TITLE

BLOGGERS' guide to your dream job

AUTHOR(S)

Mowbray, Nicole

PUB. DATE

December 2006

SOURCE

Cosmopolitan;Dec2006, Vol. 241 Issue 6, p132

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The author reports on people who write blogs regarding their careers. Stories of different professionals who blog are told. Blogs can be started for many reasons. Some blogs are designed to help people, such as the blog started by advertising executive Amy O'Neill. She started a blog about a training program she was in to assist future recruits. Advice is given of when it is OK to start a blog about a job and when it is not. INSETS: To blog or not to blog?;How can you blog without losing your job?.

ACCESSION #

25262716

Tags: BLOGS;  WEBSITES;  DIARIES;  OCCUPATIONS;  PROFESSIONAL employees

 

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