If you’re looking for a coherent narrative or elegant flowing prose, I’m afraid this is not the blog for you today. But I do have a thought or two to share.
First of all, I’ve become obsessed with this site: www.seriouseats.com I came across it while researching something for work (yes, messing around on the internet is part of my job. That’s one of the many reasons I love it.) and I find myself checking it a couple of times a day. This may or may not have a direct impact on how hungry I am, but it definitely has me thinking about food more. Between serious eats and Top Chef, I’m feeling very inspired to do a bunch of cooking. It’s hard during the week because I get home so late, but I may just have to whip up something fancy this weekend.
Second is a question. I’m hiring again, this time for a marketing manager and an editorial assistant, which means I’m reading all sorts of resumes again. One item I’d like to note – it doesn’t matter how impressive your resume is if you put the wrong phone number on it. Just a tip. But my question is this: If you blog, would you reference the url on your resume? I looked at a resume today that listed the person’s website, and when I went to check it out, it was just way too personal. There is some information that you just don’t want to know about a job candidate. There were writing samples on the site too, but it just felt weird to me. My opinion is that unless someone was planning to hire me to write a personal column or a blog, the stuff I write here just doesn’t apply to my professional existence. What do you think?
I read that URL as "Serious Seats" at first - I was really curious to see what it was going to be about!
As far as the resumes go, I actually got one this week which had the person's personal blog address on it. I was a little taken aback, but when I checked out the blog, it had was mostly filled with TV reviews and the like - nothing incriminating! Had it been full of memes and quizzes along the likes of "If I was a flower, here's the type of flower I'd be!" I do think it would create a certain impression about the person that may not be very favourable to them, although I guess it's bad of me to admit that.
That said, my professional website does contain a link to my personal blog. I went back and forth on including it because the blog doesn't exactly create the impression of a super-organised professional. Most of the paid work I do now, though, is blogging, so I figured it would look strange if I didn't have one. And I guess the people who'd refuse to hire me based on what they read on my blog probably aren't the type of people I'd want to work with, anyway.
hmmm - not sure about others but I would not reference my personal blog on a resume. Especially NOT for the job/career path I'm on now. :)
Ha, I read it as "serious seats" too. I wouldn't reference my blog on my resume if I was applying for a regular 9-to-5. On the other hand, if I were going for a more creative job or a blogging job, I suppose I would include a URL.
Pah..
Unless you are going for some type of mythical getting paid to be snarky blog job (oh, to be a professional snark!) leave the 'personal' far away from the 'professional'.
I think that members of my generation don't quite grasp the difference. (Sorry sis, we are apparently from different eras - though I'm still a child of the 80's dammit)
you're back! did i imagine the scary hacked site i saw a few hours ago? i must be losing my mind....
no, I'd never direct a potential employer to my blog. come on. way to set yourself up to be judged on non-professional things. I mean, what if my potential boss/hirer HATES cows and I love them and have written a cow poem? Absurd example but you get the idea.