Are You Building Your Career Pyramid? I had the complete joy this past Sunday of having absolutely nothing to do. It was pouring rain, SeamlessWeb delivered bagels and coffee directly to my door, and my husband and his best friend had plans to watch nonstop football.
Posted Sun Oct 18, 2009
Why I Love My Gen Y Assistant I recently hired a part-time assistant to help me get a bit more organized. As someone who studies generational relationships in the workplace, I was curious to learn how my personal experience as a Gen X-er managing a Gen Y-er would compare to other people's experiences. Though we've only worked together for a couple weeks, I couldn't be happier with the arrangement. Aside from the obvious advantages of working with someone younger (she tells me when I need to ramp up the cool factor in my speeches and blog posts), here are the top five reasons I love my Millennial employee:
Posted Tue Sep 1, 2009
Personal Branding for Young Professionals: An Interview with Dan Schawbel, Author of Me 2.0 As the job market becomes more and more competitive, students and
recent grads need to do everything they can to stand out from their
peers. One great way to do this is by building your professional
reputation, also known as your “personal brand.”
For advice on creating your personal brand – and using it to help
you land a great job – I turned to Dan Schawbel, the leading personal
branding expert for Generation Y.
Posted Tue Apr 7, 2009
Gen Y Entrepreneurs: Here Are the First Steps to Starting Your Own Business While some people decide to dive head first into entrepreneurship,
others feel more comfortable dipping in a toe, then an ankle, then a
knee before swimming solo. The choice is very personal and depends on your experience, finances and overall comfort with risk.
Posted Mon Mar 16, 2009
What Millennials Most Want to Know: 3 Questions for Entry-Level Recruiters Millennials (a.k.a. Generation Y) have earned a less-than-stellar reputation in the recruiting community. You’re not alone if you’ve found young candidates to act “entitled” to jobs or not know basic rules of professional etiquette. As someone who spends a lot of time with college students and young professionals, I admit that I observe these traits fairly often.
Posted Mon Dec 29, 2008
Millennials Working Abroad: The View from Australia A few weeks ago, I blogged about a young woman from Bangladesh who is launching her career at a U.S. company. For today’s post, I wanted to share the perspective of some American Millennials working abroad.
Posted Tue Nov 25, 2008
Gen Y and the Presidential Election
World, meet Generation Y. If you weren't aware of them yet, you couldn't miss them on Election Day.
Barack Obama’s victory is the biggest and most inspiring example yet of the growing influence of Generation Y (born approx. 1980–2000) in the U.S. and the world.
Posted Wed Nov 5, 2008
Interview with an International Millennial
As I travel around to universities this fall, I’m meeting more and more international students pursuing their college degrees in the United States. These students face unique challenges while job hunting, networking and building their careers.
For perspective on this experience, I asked Nuzhat M. Karim, Program Manager, University Relations, EMC², who grew up in Bangladesh, to answer some questions.
Posted Sun Oct 12, 2008
Why Your Company Needs Millennials: 5 Reasons to Love Gen Y Workers
It’s no secret that Generation Y workers (a.k.a. Millennials) don’t exactly have the best reputation in the workplace. Perhaps you’ve heard some of the following comments made about this generation, born in the 1980s and ‘90s:
“They don’t want to pay their dues.”
“They act so entitled.”
“All they want to do is play on Facebook.”
Posted Tue Sep 23, 2008
5 Ways to Take More Control of Your Career
As the fates of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch have just reminded us, one of the most important realities of the 21st century work world is that we have to be the CEOs of our own careers. No longer can we rely on a company to have a plan for our development -- or even to exist a week from now.
Scary? Kind of. But it’s also empowering. Here are 5 tips to start taking the reins on your career today, so you’re ready for whatever happens tomorrow:
Posted Mon Sep 15, 2008
