of blog on the internet, a large section of it comprises of blogs which are made by individuals not for gaining monetary benefit but rather because of their passion and love for writing, as a hobby or exploring the world of blogging, website design and networking.
Many of us choose to blog about our niche and specializes our blog regarding one particular field. Blogging regularly requires significant amount of work and continuous labor for updating its content on daily/weekly basis. However, many bloggers do not earn much from it and might consider it as a “Not for Profit Job.”
Well, think again, as your blog could really set you apart from others when it comes to Job Hunting.
Unleash The Power Of Your Blog In Your Resume
Finding a job is not easy and in order to set you apart from the crowd, your blog plays a crucial role. Your blog could help you to show off your writing power, creativity, and professionalism and also demonstrate your online social networking capabilities.
If you are wondering: How could social networking help me in my job? then you should note that corporates today not only focus on your score and academics but rather your overall personality. A blog with a good rank and content would immediately lead to a positive impact in the recruiters mind about your ability to socialize and adjust to new working environment.
It’s not about finding a job only, a blog could improve your score/points in GRE & GMAT profiles, where it’s not just about scoring high but rather looking for extra capabilities too in a person. Many students and professionals mention their blog, guest posts and articles on magazines and newspapers in order to impress with their writing skills.
Tips To Improve Your Blog For Your Profile
1. Design it Right:
The first look of your blog would matter significantly to your recruiter. Hence, give special attention to design of your blog. The first thing to work upon is the layout of your blog. If you are in creative field like scripting, Website Content and Designing etc. then you can innovate as much you like. Make your blog as different as possible. Make sure you display your strengths in your site.
For example, you could show off your Photography skills in your site apart from creating a good design. You could use latest HTML5 or CSS for development. You could also focus on your YouTube channel where you might have done lot of good video editing.
If you are into Technical field, keep your blog design simple and professional. Flying Kites or colorful website would rather give an amateur look to your site. Simple & Elegant is beautiful. Choose right color combinations for your blog.
2. Work on your “About” Page
The About Page would probably be the next stop when someone is looking forward to know more about you. This is the time you can mention your blog related achievements & revenues. Give all the statistic’s that is needed in order to hit the Bulls eye. Mention your achievements, your social profile, the work you have done, how long have you been in blogging, any particular sites you are associated with, some conferences you may have attended, companies who may have sponsored your website and your links with various other companies.
These all things would highlight your marketing strengths. It’s particularly valuable for a marketing profile or GMAT profile.
3. Post Your Resume
Make sure it’s easy to find out your Resume on your blog. It’s very common for people to like someone’s work on the internet and hire the same person or give some related project accordingly. Your Resume would be able to display all your academic details, profile and contact information to reach you conveniently.
4. Make a Separate Portfolio Page
Make separate Portfolio page which could contain information about all your previous work and projects you have handled. You can give details about complexity of work you have done. Categorize the things properly so that it is relatively easy to find the work in which any recruiter might be particularly interested in. You could highlight some website designs you have made and give links to the same. For developer, full description about any software design or Application could be given. You could mention the platform you worked upon and any new Research Papers or White papers you may have written.
NOTE: Always give links to anything you mention on this page so that live demonstration or full details of the work could be looked upon.
5. Networking & More Networking
The more your spread information about your blog the more it’s likely for people and recruiters to reach you. Share and spread the news about your site on social networking platforms. Know more people, connect & reach more customers using the power of internet.
Blogging is tough and you deserve to get paid for your hard work you have invested on your blog. I hope these guidelines could help you find the perfect job. Good luck!!
About Ankur Chauhan
Twitter: kievmramor
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Am a pro blogger and an engineering student, still I never thought of adding my blog in my resume. Now i got a clear cut idea. Thanks a lot.
Twitter: alexander_jade
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Finding a solid career job is all about exposure. And writing a blog not only keeps you sharp, it also acts as a good network. Job seekers would be wise to blog if they have the opportunity.
Twitter: collegeocontent
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bloggers are solely focused on building up their blogs, not using it to look for job. The thing a lot of people don’t know is that blogging can make them tensely Internet millionaires in less than five years.
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Problem is that most “future millionaires” give up bloggin in the half of the way.
Twitter: collegeocontent
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This is very true, as most bloggers who build their online businesses from scratch just blog recreationally. In addition, most bloggers who seek to become potential internet millionaires have to have an instilled mental long-term vision, knowing that succeeding online in earning vast sums of revenue will not occur overnight, nor like sex on the 1st date either! :-)
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A blog could greatly help on job hunting since this is your passport for the job you want. When a person has a blog the first impression of the employer is that this person is smart, organize and can be able to handle the work.
