Whether you are seeking career advice or job opportunities, developing your personal brand, taking the next step in your career or simply just want to keep track of news and updates from the career industry, Career Rocketeer has compiled and presents to you the ultimate, definitive list of career blogs and show you what do you need for starting a blog, what you should be reading, including those of authors, bloggers, coaches and experts in the world of personal branding and marketing, career and job searching, networking, social media, resume writing and more.
Career Search
- Accelerating Momentum – Joan Schramm – http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/
- Adventures of the Job Search Ninja – Todd Bavol – http://www.integritycareertransitions.com/blog
- Alison Doyle – Alison Doyle – http://alisondoyle.typepad.com/
- Another Point of View – Kay Stout – http://www.kaystout.net/
- Back on the Career Track – Carol Fishman Cohen – http://shine.yahoo.com/blog/Z2MKDE5UQ7YUKK4IHQLOD5RKBQ/
- The Big Time – Spherion.com – http://www.spherion.com/careerblog/
- Build the Career You Deserve – Kevin Kermes – http://www.kevinkermes.com/blog/
- Career by Choice – Megan Fitzgerald – http://www.careerbychoiceblog.com/
- Career Change Examiner – Allison Cheston – http://www.examiner.com/x-3845-NY-Career-Change-Examiner
- CareerDiva – Eve Tahmincioglu – http://www.careerdiva.net/
- Careerealism – JT O’Donnell – http://www.careerealism.com/
- Career Goddess Blog – Susan Guarneri – http://blog.careergoddess.com/blog/
- Career Hub – Louise Fletcher – http://www.careerhubblog.com/main/
- Career Jockey – Jorge Lázaro Díaz – http://www.careerjockey.org/
- The Career Makeover Coach – Tai Goodwin – http://careermakeovercoach.com/
- Career Renegade Blog – Jonathan Fields – http://www.careerrenegade.com/blog
- Career Success – Andy Robinson – http://careersuccess.typepad.com/
- Career Transitions – Katharine Brooks – http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/career-transitions
- Career Trend's Blog – Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter – http://careertrend.wordpress.com/
- Cheezhead – Joel Cheesman – http://www.cheezhead.com/
- CIO Job Search – Mark Cummuta – http://advice.cio.com/blogs/cio_job_search_a_real_life_chronicle
- Circle Blog – JobCircle.com – http://jobcircle.com/blog
- CollegeRecruiter.com Employer's Blog – Steven Rothberg – http://www.collegerecruiter.com/employersblog
- Courting Your Career – Shawn Graham – http://courtingyourcareer.wordpress.com/
- Elite Resumes – Martin Buckland – http://aneliteresume.com/blog/
- EmploymentDigest – Bill Vick – http://www.employmentdigest.net/
- Future Perfect: Career Transition and Management Strategies – Dorothy Dalton – http://dorothydalton.blogspot.com/
- Gayle's Blog – Gayle Howard – http://www.topmargin.com/blog
- Grad to Great Blog – Anne Brown – http://gradtogreat.com/blog
- Gradversity – Trevor Wilson – http://www.gradversity.com/
- Great Resumes Fast – Jessica Holbrook – http://greatresumesfast.wordpress.com/
- Health Careers Blog – Andrea Santiago – http://healthcareers.about.com/b/
- Hire Educated – David Sandusky – http://hireeducated.wordpress.com/
- Interview Angel Blog – Brent Peterson – http://www.interviewangel.com/blog/default.asp
- JibberJobber Blog – Jason Alba – http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog
- Jobacle Blog – Jobacle.com – http://www.jobacle.com/blog
- Job Market Success – Clare Whitmell- http://www.jobmarketsuccess.com/
- JobMob – Jacob Share – http://jobmob.co.il/
- JT & Dale Talk Jobs – JTandDale.com – http://www.jtanddale.com/
- Lindsey Pollak – Lindsey Pollak – http://www.lindseypollak.com/blog
- Kaleidoblog – Susan Strayer – http://susanstrayer.typepad.com/blog/kaleidoblog
- Marketing Headhunter – Harry Joiner – http://www.marketingheadhunter.com/
