Getting a job in the media industry can be helped along by writing a blog, demonstrating your skills to potential employers. But can being a blogger help you get your foot in the door in other industries? Krishnan Nair writes for the Guardian and describes how blogging helped him reach the legal sec...

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The board of Yahoo is discussing the future of Scott Thompson, its chief executive, after an activist investor at the technology giant accused him of lying on his CV. His crime was to falsely claim he had a computer science degree, as well as a degree in accounting, when he applied for the top job.

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