ResearchVoice Blog: Fireside HR

Blog with ResearchVoice

So you want to write a blog post for ResearchVoice? You need to show the guts to get the glory. Blog for us and share your thoughts, ideas, experiences and research with other HR professionals.

As an HR professional, you have a voice and your voice should be heard! Your blog content is a timely commentary on the life and times of HR today. You may be funny but you’re always insightful. Discuss, challenge and share your brilliance here.

How the ResearchVoice Blog Works

Fireside HR is a multi-blogger site. Owned by BC HRMA's research team, it is edited and led by Helen Luketic.

Why Blog?

• Blogging is your opportunity to shine and build an online brand for yourself
• You enjoy HR and writing
• You want to volunteer
• You want to earn CHRP recertification credits

The Ideal Blogger

You're any age, any experience level (HR or blogging).

You are an HR professional who is not afraid to try something new and ask questions when you're trying to figure something out for the first time. You're willing to stick your neck out and share your opinions with the intention of starting interesting conversations (confident in the knowledge that the editor will pull you back if you've gone too far!). You know you don't have to be an "expert" to have an opinion and put it out there.

You read other blogs, (sometimes HR-related), and use the content there to keep up-to-date on what's really going on in the world of HR. When inspired, you leave comments. Beyond blogs, you're at some stage of doing other social networking things like LinkedIn, Facebook or the Twitter thing... we don't care as long as you're trying.

Perhaps you're looking to build an online brand for yourself, perhaps you have your own blog and want to expand, or perhaps you want a chance to see what this social networking stuff is really about.

You're a writer, or not. You know blogging is not about spelling things right but about having ideas and participating in a larger community. You don't mind having someone check your work for grammar or spelling. But, the mistakes will be few because you appreciate quality.

Do you have what it takes?

1. an avid reader of blogs and get what they're about.
2. an active BC HRMA member during time of writing.
3. willing to commit to writing for the blog for a six-month period (May - November or December - April).
4. committed to submitting a blog article that's original content at least once every two weeks. The post should be no more than 400 words.
5. committed to being a part of a larger blogger community by attending the 15-minute bi-weekly phone meetings. No lone rangers here!
6. prepared to create content that contains quality, relevant and timely commentary that is of interest to the BC HRMA membership and focuses on topics that speak to or impact human resources management. On occasion, the editor will provide writing topics or themes for the purpose of generating rich discussion.
7. open to receiving feedback on content and guidance on writing style. You don't mind having your grammar edited and spelling checked. You don't mind discussing how best to improve your readership stats, including writing catchy blog titles, choosing the right tags, or adding pictures and video.
8. perhaps creating on online brand for yourself but you're not aiming to promote a specific business or service. You're a-ok if the editor refuses your content if it's deemed a sales pitch.
9. willing to take personal ownership of your written material. In other words, the views expressed on the blog belong to the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of BC HRMA. The blog posts remain copyright of BC HRMA.
10. ok without compensation from BC HRMA or other organizations for being a blogger. However, you may qualify for CHRP recertification credits by fulfilling all commitments.
11. prepared to write a three sentence bio of yourself to be included in the blog.
12. prepared to submit a sample blog post for review as part of the formal selection process. All interested bloggers may also be interviewed by the editor and current bloggers.