1. Blogs, Self-Marketing, and Resumes Adapted by Dr. Mike Downing from Crawford Killian’s book: Writing for the Web

2. Blogs Blogs, or web logs, are interactive websites Personal blogs (journal or diary) Job blogs (focus on events at work) Specialist blogs (info to a particular “community”) Advocacy blogs (argues for a belief or movement) News blogs (provides news and commentary)

3. Types of Blogs Personal blog: http://www.ralphies.blogspot.com/ Job blog: http://www.boston.com/jobs/blog/ Specialist blog: http://partnerblogs.com/blogs/jamiejamison/default.aspx http://partnerblogs.com/blogs/jamiejamison/default.aspx Advocacy blog: http://advocacyblog.blogspot.com/ News blog: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/

4. Resumes Your website can serve as a portfolio. You may include: Your resume Reference letters Awards Evaluations by previous employers Degrees and certificates Descriptions of courses you have taken Writing samples (from tech writing) Photos and other graphics News stories you’ve written for The Keystone Links to organizations or email addresses to reference persons

5. Contact Information Be sure to enable readers to contact you easily For example, provide an active email address and make sure it’s highly visible: Email Me

6. Conclusion Questions?