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Giveaways!

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EBE2“My Freshman Year of Life” blog  is giving away two signed copies of  “The Essentials of Business Etiquette: How to Greet, Eat and Tweet your Way to Success” by the internationally renowned business etiquette and communications speaker  Barbara Pachter.

Ever been stuck in  a conversation that you can’t get out of?  or Do you find yourself saying ” I’m sorry”  too much in a business setting, well this is the book for you. This book has been described as the “gospel for fresh graduates from college as well as the Chief Executive Officers who are actively managing their personal brand.” Maria Duron

To win a copy simply:

  1. Subscribe to the Blog
  2. Tell us when you realize you were at YOUR “Freshman Year of Life” and how were you able to overcome it. Send your response to: myfreshmanyearoflife@gmail.com
  3. Or Comment on one of the post.
  4.  Contest start 7/11 and ends 7/31/ 2014

Good Luck!

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I Don’t Do Clubs!

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I Don't Do Clubs I have to be honest: I rarely ever surface the club scene unless it’s for a close friend’s birthday celebration; rather, I enjoy concerts, museum trips, hiking, and poetry jams. Since leaving my undergraduate years behind, I’ve gotten over buying the expensive drinks and stepping out in my most impressive club-wear. It doesn’t mean that I don’t like to have fun, it’s just that the club scene can sometimes be overrated

. Of course, when I became acquainted with “I Don’t Do Clubs” (IDDC), I was instantly hooked! The woman behind this ingenious idea, Genese Jamilah, also shared the same sentiments as myself after moving to NYC from Atlanta, and thought that there must be other ways to meet people beside the club.  So, in 2011, the current EBONY Digital Production Manager, decided to expand the social life of young black professionals (in major U.S. cities) beyond the club, and founded IDDC.

From promoting popular brunches to after work mixers to fun networking events, Genese has become the go-to woman for young professionals who are looking for a “different way to party.”  Unlike the conventional methods of advertising local social events, IDDC goes a step further by providing purposeful details about the event in question. For example, Cage’s most popular tags “Bring your Business Cards Boo,” “You Might Sweat Your Hair,” “ Give Back,” and “Future Husbands Potential Ring Scale.”

Recently, IDCC made its services available to iPhone and Android consumers as an app. This transition will undoubtedly prove beneficial to those who are always on the go.

 

Don’t say I left you out! Hopefully we see each other at one of the IDDC events this summer!