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May 24, 2011 - Brazen Life
The Future of Brazen: Highly Educational, Incredibly Useful and Totally Live
By Ryan Healy | 19 Comments | May 24, 2011
Today is the beginning of what we refer to in the office as Brazen 3.0: A new logo, a new blog, a focus on Network Roulette and Virtual Recruiting Events, and a new purpose and vision for the future of Brazen. We have a new team and we’re ready to rock and roll to make […] Read »
The 5 Entrepreneurship Books You Must Read
By Team Brazen | 9 Comments | May 24, 2011
As a follow-up to our interview with Bill Murphy Jr., the author of “The Intelligent Entrepreneur: How Three Harvard Business School Graduates Learned the 10 Rules of Successful Entrepreneurship,” we asked him which books can teach you how to be an exceptional entrepreneur. Aside from his own excellent book, here, in his own words, are […] Read »
Gen Y’s Congressman Won’t Compromise in the Gym, But He Ought to at Work
By Danny Rubin | 2 Comments | May 24, 2011
Last week, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) bared his sculpted upper body for Men’s Health and showed all of Capitol Hill exactly what he thinks about Americans’ right to own guns. Schock doesn’t just “work out” like the rest of us; the guy is a machine, hitting the gym sometimes seven days a week for grueling […] Read »
The Rules of Successful Entrepreneurship
By Ashley Hoffman | 3 Comments | May 24, 2011
What does it take to not just to be your own boss, but to be a truly successful entrepreneur? What qualities are essential for the entrepreneur who wants to start and build a valuable business? Author Bill Murphy Jr. answers these and several other questions about entrepreneurship in his latest book, “The Intelligent Entrepreneur: How […] Read »
How Not to Ruin Your Political Career on Social Media
By Julie Germany | 6 Comments | May 24, 2011
People who came of age in the aughts tend to realize that their stupid life decisions and emotional tirades are unlikely to generate Huffington Post homepage fodder. Though they’re aware that a friend may post photos of their more inebriated moments on Facebook, they have the perspective to realize they won’t look like too much […] Read »
Why the Future of College isn’t on Campus
By Kate Fridkis | 22 Comments | May 24, 2011
I was unschooled. The first time I sat in a classroom was in college, and I learned a lot there. I still remember the names of some Native American tribes from my Native American History class. I made some good friends. I got summa cum laude. But mostly I learned how to be bored. I […] Read »
3 Predictions on the Future of Nonprofits
By Whitney Parker and George Mitchell | 11 Comments | May 24, 2011
The number of college graduates going to work in the nonprofit sector continues to rise, and will likely remain a preferred job sector for entry-level workers in 2011, according to a recent study by the New York Times. Nonprofits are also growing in terms of economic impact around the globe, adding more than 5 percent […] Read »
Resume Mythbusting
By Mona Abdel-Halim | 17 Comments | May 24, 2011
With over 245 resumes for every interview granted, on average, according to the Georgia Department of Labor, major employers can’t feasibly read every resume. The solution – more and more employers use automated filtering systems that scan your resume when you upload it online or send it in an email. These applicant tracking systems, as […] Read »