Blogging Is The New Graduate School..Uhn

I did not come up with the title the Brazen Careerist did.

Despite all of this, we realized that it is not easy to convert the average twentysomething to the wonderful world of the blogosphere. Even my friends and acquaintances that appreciate what I’m doing and compliment my site do not frequent my blog or any other blog on a regular basis. And when they do visit the site they almost never leave a comment.
It’s ironic, though, because blogging is a way to deal with the biggest problem at the beginning of one’s career: No expertise. If you offer intelligent opinions or advice on a credible blog, then you are an expert. This is why more young people should blog. If you have a focused blog, then you can jump from job to job and learn many skills, but the constant will be that you are an expert in whatever area you choose to research and write about.If you are interested in a subject but really don’t know much about it, creating a blog is a great way to learn.

A valid train of thought there, but I do think the idea has to be adjusted to suit minorities. The signaling effect of your 'pali' (certificate) still outweighs all the experience that one could gather. Corporate America is still in the process of opening up to minorities in roles once thought to be the exclusive rights of non-minorities. That discounts the value of blogging to minorities. So before you take the careerist advice, do a double take. Hmm Why are all the top bloggers non minorities. Hmmm I wonder why?