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Brazen Careerist is a website that Gen Y can join which will connect them to potential employers through their blog. The company is run by a business woman named Penelope Trunk who helps companies hire young people who have a blog on the website. Trunk believes that people who blog on Brazen Careerist make for better employees because they are more connected to the world and dedicated to being a part of the community than other Millennials. The website also helps students and employers get to know each other better. By reading blogs instead of resumes, employers can get to know what type of person they are hiring. Blogs do say a lot about a person.

I think it’s a smart plan, and I may make a profile later on. Perhaps it’s good for employers to read candidates blogs. A resume could list a dozen service projects that a person only did because her parents made her. A blog about how helping the poor should be America’s top priority says a lot more about a person’s true character.

My only complaint about the site is it’s a little too exaggerated. It’s full of mission statements claiming that the people on Brazen Careerist are changing the world. It’s true that Gen Y will lead the world in the future, but right now, we’re still students and we’re still learning, so just tone it down a bit. Other than that, this seems like a very valuable tool for any young person looking for a job.