(The roundup for the “How Blogging Helps Your Career Series” is here)
Ever been in an interview and wondered how you prove you know what you’re doing in that short time?
Ever tried to convince someone of your competence if, say, you’re trying to run a convention or help them with a project?
Ever wonder how, in the end, we can kind of ever prove in a few minutes that we’re good at things? Because it seems way, way too much of our life involves that. If you’ve ever been on the job search or tried to justify a promotion, you know what that’s like.
We have to show wins. We have to show proof. This is one reason I try and end every in-person interview by giving someone a copy of one of my books, because it’s hard to say “you can’t do project management” when I can self publish.*
The proof in many cases has to come quick, fast and solid.
That’s your blog. Your blog is a trophy case.