My friend Richard aka “Just A Gwailo” blogged what he sweetly called counterpoint to something he claimed I said–that you should never blog your personal life.
What? I said that? No way!
I do remember blogging half-serious advice to young job-hunters–that high-tech employers might know about Google–that nothing on the first page of Google results for your name should portray you as Mr. or Ms. Keg-Party-With-Tears-And-Fist-Fights.
So I ran my Feedster blog-search and found that blog entry and–by gosh! Richard was kind of right about what I said:
Don’t blog your drinking habits, pet peeves, relationship issues, etc….Hey–limit yourself to corporate/geeky stuff on any page linked to from Google results for your name.
OK–I was exaggerating–so sue, me, I’m half Irish. My actual, not very funny advice–your blog shouldn’t make some cipher in Human Resources afraid of getting in trouble if they hire you.
Wait–do you suppose that blogging I sometimes exaggerate, or that my memory isn’t always perfect, will shut me out of a job? Hope not, but then again, I already have a job, a job I really love.