With more communication channels available than ever before, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and unproductive. So, to increase productivity and make the most of your precious hours during the day, here are a few tips to streamline your workday so you’ll have more time to create valuable personal and business relationships. 1. Schedule a time [...]
Read moreSummer has welcomed in a high-tide of interns. If you live in the Washington, D.C. area, you know of the influx of twenty-someones who swarm the city from May to August. A recent TIME magazine article stated that 2010 ushered in a 2.9% increase in the number of internships from the previous summer, but that [...]
Read moreI grew up in a house full of books. I had three giant bookshelves in my room, and we had an entire room devoted just to books. My parents each love to read, and they passed that love onto my sisters and me. Unfortunately, though, blogs have more or less replaced books for me in [...]
Read moreThere has been quite a bit of talk last week about Apple’s iPhone 4 announcement on Friday. The media storm that surrounded this product has been amazing, from Gizmodo’s initial leak of iPhone 4 pictures and information to last week’s outcry of problems related to the phone’s reception. But what does all of this hub-bub [...]
Read moreEtiquette. It may sound like an antiquated word from decades gone by, but our potential employers are looking out for it when they’re hiring Gen Y’ers. And we don’t always give it to them. I’m always amazed at the number of people I talk to who think it’s OK to text in a business meeting. [...]
Read moreRecently, my professional circle is talking a lot about creativity. How do we capture and manipulate it in ourselves? How do we inspire it among coworkers/employees? How do we let it transform our work into something greater? It all started with Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman’s Newsweek series stating that, since 1990, scores on creativity [...]
Read moreYou might be appalled when your Facebook friends post sonograms of their future children online, but research shows that’s becoming the norm. According to a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Center, Generation Y is ushering in a new “normal” with regards to sharing information online. Sixty-seven percent of the survey’s respondents said [...]
Read moreEmployers, it is official: Social media is here to stay for Gen Y. According to the most recent study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, Gen Y and other Millennial generations will rely on social networks in the future. Of the total sample, 69% of Generation Y (also called “digital natives”) reported that they [...]
Read moreThere aren’t too many entry-level jobs that let you combine your personal and professional interests. Maybe you’re lucky enough to have a job that truly, totally fulfills you, but for many Gen Y’ers, that’s not a reality. (At least, not yet.) So how can you develop your outside interest in recycling, fashion, environmentalism, food, video [...]
Read moreIt is no surprise that Gen Y, a generation very concerned about their identity and individual success, has big dreams for the future. But, can they really pull us out of one of the worst economic crises in our time? According to Inc.com’s report of the American Express (AMEX) OPEN Small Business Monitor 2009 results, [...]
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