- Monster Blog – Monster.com – http://monster.typepad.com/
- Netshare – Kathy Simmons – http://blog.netshare.com/
- Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist – Penelope Trunk – http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/
- Pongo Blog – Pongo Resume – http://www.pongoresume.com/blogs/1/pongo.cfm
- reCareered – Phil Rosenberg – http://recareered.blogspot.com/
- ResumeBear Blog – ResumeBear.com – http://www.resumebear.com/blog
- ResumesDoneWrite – Debra Wheatman – http://resumesdonewrite.blogspot.com/
- ResumePower Blog – ResumePower.com – http://www.resumepower.com/blog
- Resume to Referral Blog – Teena Rose – http://www.resumetoreferral.com/blog/
- The Risesmart Blog – Risesmart.com – http://www.risesmart.com/risesmart/blog
- Six Figures Blog – Kelly Magowan – http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/
- Spin Strategy – Tim Tyrell-Smith – http://blog.spinstrategy.com/
- Sweet Careers – Grace Kutney – http://sweetcareers.blogspot.com/
- The Talent Buzz – Jason Buss – http://thetalentbuzz.com/
- VisualCV Blog – VisualCV.com – http://blog.visualcv.com/
- What Would Dad Say – GL Hoffman – http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds
- The Wise Job Search – Harry Urshel – http://www.thewisejobsearch.com/
- Work Bloom – WorkBloom.net – http://www.workbloom.net/
- The Work Buzz – CareerBuilder.com – http://www.theworkbuzz.com/
- Workforce50 – Gene Burnard – http://blog.workforce50.com/
- YourOnRamp – Catherine Cliffard – http://www.youronramp.com/blogs/career
Leadership, Management & Career Development
- 45 Things – Anita Bruzzese – http://www.45things.com/blog.php
- All Things Workplace – Steve Roesler – http://www.allthingsworkplace.com/
- Ask a Manager – Alison Green – http://askamanager.blogspot.com/
- Ask a Millenial – Adrienne Waldo – http://askamillennial.blogspot.com/
- Career Adventure – Kristi Daeda – http://www.kristidaeda.com/
- CFO Coach – Cindy Kraft – http://www.cfo-coach.com/
- Coach'm Up Boni – Boni Candelario – http://coachmup.com/
- Cube Rules – Scot Herrick – http://cuberules.com/
- Employee Evolution – Ryan Healy – http://www.employerevolution.com/
- The Enlightened Manager Blog – Cheri Baker – http://blog.emergenceconsulting.net/
- Escape from Cubicle Nation – Pam Slim – http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/
- Great Leadership – Dan McCarthy – http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/
- Great on the Job – Jodi Glickman – http://www.greatonthejob.com/
- Hello, my name is BLOG! – Scott Ginsberg – http://www.hellomynameisscott.blogspot.com/
- How to Change the World – Guy Kawasaki – http://blog.guykawasaki.com/
- Human Race Horses – Michael VanDervort – http://humanracehorses.blogspot.com/
- Human Resources Blog – Susan Heathfield – http://humanresources.about.com/b
- Jason Seiden's Blog – Jason Seiden – http://jasonseiden.com/
- Julia Ann Erickson – Julia Ann Erickson – http://www.julieannerickson.blogspot.com/
- Keith Ferrazzi – Keith Ferrazzi – http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog
- Kirsten Grant – Kirsten Grant – http://kirstengrant.blogspot.com/
- Leading Blog – LeadershipNow – http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog
- Less Ordinary Living – Philip Bolton – http://www.lessordinaryliving.com/
- Life@Work – Heather Mundell – http://dbcs.typepad.com/
- Midlife's a Trip – Karen Batchelor – http://www.midlifesatrip.com/
- Movin' On Up – Express Employment Professionals – http://blog.expresspersonnel.com/
- People Potential Blog – Nancy Branton – http://www.nancybranton.typepad.com/
- Phil Gerbyshak – Phil Gerbyshak – http://www.philgerbyshak.com/
- Professional Studio 365 – Emily Bennington – http://professionalstudio365.com/
- The Smart Networking Blog – Liz Lynch – http://blog.networkingexcellence.com/
