I typically try to make my blog posts here general and hope they can help a wide range of Generation Y job candidates and give employers a better sense of how Gen Y networks. However, today’s post is about me, but I hope you can still benefit from my very recent experience. Yesterday I signed [...]
Read moreHannah DeMilta, my college roommate and friend, is a Millennial I know well who is outgoing enough to reach out to new people, especially online. She meets new people weekly, if not daily. We may not all be as outgoing as Hannah, but there are a few lessons she has taught me that Gen Y can benefit [...]
Read moreYou’ve heard the quote before, but somehow, it just doesn’t seem that easy. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Great, but believing in this quote is just the beginning. Exactly who are you supposed to know? How can you connect with these influential people, and which media channels are best for reaching [...]
Read moreI want to challenge Gen Y job candidates to reach out to someone they haven’t met before this week. Be daring and reach out to someone you have always wanted to meet, but haven’t been able to connect with yet. Since 80 percent of jobs are never advertised online, much of your job search is [...]
Read moreThis Web site is about connecting Gen Y with employers (and vice versa), but I think my generation can’t underestimate how much we can learn about networking from listening to each other. I am grateful there are so many stellar Gen Y bloggers who have guided me in the midst of my job search. Here’s [...]
Read moreWhen tables are turned in job interviews giving me time to ask the tough questions, some of the first ones are: what brought you to XYZ company, what is it about this organization that keeps you engaged, and (drum roll please) what does work/life balance like at this firm? I’m assuming this is probably one [...]
Read moreGeneration Y’s motto is “stay connected,” and sometimes we all need to look a bit deeper into what that means. They are generally on their iPhones, networked to a web of outlets and establishing relationships with people they may never meet in real life. The currency: information. The method: social networks. In this weekly blog [...]
Read more“So, what do you want out of job?” It was a wake-up call when I heard this as a 23-year-old, fresh out of college and armed with a degree in psychology. A mentor peered across a large oak table as he asked the question and no words would come out of my mouth. I had [...]
Read moreWe live in a world that revolves around connections, communication and how well your network works for you and how you work for it. It’s no secret that who you know and who you take advice from can make a huge impact on your career. The secret is how to network beyond your own generation. [...]
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