Okay, so last week I covered how to become a Families.com blogger from beginning to end. I think that I covered almost every question imaginable in the quest to becoming a Families.com blogger, although if I missed anything, I need y’all to tell me so I can make sure to edit my blogs and/or post another one.
In the meantime though, I thought I would continue the series by talking a bit about what will happen once the application is received.
First of all, Lisa has the goal of reviewing blogger applications every week. If it is a really busy time of the month (the very end and the very beginning of the month are crazy times at Families, so don’t expect a quick response if you submit your application during that time period) it may take longer than a week.
I asked Lisa, and this is next part is a direct quote from her. Once she reviews the application, she will do one of three things:
1. I have an opening and want to hire them. Offer the applicant a job with a specific start date.
2. I don’t have an opening but want to hire them. Offer the applicant a position on the Reserve List for their chosen topic(s). (As soon as I have an opening, I contact the next person on the reserve list for that particular topic.)
3. I don’t want to hire them based upon their current application. Thank them for applying and explain what I look for in an application in the event they’d like to reapply.
When I applied for Families.com way back in July of 2006, I had no idea of what I was doing, and I think that may have had something to do with the fact that I wasn’t hired as a Jobs blogger until months later (November to be exact.) That is one of the reasons that I wanted to write this series, so that people wouldn’t make all the mistakes that I did, and hopefully get hired on faster than I did.
If you don’t hear from Lisa one way or the other within two weeks, I would send her an e-mail at blogs@families.com and inquire about your application. She would be able to tell you then what is happening (My cat ate my computer so I’m behind on applications, yadda yadda. All the usual excuses.)
If you do get the golden ticket, then the true fun begins. Make sure to check out tomorrow’s blog where I talk about getting hired and all that that entails. Good luck!