- Threshold Consulting – Walter Akana – http://www.threshold-consulting.com/
- TalentCulture – Meghan Biro – http://www.talentculture.com/
- Tim Ferriss – Tim Ferriss – http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog
- Tom Peters! – Tom Peters – http://www.tompeters.com/
- UWork Blog – Terry Del Percio – http://www.workintegrity.wordpress.com/
- Water Cooler Wisdom – Alexandra Levit – http://alexandralevit.typepad.com/
- Work Coach Cafe – Ronnie Ann Himmel – http://www.workcoachcafe.com/
- Working Girl – Karen Burns – http://www.karenburnsworkinggirl.com/?page_id=688
- Young and Successful – Jennifer Kushell – http://youngandsuccessful.com/
Marketing, Social Media & PR
- The Buzz 101 – Maria Elena Duron – http://thebuzz101.blogspot.com/
- Chris Brogan – Chris Brogran – http://www.chrisbrogan.com/
- Debbie Weil – Debbie Weil – http://www.debbieweil.com/blog
- Duct Tape Marketing – John Jantsh – http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog
- Get Fresh Minds – Katie Konrath – http://www.getfreshminds.com/
- Lindsay Olson – Lindsay Olson – http://lindsayolson.com/
- New Sales Economy Blog – Chad A. Levitt – http://newsaleseconomy.com/
- Personal PR – Tiffany Monhollon – http://tiffanymonhollon.com/blog
- PR Sarah Evans – Sarah Evans – http://prsarahevans.com/
- Resourceful Marketer – Monica O’Brien – http://www.monicaobrien.com/
- Shoestring Branding – Mario Sanchez-Carrion – http://www.shoestringbranding.com/
- Marketing Coach – Charles Brown – http://webmarketingcoach.blogspot.com/
Personal Branding & Entrepreneurship
- Become a Young Successful Entrepreneur – Jun Loayza – http://www.junloayza.com/
- Brand Camp University – Hajj Flemings – http://www.brandcamp.us/
- The Branding Gavel – Yinka Olaito – http://yinkaolaito.com/
- Brand You Image – Diana Jennings – http://www.dianajennings.com/
- Brand Yourself – Pete Kistler – http://blog.brand-yourself.com/
- Career Brander – Ian Levine – http://careerbrander.wordpress.com/
- Career Rocketeer – Chris Perry – http://www.careerrocketeer.com/
- Empowering Young Entrepreneurs – Bradley Will – http://www.bradleywill.com/
- The Engaging Brand Blog – Anna Farmery – http://theengagingbrand.typepad.com/
- Executive Brand Coach – Phyllis Shabad – http://www.executivebrandcoach.com/
- Executive PowerBrand – Deb Dib – http://www.executivepowerbrand.com/blog_index.html
- Executive Resume Branding Blog – Meg Guiseppi – http://executiveresumebranding.com/
- Hajj Flemings – Hajj Flemings – http://www.hajjflemings.com/blog
- Mark Montoya – Mark Montoya – http://markmontoya.com/OnlinePersonalBrandingSpecialist/
- Personal Branding Blog -Dan Schawbel – http://personalbrandingblog/
- The Personal Branding Blog – Rob Cuesta – http://robcuesta.typepad.com/
- The Personal Branding Blog – William Arruda – http://www.thepersonalbrandingblog.com/
- Rachel Gogos – Rachel Gogos – http://www.rachelgogos.com/
- The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur – Mike Michalowicz – http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/
- Your Career By Design – Mary Rosenbaum – http://yourcareerbydesign.com/page/1
The easiest way to take advantage of the insights and updates from all of these blogs is to use an RSS Reader, such as Bloglines, NewsGator or Google Reader. Unfortunately, while I use Google Reader, because it is simple and integrated into my other Google accounts, I have yet to figure out an easy way to add multiple blog feeds at one time; however, if you know of a way, please feel free to share it with us as a comment to this post.
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Chris Perry, MBA is similar to Beyond Beards brand and marketing "generator," a career search and personal branding expert and the founder of Career Rocketeer and Launchpad.