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Posted On 12.17.09

Every December we put together a list of our favorite blog posts from the year. But for 2009, we decided that we're going to do something a little but different.

Below is our 2009 list of the best blog posts featured on Brazen Careerist and we want to know which were your favorite. Click here to learn how to vote. Each time that you vote, your name will be placed in a raffle to win 1 of 3 $20 Starbucks gift cards.

Voting will take place now, until Midnight on Wednesday, December 23. That day we'll announce the blogger on this list who received the most votes. They'll be crowned Brazen Careerist's Blogger of the Year and win a $150 Amazon gift card.

Best of luck to all of our Top Bloggers!

CAREER MANAGEMENT

Colleen Dilenschneider (@cdilly) - Why I Don’t Regret Leaving my Job During an Economic Recession (http://bit.ly/gIFDf)
Blog: http://www.colleendilen.com/

Joshua (@millennialmind) - 10 Things To Do When You Are Unemployed (http://bit.ly/jek3B)
Blog: http://www.themillennialmind.com/

Emily Jasper (@EmilyJasper) - I Didn’t Do Vacation Right (http://bit.ly/4OmjgD)
Blog: http://www.emilyjasper.com/

Irina Issakova (@irinai) - How I Failed At Networking (http://bit.ly/NOAW)
Blog: http://ninetodone.com/

Marcos Salazar (@MarcosSalazar) - The Personal Branding Kiss of Death (http://bit.ly/4ESxP2)
Blog: http://www.marcossalazar.com/

A.J. Bingham (@AJ_Bingham) - Out of Your Comfort Zone, No Excuses. (http://bit.ly/M7lKR)
Blog: http://readaj.com/

Rich DeMatteo (@CornOnTheJob) - …99 Problems But A JOB Ain’t One (http://bit.ly/3jdsOF)
Blog: http://www.cornonthejob.com/

Lance Haun (@thelance) - Being Overqualified Is A Crappy Way To Tell Someone “No” (http://bit.ly/8YUS3Z)
Blog: http://rehaul.com/

LaTosha Johnson (@TargetStars) - Is Your Elevator Speech Pushing the Right Buttons? (http://bit.ly/zFOu3)
Blog: http://www.targetstarsblog.com/

Amber Shah (@ambershah) - Why I Don’t Have an Elevator Pitch (http://bit.ly/VfD9R)
Blog: http://www.whoisambershah.com/

Carlos Miceli (@Carlosmic) - To Hell With Personal Branding (http://bit.ly/8MaJnC)
Blog: http://www.owlsparks.com/

WORKING

Ryan Stephens (@ryanstephens) - Do You Work Harder Than Your Boss? (http://bit.ly/JTEFr)
Blog: http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/

Anthony Portuesi (@DrivenLeaders) - Would You Change Your Personality To Advance Your Career? (http://bit.ly/1B0Cc)
Blog: http://drivenleaders.com/

Holly Hoffman (@hollyhoffman) - "Workaholism” Isn’t A Badge Of Honor (http://bit.ly/9dzsU)
Blog: http://www.worklovelife.com/

Raven Moore (@writerbabe) - How Ineffective Managers Spend Their Time (And Make Your Life Miserable (http://bit.ly/4O5T1c)
Blog: http://thewriterbabeseries.com/

The Writer (@thewriterscoin) - Why We Want More Money (http://bit.ly/E64Lq)
Blog: http://www.thewriterscoin.com/

Andrew Weitsman (@canhasjob) - What Taylor Hicks Can Teach You About Career Maintenance (http://bit.ly/8PeGh)
Blog: http://canhasjob.wordpress.com/

Elysa Rice (@elysa) - Do You Demi-Task? (http://bit.ly/3zRVHl)
Blog: http://www.genpink.com/

Dorie Morgan (@brstngphnx) - No One Wants To See That Much In The Office (http://bit.ly/538o4R)
Blog: http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Kristina Summers (@KristinaSummer) - Working 9-5 (No Longer) (http://bit.ly/aUpaN)
Blog: http://everydaypublicrelations.org/

Caitlin McCabe (@caitlinmc) - Why You Should Be Awake At 6 Every Morning (http://bit.ly/Jceow)
Blog: http://bossygirls.blogspot.com/

Cath Duncan (@cathduncan) - The Most Important Skill For Creating A Successful And Fulfilling Location Independent Lifestyle (http://bit.ly/6HCdg3)
Blog: http://www.mineyourresources.com/

SOCIAL MEDIA

Tiffany Monhollon (@tmonhollon) - Business or Personal? Your New Media Rules (http://bit.ly/ixCCc)
Blog: http://tiffanymonhollon.com/blog

Kelly Cuene (@kellycuene) - The Problem with Blog-Based Resume Advice
(http://bit.ly/8inlX0)
Blog: http://careersinreallife.com/

David Stehle (@davidstehle) - Save Newspapers? Um, No Thanks (http://bit.ly/26TGjO)
Blog: http://diamondkt.blogspot.com/

Jake Greene (@jakegreene) - Marines Ban Social Networks. Will Corporate America Be Next? (http://bit.ly/Bn6KU)
Blog: http://www.jakeonjobs.com/

Justin Boone (@justinjboone) - 5 Reasons To Blow Up The Social Media Silo In Your Company (http://bit.ly/lNLEE)
Blog: http://labelindescript.com/

