After four years of doing everything in your power to stand out on your campus… (The all nighters.  The group meetings.  The packed schedules) ….you finally get an interview at a company you’d love to work at.  All four years of work culminate with an hour long interview that can make or break your job [...]

Finally… It has launched.  The Brazen Careerist.  It’s a one stop shop for all of your Generation Y needs.  A website with the top 50 Gen Y blogs out there.  You’ve got to hand it to Ryan Healy, Ryan Paugh, and Penelope Truck for leaping into the entrepreneurial world and building this site.  Here are [...]

The last two months I have been meeting anywhere from 5 to 15 new people a day.  After making that many first impressions, I’ve begun to have a deeper understanding of the art of first impressions. Let me just say that generally, first impressions are correct… as long as you are judging people based on [...]

After my train caught on fire and after an irate woman was kicked off of my plane, I have finally made it home.  Coming home after a long trip abroad always creates a bit of reverse culture shock.  Maybe not so much culture shock, but you begin to notice subtle differences… How big cars here [...]

My girlfriend flew home yesterday.  Her three weeks here were up and she has school to start on Monday.  So that leaves me with 28 days of traveling with only myself. I´ve only been traveling alone for one day, but a 10 hour train ride gave me a lot of time to think about it.  [...]

Things are going fast over here… I’ve made it to Frankfurt, Munich, Venice, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Cinque Terre, and Interlaken thus far…  Couchsurfing has been difficult, espeically with the recent holiday season.  Tomorrow I take off for Paris, which will be my first real couchsurfing experience… The next month will include Amsterdam, Sweden, and a [...]

It’s official.  (Assuming I didn’t fail my finals)  I’m no longer deemed a "student."  I now have the title of "alumni," which is a scary thought.  Drake has given me a phenomenal education (in exchange for a load of debt.)  But, I must say… It was worth it. Towards the end of May I will [...]

Last weekend I attended a regional American Marketing Association conference near Chicago.  Over the two days I noticed a few things that might help make your next conference experience spectacular: During Q&A of a keynote, ask a really, really good question.  The first impression you will leave with everyone in the room is, "What a [...]

There are a number of reasons why Apple is an amazing company: Design Style Simplicity Innovation Whether you love Apple or hate Apple, you have to respect the company.   Here is just another way they are blowing away the competition:  http://www.cnet.com/windows-vista.html 

Pretty soon we’ll be in the season of searching for jobs and internships.  Some students are already there.  Here are a few tips to keep in mind: There is a direct correlation between how much the interviewer talks and whether or not you get the job… Let them talk. Practice grilling yourself ahead of time. [...]