Blog Your Way To That New Position

Blog Your Way To That New Position With all the new technology available on the Internet today, there is absolutely no reason anyone should simply stop once a resume has been completed and sent. There is a wide world of other venues just waiting for you to use them to market your personal brand. Blogging is only part of it. Some may think blogging and job searches are two different things. They are, but they arent. There has never been a better time to be able to talk to people, to get the word out about you and your skills than blogging. Build a blog site that highlights your job skills and your previous jobs. Talk about something every day. Add links to your resume and use the social networks to retweet or repost your site. There are numerous job boards for you to use to post your resume, whether its an executive resume, professional or entry level. And there are people who will retweet your blog post so others can see it. Before long, you have reached thousands of people. Before, you would have sent it to only a few. So, whats smarter? Twitter has a very easy way to help individuals with their blog posts and to be able to integrate both together. Facebook does as well, and LinkedIn too. Now, you can increase your visibility and get more options available to you during your job search. Take a chance and see how much fun it is and how much it will help at the same time. Before you send your next resume out, give blogging and social media sites a try. You just may have more opportunities than you originally thought.