Inaugural Blog Post; justifying this things existence.

Ahh blogging, I never thought I would actually be doing this here act. Blogging has always been something that I've always looked at as a way for people who have too much time on their hands, to waste time. It also seemed, at least in the early days of blogging, that people who had no social life, would turn to the internet for friends, seeking solace with complete strangers. But, as much as I do hate to admit it, I hate being wrong, I think both of these things have become more of a myth. It seems everyone these days is hopping on the blogging bandwagon, it's defiantly not just for basement dwelling emos. If anyone remembers LiveJournal, you'll know what I'm referring to here. The idea of someone having a blog, is becoming more mainstream. It seems people have found that using a blog, can be all sorts of useful! It's also becoming more of a thing that could help you snag a job in the future. And in all honesty, since I switched my major to communications, it has become apparent to me that the stress of having a blog, is actually a valid one.

I can see why a blog makes one's application stronger and why it is becoming more common for someone to include a link to their blog on their resume. For starters, it makes a job application more interactive for the person reviewing a resume. And, that alone, makes your application and resume all that stronger. I mean just think about the poor soul who sits there and looks at god knows how many applications a day. I mean we're all human beings here, that sounds incredibly boring, and unless something really sticks out, *cough* a blog *cough*, then they are probably just going to pick a person based on how much crap they have listed on their application. It's just basic human nature, to take the easy way out on stupid stuff like this, and I don't blame them.

It's not just about preventing the employer from stabbing their eye's out, it's also about giving them a better understanding of who you are. I mean if someone looks at all your credentials on a piece of paper, yes, they see "who" your are, but, not really. They don't get an understanding of how you write, they don't know what kind of stuff you like to do outside of work and school, etc. Having a blog about you, the real you, gives employers the best understanding of who they are going to be hiring. Yes, it's kind of scary to think that people you don't know at all, want to know everything about you! But, we are in the internet age, and people should just get used to it, I mean shouldn't we be happy that people want to learn more about us?

It's pretty much common knowledge that when you apply for a position, the potential employer will "google" your name, it's inventable. So instead of freaking about it, we should embrace it. What I mean is, rather then this being a disadvantage, facebook photo's I'm looking at you, turn it into a advantage. Practice googleing your name, try and get as much out there about you that you can. You want someone looking over your resume, to google your name and have information about yourself appear right away. If something non facebook related is coming up for your name, *cough* blog *cough*, it might distract from looking for a facebook page. Also, privacy settings people, it is your best friend on facebook! Also, making sure the empolyer doesn't have to scroll ten plus pages to find the actual you is always a plus!

Alright, so now that I've blathered on about the usefulness of having a blog, although, I'm pretty sure that 90% of the above, is me just trying to reassure myself that this thing is worth my time! I think it's time that I lay some groundwork for what I'm going to try and accomplish with this blog. The blog is called "/random." for a reason, because it's going to get pretty random round' these parts, that's just how I roll. I do however, want to try and use this blog as a resource, and archive for some of the little things I hope to write in the future. It will be a nice little place for me to store, compare, and heck, admire some of the things I plan to write. I realize that hardly anyone is going to read this, and that's okay, because this is really just a tool for me to use on my path to greatness! However, if by some chance, people do end up reading this, by all means people, leave some comments! I love feedback, it's the only way to get feedback, did I do something wrong or right? Let me know! My mom always says I take criticism too hard, and I do take it a little personally, but this is the internet right? I don't know you, so it's a little different, and I think it's something I need to get over. So with all these things, in mind, let the blogging commence!

Random thought: Okay, so it's pretty awesome that there is a font called trebuchet, and I am using it! However, Blogger! What in god's name..., why is Webdings a optional font on Blogger. I mean of all the font's, you go and choose the one, that is completely useless... I've gotta say I'm a little disappointed.