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I think Blog is your online personality………… It gives first impression about u to community and your followers………… How u maintain all things in best way is gives more score,..
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Hi Ankur, I believe writing a blog does a lot for your employability, it demonstrates an ability to communicate effectively with customers/audience a vital consideration in today’s Market. Business is slowly coming round to the importance of SEO/SEM, blogging is a vital tool, if not the most important tool for effective SEM
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I think “About Page” can be one of the most crucial in addition to designing the blow well and quality content. Additionally, when you run a blog you learn a lot about internet marketing and what works well on the net and how to make it work which can add lot of weight to the resume.
Hey Ankur
I know many people who just take up blogging for their passion for writing and not for any monetary gains. The tips you have mentioned are great and many might not have till now given it a consideration.Thanks for this interesting share.
Twitter: ankurandu
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Thanks Richa for your comments and appreciation.
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Am a pro blogger and an engineering student, still I never thought of adding my blog in my resume. Now i got a clear cut idea. Thanks a lot..
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Thanks Geo for your reply. I am glad you found it useful.
Twitter: LocalOpenings
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Nice tips, I am a recent graduate seeking work in the UK – gives me some extra time to put in some good hours into my sites and blogs, who knows this could end up being my full time job
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This article is must read for all the newbies who really want to do something in life ….very informative article .
Twitter: collegeocontent
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a blog is pretty much nothing more than an online resume professional work and Internet marketing activities. People should rely more on Internet marketing to earn a full-time living, rather than using it as a tool for job hunting. Yes, having a free blog is a good thing to have, when learning about Internet marketing and starting from scratch. However, there’s more money to be made on the World Wide Web, versus working a traditional day job. don’t you believe so ? :-)
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Twitter: ankurandu
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Sorry, but I disagree. A blog is “Not necessarily ” Online resume. Also, I did not said that its actually a tool for job hunting but rather consider it as an additional bonus which could help you to earn a good impression on someone ( which in this case is a recruiter ).
The last statement of yours cannot be verified. Moreover, most bloggers don’t earn much & traditional job can be very rewarding too :)
Thanks for your opinion.
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I am surprised when my some of my clients told me that they found me through my blog, it also shows that I am good in what I do and have the passion to do the task. Your article is very true :)
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Twitter: ankurandu
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Thats very common to get business through your blog. Thanks for your response.
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Hi Ankur,
these are really great tips for job hunters. We really have to be careful about how we present ourselves online, on blogs and on social media sites, as this is really crucial. I think most employers look especially at our LinkedIn profiles and expect us to have a professional appearance.
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Twitter: ankurandu
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LinkedIn is another way of social networking, perhaps professionally. Blogs really help to give a good impression. Thanks for leaving a reply.
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Hi Ankur
Yes ! I do agree. Being active in Social Media Channels and same niche sites helps to create an authoritative profile for yourself. Especially if you link your Social Profiles with each other by way of Avatar (Gravatar I’ve found is excellent for this). By doing so You will be easily found if and when searched for by an potential employee – and this might just put you ahead of some of the other candidates. Having a profile online that’s easily found-able has a lot of advantages – weather you’re actively looking for work or not.
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Hi Anton,
Social media is very important as you said. The more you network, the better it is for your business. Thanks for replying.
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hello,
does anyone know by chace where a free WordPress plugin is at online, so blog posts from your WP blog can be auto-posted to Google bookmarks?
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I really share your perspective, as I consider that our blogs represent us, especially if we are in the webdesign or content writing business. I really like bloggers that emphasize on about page, as it is nice to learn more about their background.
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Twitter: ankurandu
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Exactly, my point. About Page is very important especially if you want to attract recruiters, sponsors for your site.
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This was a great post of the benefits of blogging for other opportunities other than gaining a paycheck from doing a daily post. I completely agree with you, In my own previous experiences, i’ve started to notice that a lot of companies could almost care less about your academic background, but care more about your overall personality.
Twitter: faissalhaithami
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There are several benefits of blogging. Whether you want to use it for professional benefits, academic benefits or business benefits, a blog can be of great help. I completely agree with your idea of establishing or building a solid profile via blogging.
Thanks for this useful share, Ankur!
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Thanks Faissal for your reply. I am glad that you found it useful.
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