Comments on: Blogs and Jobs http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:06:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Dubai Job http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-171667 Dubai Job Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/#comment-171667 because their blog are also their portfolio.<br>that why they are blogging. because their blog are also their portfolio.
that why they are blogging.

]]> By: Shel http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-7806 Shel Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:53:20 +0000 http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/#comment-7806 This brings up an interesting point. Today I was at a client site and the developer pulled up my personal blog, all proud of himself. I was floored. That is the first time my personal blog has crossed over into my professional life and it made me uncomfortable. I don't really want my clients to know that I'm on a diet or that I had a fun weekend. I had to mention that I did keep a tech/work-related blog at blog.write-tech.com and perhaps he'd be more interested in reading that. But I was still uncomfortable. I put the information in the public domain though - I should have expected this to happen. Now, I never mention client names on my blog and I never air my grievances beyond "I'm just swamped!", which in my case is not a bad thing, really. But think about the people who do use their blogs to bitch and moan about work. This guy just google'd me and found it. I fully agree with you that there are privacy issues that need to be addressed - how much is too much information? Does reading a prospective employee's blog violate confidentiality violate their privacy when the information is public on the web? Probably not. But making a hiring decision based on information in the blog (such as whether or not the applicant has kids) should be considered wrong. I also think it's wrong to make a decision based on information that may never, ever appear in the blog. On the flip side are the people who have corporate-sponsored blogs. Microsoft, for instance, gives their employees blogs, although there are rules. One Microsoft HR girl successfully uses her blog to ferret out the best and brightest to hire for Microsoft. Google also gives their employees blogs (of course, Google owns Blogger). Used correctly, companies can use blogs to help raise awareness of their firm through happy and clever employees. I suppose the Blogging Backlash had to start somewhere. This brings up an interesting point. Today I was at a client site and the developer pulled up my personal blog, all proud of himself. I was floored. That is the first time my personal blog has crossed over into my professional life and it made me uncomfortable. I don’t really want my clients to know that I’m on a diet or that I had a fun weekend. I had to mention that I did keep a tech/work-related blog at blog.write-tech.com and perhaps he’d be more interested in reading that. But I was still uncomfortable. I put the information in the public domain though – I should have expected this to happen.
Now, I never mention client names on my blog and I never air my grievances beyond “I’m just swamped!”, which in my case is not a bad thing, really. But think about the people who do use their blogs to bitch and moan about work. This guy just google’d me and found it.
I fully agree with you that there are privacy issues that need to be addressed – how much is too much information? Does reading a prospective employee’s blog violate confidentiality violate their privacy when the information is public on the web? Probably not. But making a hiring decision based on information in the blog (such as whether or not the applicant has kids) should be considered wrong. I also think it’s wrong to make a decision based on information that may never, ever appear in the blog.
On the flip side are the people who have corporate-sponsored blogs. Microsoft, for instance, gives their employees blogs, although there are rules. One Microsoft HR girl successfully uses her blog to ferret out the best and brightest to hire for Microsoft. Google also gives their employees blogs (of course, Google owns Blogger). Used correctly, companies can use blogs to help raise awareness of their firm through happy and clever employees.
I suppose the Blogging Backlash had to start somewhere.

]]> By: Kansas http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-7784 Kansas Sun, 10 Jul 2005 14:15:48 +0000 http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/#comment-7784 Trish sent me the article the other day. I was floored at the people who voluntarily gave up their URLs. During my own job search I had my name removed from the blogosphere just so google wouldn't out me. Trish sent me the article the other day. I was floored at the people who voluntarily gave up their URLs. During my own job search I had my name removed from the blogosphere just so google wouldn’t out me.

]]> By: justin http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-7783 justin Sun, 10 Jul 2005 08:03:57 +0000 http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/#comment-7783 here's some interesting analysis: http://tygar.blogspot.com/2005/07/bloggers-need-not-apply.html here’s some interesting analysis:
http://tygar.blogspot.com/2005/07/bloggers-need-not-apply.html

]]> By: justin http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-7782 justin Sun, 10 Jul 2005 08:00:25 +0000 http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/#comment-7782 wow, just wow. wow, just wow.

]]> By: mymarkup.net http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-7779 mymarkup.net Sat, 09 Jul 2005 13:35:26 +0000 http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/07/08/blogs-and-jobs/#comment-7779 <strong>Hundar i garderoben</strong> The Chronicle of Higher Education har en rolig artikel - "Bloggers Need Not Apply" - om hur ens webblogg kan... Hundar i garderoben

The Chronicle of Higher Education har en rolig artikel – “Bloggers Need Not Apply” – om hur ens webblogg kan…

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