Brazen Careerist, the premier career management resource for young professionals, launched a new Facebook application today that generates an infographic resume from a user’s Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles.
“Sites like Facebook and LinkedIn have rapidly become go-to resources for recruiters to find top candidates,” said Brazen Co-Founder & COO Ryan Healy. “Our app is a fun [...]
Ryan Paugh is one of the co-founders of BrazenCareerist.com, a professional online community that was named the No. 1 social network for Generation Y by Mashable. But he started off as an intern for Worrall Community Newspapers, Inc. In this interview, Ryan discusses which skills helped him become successful in the online startup world and the one thing intern hopefuls should never do in an interview.
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I have found a few mentors who have helped me understand entrepreneurship on an entirely new level. Having someone to lean on who has already been there and done that can greatly affect your success or failure. Learning from someone else’s failures can help you prevent some of your own. I have been grateful for Jeff Wirth, Dan Grigsby and Lief Larson, who have all guided me through my entrepreneurship.
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Melissa Kong is an example of the way persistence pays off when going from Intern to InCharge. Through persistence and relationship-building, she has managed to turn what seemed like setbacks into career opportunities. In addition, Kong has a heart for philanthropy. She recently launched a campaign to raise $20,000 to build a school in Laos. For more information about her campaign, visit http://bit.ly/cYeY5J [...]
If you don’t know who Jamie Varon is, you need to know. Now. Jamie is the founder of Shatterboxx Media and a former intern for WithJess and Brazen Careerist. Some of her social media exploits include: writing for Penelope Trunk’s wildly popular career advice blog, starting the nationally recognized blog TwitterShouldHireMe and being featured on the front of Fortune.com. See how this trendsetter [...]