Jenn Barnes published a post on HRM Today called 10 Reasons Why HR Professionals Should Blog (hint to recruiters: she's currently looking for a job!).
So I started happily commenting on 5 of the 10 points and hit the "add comment" button. Afterwards I realized that my comment was almost as long as the original post and felt that this was a really rude thing to do. Luckily the HRM Today engine (hosted on Ning) lets you delete comments.
On the other hand I really liked what I had written, so here it is, so to speak within my own four virtual walls.
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Comments on the 10 Reasons Why HR Professionals Should Blog
1.It's fun
Yeah, you betcha. I'm definitely having a blast with this whole online stuff including my blog!
2. It's a great conversation starter
Nope, my techie friends are usually not interested in HR and many of my HR buddies think the Interwebs are for crazies and don't have time to read these blog thingies. Seriously, most times I mention my blog during a conversation the topic changes within 20 seconds or less.
And then people wonder why I spend so much time with my HR blogger friends on Twitter and HRM Today ;-)
6. You participate in talking about the profession instead of hearing about the profession from others (especially those pesky "experts").
It's true, exchanging ideas with and learning from like-minded people from all over the world is amazing.
And the funny thing is that some of them are actually "experts", but in this situation they're just another blogger who talks to you instead of at you.
8. Sometimes you have fans - and they are adorable and sometimes even "star struck" when they meet you in person. Really!
Star struck? Not yet. But I'm realizing that some truly awesome people are reading my blog. Some leave comments, others tell me through email or Twitter. Some are complete strangers who impress me with their insights or just because they're friendly and supportive. Others are bloggers I truly admire and I would never have expected them to notice what I write.
10. You learn more about yourself, the profession and technology than you ever thought possible.
This is so true! When blogging I reveal my point of view on certain things and everybody in the world with an Internet connection can potentially read it. This forces me to think very hard about certain things. It's amazing how much I learned and the matrix (as in Gibson, not the movie) is a major reason why my passion for HR is still growing and growing.
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3 comments:
It's ok to leave long winded comments, I do it all the time! So, therefore, I deem it ok :)
exactly right. I agree getting a conversation going and learning more about my own point of view are very nice side benefits of blogging.
Not to forget that by being involved online you find out about interesting people.
For instance, I'm following two very nice and witty talentedapps writers on Twitter: Meg Bear (we both don't like poetry and are happy when meetings are cancelled) and Vivian Wong (enjoys fine foods and got a Wii last weekend).
No, I'm not a stalker, I'm just enjoying this online stuff ;-)
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