There are those for whom the blog is a subtle statement of career aspirations.

There are those for whom the blog is a thinly veiled attempt to get noticed by innovative recruiters at desirable companies.

And then there’s HireMeGoogle.com. One has to be impressed by the in-your-face directness of a blog whose stated purpose is to get the author hired by Google, and I certainly wish the author every success. The blogosphere has already taken note.

That said, the blog seems more likely to be an amusing curiousity that enjoys its 15 minutes of fame rather than something that Google or any other company would seriously consider. The author says “although writing code isn’t my strongest point, being creative and coming up with new ideas is”, but no actual examples of specific code or creative ideas are on the site– perhaps the most creative idea is that of the site itself. Nicholas Roussos has a post called hire me instead that lays these points out convincingly.

I do believe, however, that blogs used correctly will become an effective way for prospects to be noticed by companies. This requires that blogs be written in a way that truly showcases the skills of the individual, rather than coming off as a simple plea for attention. (In subsequent posts, I’m going to talk about some of the things that I look for in a blog for evaluating prospects.)

Today, the recruiter wanting to use blogs as a sourcing tool is in for a lot of manual labor, but I believe in the future that vertical “people search” services like ZoomInfo will continue to increase in sophistication and usefulness.