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Changing human landscape
2008-01-03 21:34:00 Since I am blogging only a few times a week, unless I hear from you all, I will focus more on employment related issues. Hopefully, my years (and years) of building teams in small and large companies will be of use to you all. Today, every company is keeping a close eye on the changing human ... More About: Landscape , Human , Changing
Y -Talk Radio with Guest Adam Gilbert, Founder of MyBodyTutor.com on How to
2008-01-03 02:04:00 Are you sick and tired of making that same old New Year’s resolution to shed 15, 25 or 50 pounds or to “get fit and stay fit”? I know we are, so we’ve called in a young leader we think is one of the top experts in the field of health and fitness…Adam Gilbert, Founder ... More About: Radio , Talk Radio , Talk , Health and Fitness
Gen Y Myths Debunked in Entrepreneur Mag
2008-01-02 14:50:00 Are young employees really the slackers, whiners and praise-junkies they’re made out to be? Here’s what the experts have to say. Lazy. Selfish. Demanding. America, meet your new generation of employees. At least, that’s what the media would have you believe. Generation Y, those born between 1978 and 1990, is being hailed as the most narcissistic generation to ... More About: Entrepreneur , Myths
Happy New Year and Stop Making New Year?s Resolutions
2008-01-01 23:02:00 To begin…Happy New Year Everyone! I was watching the news yesterday as I was working out, and I heard an ad from e-Harmony: “Find love in 2008″. So…why in the world would people wait until 2008 to find love? This is the age old, worn out question about New Year’s Resolutions… “My New Year’s Resolution is to lose 28 pounds” “My ... More About: Happy New Year , Stop
Time out ? illegal procedure
2007-12-31 08:47:00 I met with a friend of mine today who is a HR guy at a major Fortune 100 company and he told me that his company is considering a plan to block its employees from using Facebook or Myspace at work. At first, I thought I misheard him. And then he continued by telling me ... More About: Web 2 , Time , Time Out , Illegal
Generation Y biggest user of libraries: survey (YAHOO News)
2007-12-31 03:39:00 Sun Dec 30, 4:08 PM ET: YAHOO News WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than half of Americans visited a library in the past year with many of them drawn in by the computers rather than the books, according to a survey released on Sunday. Of the 53 percent of U.S. adults who said they visited a library in ... More About: Education , Yahoo , Survey , User
Zits Cartoon by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman for December 30
2007-12-30 16:09:00 Okay…this is a classic: http://www.arcamax.com/zits I hear this story constantly “When your mother and I were your age”…that really doesn’t work. If you are a boomer, just remember your parents telling you about the walking 5 miles in the snow to go to school and then walking to work just to earn $3.00. We rolled our eyes ... More About: Cartoon , Scott , Jerry , December , Zits
For the Love of Money
2007-12-30 15:57:00 Harvard recently made a big announcement that will impact anyone attending college or grad school. To help with the high tuition costs, Harvard announced last week that it would begin reducing tuition costs on a sliding scale based on a family’s income. This is good news for all ‘consumers’ — or young people wanting to ... More About: Love , Money
The Interview Process for Gen Y
2007-12-29 15:27:00 As you know, each time you interview a young recruit, he/she is going to feel a LOT of stress. And…it never feels great to get an e-mail or form letter saying “Sorry…you didn’t get the job”. Each time this happens, a young recruit goes out and tells 20 people that the denial came in such an impersonal ... More About: Interview , Process
Great Place to Work Institute Report on Google
2007-12-27 14:38:00 Great report on why Google is so attractive to young recruits: Grab the report here by the Great Place to Work Institute More About: Great , Report
Stop! Stop!
2007-12-27 05:43:00 I am sick of hearing that Gen Y is too demanding. Yes, they expect to be paid well. Yes they expect good benefits!. But is this really unreasonable. Hey buddy, the world has changed. Just take a look at Free Agents in Sports. Not all of them are Gen Y. Times have changed. According to ... More About: Career , Stop , Compensation , Generation Y
How to write a paper in college/university by http://www.asil.logicalinsani
2007-12-26 21:37:00 Great stuff…very funny! How to write a paper in college/university 1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lit place in front of your computer. 2. Log onto MSN and ICQ (be sure to go on away!). Check your email. 3. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it. 4. Walk down to the vending ... More About: Education , College , University , Write , Career
Recruiting Gen Y
2007-12-26 15:01:00 Over the last month, I have had 22 phone calls from business leaders asking the question: “Do you speak to organizations on how to recruit and retain Gen Y”? I do indeed speak on this subject, and I want to start by posting some basic information. As I hear this question, I often respond by talking about the ... More About: Recruiting , Career
Instant Recruiting
2007-12-26 02:56:00 WorkForce.com recently had a good article that focused on recruiting Gen Yers and instead of describing training programs and mentor programs, it discussed the importance of having a good damn website. One that is ?fast and engaging.?.. one with which they will not get bored. So it is important to add a bit of interactivity, such ... More About: Recruiting , Career
Zits Cartoon by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
2007-12-23 13:45:00 One of the BEST cartoons out there today for Gen Y humor is Zits by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman. Check out these two (so funny…if you have a Gen Y son like I do (Jack, who will soon be 18), you will so appreciate these: December 23, 2007 November 28, 2007 More About: Cartoon
Marketing to Generation Y
2007-12-23 12:58:00 If you have been reading this blog over the last two months, you know about the young men and women who are currently between the ages of 18-30. They’re called Generation Y, Millennials, Echo Boomers, and Connecteds. By whatever name, this generation of youth born after 1977 represents more than 70 million consumers in the ... More About: Marketing , Generation Y
UC Men?s Octet Takes the Word Acapella to a Brand New Level With Bohemian R
2007-12-22 20:58:00 Again…Gen Y just amazes me. While this is from 2003, these kids from UC Berkeley are amazing, and they take the word acapella to a brand new level with their creative version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. AMAZING! Click here to watch the video: More About: Word , Brand , Apel
Smooshi and Phil
2007-12-21 21:19:00 As you know, we are always on the look-out for cool Gen Y leaders. One that has grabbed my attention and warmed my heart is the story of Smooshi and Phil . Smooshi is a 5-year old female walrus at Marineland in Niagra Falls. Phil is Phil Demers, age 29, who is her trainer. At 18 months of age, ...
