Can blogs get you jobs?

As blogs and blogging become more mainstream, the question of whether employment could be an end result was certain to arise.



Many bloggers are very good writers. Many are improving as writers thanks to the continued practice gained through regular blog posts. While a blogger may not have the benefit of an editor's opinion, the writer is not hampered by one either.



The possibility of blog writers become part of the mainstream media is a strong one. The media has a constant need of solid wordsmiths in politics, crime, sports, human interest, and business. Note the hint.



Fellow blogger Tristam Bielecki at Blogopoly addresses many of the same topics you read here. He usually does them from a different approach than me, but that's a story for another day. What is the story for today is his thoughts on blogs for jobs.



Tristam says:



"Everyone has felt like this at one time - and a lot of people get asked the question "what is your knowledge of this industry?" which is often difficult to demonstrate in an interview....I mentioned my Internet Marketing Blog on my Resume once and was impressed to have an interviewer once remark that they are an avid reader of my blog and they brought it to the meeting to show to the other interviewer."



Tristam has interest in his blog from the world of business.



Other bloggers have designs on vaulting from their blog to the sports pages. Talented and widely read baseball blogger Aaron Gleeman has already drawn notice for his indepth baseball analysis. Writing assignments from other internet baseball sites have been flowing in his direction.



Another baseball blogger, Will Carroll has also written about moving from blog stream to mainstream. His column on the topic has drawn equally interesting comments from his readers on the same subject.



The blogosphere wide discussion on whether bloggers will become print media pundits and columnists is heating up.



Perhaps some more blog authors will be seen in the daily newspapers and newstand magazines.



Those future wide circulation columnists may be sitting on your own blogrolls as we speak.



The future may be in the keyboards of the bloggers.