Andrew Norcross (@norcross) - Social Media Is Not The Problem. You Are. (http://bit.ly/nxKeQ)
Blog: http://www.restlesslikeme.com/

Akhila Kolisetty (@akhilak) - Twitter: Great For Your Career, Not So Much For Democracy? (http://bit.ly/PWTz4)
Blog: http://akhilak.com/blog

MARKETING/PR

Tyler Hurst (@tdhurst) - Can A PR "Pro" Be A Journalist Too? (http://bit.ly/2OFsEE)
Blog: http://www.tdhurst.com/

Rachel M. Esterline (@rachelesterline) - How Working In Advertising Can Help A PR Career (http://bit.ly/4w77kl)
Blog: http://www.rachelmesterline.com/blog/

GENERATION Y

Corvida Raven (@corvida) - 5 Effective Ways To Connect With Gen Y Leaders (http://bit.ly/XgB2g)
Blog: http://shegeeks.net/

Samantha Karol (@sameve) - Are Faith And Religion Important To Gen Y? (http://bit.ly/5Fd9be)
Blog: http://www.lifeschocolates.com/

Matt Cheuvront (@mattChevy) - The Social Media Revolution Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here (http://bit.ly/39cC6N)
Blog: http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/

Rebecca Thorman (@modite) - Why Generation Y Should Job-Hop, Even In The Recession (http://bit.ly/70x8s0)
Blog: http://modite.com/blog

Patrick Pho (@dmbosstone) - Why Gen-Y Needs To Learn To Fail (And Why It’s Ok) (http://bit.ly/2sDauw)
Blog: http://www.dmbosstone.com/

RELATIONSHIPS

Jun Loayza (@junloayza) - Which Would You Choose: Work vs Family (http://bit.ly/8FjHcv)
Blog: http://junloayza.com/

Steph Auteri (@stephauteri) - He Said/She Said: Our Income [Now And Later] (http://bit.ly/UaRsw)
Blog: http://www.freelancedom.com/

Jenny Blake (@jenny_blake) - Dating: Do You Go For Quality Or Quantity? (http://bit.ly/m3wNT)
Blog: http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/

Sharalyn Hartwell (@SharalynHartwel) - Pretty Women Are Good For A Gen Y Man's Health (http://bit.ly/1m7yp8)
Blog: http://www.examiner.com/x-13207-Generation-Y-Examiner

Elisa Doucette (@opheliaswebb) - Are Young Professionals Commitment-Phobic? (http://bit.ly/11ApoS)
Blog: http://www.opheliaswebb.com/

Kathleen Argonza (@KatArgonza) - What Divorce Taught Me About Competition (http://bit.ly/8UcuXa)
Blog: http://www.loud-noises.com/

Jen Kucsak (@Jenkucsak) - All My Friends Are Getting Married, And I'm Just Getting Drunk (http://bit.ly/6IcD0a)
Blog: http://www.thedatingjungle.org/

CULTURE

Grace Boyle (@gracekboyle) - If You’re Beautiful, So Are Your Grades (http://bit.ly/2IfBO8)
Blog: http://smallhandsbigideas.com/

Philip TW (@The_Weakonomist) - The Pros And Cons Of Universal Health Care In The United States (http://bit.ly/8E76Bu)
Blog: http://weakonomics.com/

Alexia Vernon (@genwecoach) - 9 Words I'm Sick of Using (http://bit.ly/9v1vc)
Blog: http://www.alexiavernon.com/

Nisha Chittal (@nishachittal) - What Does ‘American’ Mean, Anyways? (http://bit.ly/4V5KuU)
Blog: http://politicoholic.com/

Karla Mercado (@wearebiology) - It Only Takes Common Sense to Be Healthy (http://bit.ly/TRwoH)
Blog: http://balancingtenderfoot.wordpress.com/

Joseph Yi (@Joseph_Yi) - How I Became A Millionaire Doing Nothing (http://bit.ly/fFUfw)
Blog: http://www.josephayi.com/blog/

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December 17, 2009 10:20 pm

Honored to be mentioned among this group! Good luck everyone!

December 17, 2009 10:59 pm

At least half of the people on this list have inspired me every single time I read a post from them. I'm thrilled to be included on this list, and I wish all the best of luck!

December 18, 2009 1:53 am

I'm halfway done reading these posts and I can't believe I got nominated- all you guys are really great writers! Best of luck to everyone!

December 18, 2009 9:28 am

It's a great list, isn't it?

I just wanted to say that it was really hard to narrow this list down to 50 people. There were so many other great bloggers that we wish we could have chosen.

At the end of the day, we chose based on number of visits to the post and number of comments.

Thanks to ALL of our Brazen Careerist Bloggers for contributing such great stuff this year!

December 18, 2009 10:12 am

Wow, I'm very honored to have been picked out of so many great posts, and featured here amongst these excellent bloggers - thanks!

December 18, 2009 4:41 pm

I'm so honored! Thank you, Brazen Careerist!

December 19, 2009 6:39 pm

Even though I feel my post wasn’t my best work of 2009, honored to be included on the list.

No matter who wins, it’s always good to check out Brazen’s top posts of the year. Good job compiling it, Ryan!

December 21, 2009 2:05 pm

So many great posts to choose from! Wish I could vote for more than 5 :-)

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