I want to thank Lori Crock, Founder of Written Impact, for contributing her insight to GenYNetworking.com this week. Below is her perspective on finding the right fit in a Gen Y employee. Why do you enjoy working with Millennials? Millennials bring energy, enthusiasm and a new way of looking at marketing because they are growing up [...]
Read moreWhen you look back at how you started your career path, who was most influential in your decisions? Did you have parents who gave you sage advice? Was there a boss who took you under your wing and provided guidance? I know that my thoughts immediately go to my mentor who was essential in jumpstarting my [...]
Read moreWhile writing a different post about “learning something new about Gen Y,” I just saw this tweet from Howard Kurtz: .bbpBox{background:url(http://s.twimg.com/a/1272044617/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #9ae4e8;padding:20px;}p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px}p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6}p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px}p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px}p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block} Dow is now down 500-plus points. Twitter can barely keep up. Thanks, Athens.less than [...]
Read moreThis 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).
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