This week, Gawker’s Hamilton Nolan posted about “The (Potential) Intern from Hell.” It was one of the most popular posts among Gen Y tweeters as I saw it spread around my Twitter feed like wildfire.With such a difficult climate to obtain a job, how could this individual be so bold and inappropriate? Let me present to you the flip-side of those Gen Y job hunters who do take the correct approach: Help A PR Pro Out (HAPPO).
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 moreDuring your interview, you show off your professional portfolio, which contains a variety of your best completed or published work. You are proud of your portfolio pieces, but your interviewer only has time to glance over it. Interviewers are not going to have a chance to closely read over your materials during the interview, so [...]
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 moreJob candidates’ portfolios might look very different depending on their career path. Even within the same profession, a sports public relations job candidate might have a very different portfolio than someone interested in health care public relations. Your portfolio should contain the pieces you are most proud of, but try to tailor your portfolio to [...]
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 [...]
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