Current Pew Research Report on Teens and Social Networking
2007-12-20 13:14:00 Great report by Pew research report on Teens and Social Networking (Dec. 19, 2007) Sent today from Executive and Entrepreneur Coach, Tara Kachaturoff Thanks Tara. More About: Social Networking , Research
Y-Talk Radio Debuts Today
2007-12-20 03:24:00 Y-Talk Radio opened today with host Roger Dewitt. Great job Roger! Check out the Y-Talk podcast and hear the interview with Duke University, Sophomore, Ann Fields on How to Get Into Duke: More About: Talk Radio , Today
and just as I was posting the last post
2007-12-20 01:24:00 Quicken announces.. Starting in early January, Intuit is offering Quicken personal financial software on the iPhone. FYI. I work at Intuit, makers of Quicken.. More About: Post , The Last
I want my Mobile Phone
2007-12-20 00:43:00 I grew up saying ?I want my MAPPO? (Oatmeal) and then started saying ?Want my MTV!?. Today, Gen Y is saying ?I want my M-Commerce.? Yes, these guys and gals are shopping off their cell phones. Sometimes even hitting their cell phone key pad behind their back. They do a search and find on their phones? ... More About: Mobile , Phone , Mobile Phone
Do What You Love? Penelope Trunk Speaks Out
2007-12-19 14:58:00 I am a huge Penelope Trunk fan (I read her blog daily). She has a great blog entry today about doing what you love and how this is really not all that it’s cracked up to be (I just had this conversation with my daughter, Ann last night). Trunk opens her blog by saying “One of ... More About: Love
Governing Younger Workers
2007-12-19 14:30:00 The Young and the Restless by Zach Patton There are proven ways to recruit and retain the emerging generation. Most states and localities don?t seem to know about them. By ZACH PATTON Two years ago, the American workforce passed a major milestone. A majority of the nation?s workers now come from Generation X, born between 1965 and 1977, ... More About: Workers , Career
USA TODAY: Dec. 17, 2007: Inflated egos of Gen Y can be attributed to ?comp
2007-12-17 13:07:00 Monica Johnston - Eagle, Idaho I’ve got to hand it to Jonah Goldberg. He jumps on a soapbox to lament what he sees as a trend toward mediocrity in U.S. classrooms, mixes in a couple of studies and manages to imply that educators alone are to blame for students’ arrogance (”Our gold-star world,” The Forum, Dec. ... More About: Comp , Today
More old school technology and terms
2007-12-17 05:13:00 A great bunch of GenY young people in their early 20s… Quotes: websites are so ‘yesterday’ sitting in your bedroom alone use to be considered anti-social, now, not being available online at any time of day is considered anti-social word of mouse is far more effective than word of mouth for getting your message out there! source: http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/ More About: Technology , School , Terms , Old School
Netvibes Announces GINGER
2007-12-16 13:20:00 “As announced at the web 2.0 conference recently in Berlin there’s a new netvibes update in town. Ginger is the new netvibes and is coming to your favorite browser very soon. Just a few days from the private beta launch at Le Web 3 conference in Paris. With Ginger Netvibes will provide content for 100 countries ... More About: Web 2 , Anno , Vibe
Index Cards = Old Technology
2007-12-16 06:48:00 The big boys, the Fortune 1000 companies, still do not get it. Recently, I was invited to attend an ‘Idea Jam’ — a big meeting where everyone brainstorms together to come up with some really cool ideas. The facilitator show us a power point slide with three questions, each one marked Q1, Q2 or Q3. ... More About: Technology , Trends , Cards , Index , Gen Y
Peanut Labs Market Research on Gen Y Spending
2007-12-15 17:10:00 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec 12 (MARKET WIRE) – Peanut Labs, Inc., provider of unmatched Gen-Y sample for market researchers, today announced the results of its Gen-Y holiday shopping survey, in which America’s influential 13- to 25-year-olds share their shopping intentions for the holiday season. Overall, has indicated their spending will be up slightly, with specific ... More About: Research , Market , Market research , Spending
The Digital Gangster and Branding Yourself With Video! Cool!
More articles from this author:2007-12-06 02:03:00 As many of you know, Eric Green, AKA The Digital Gangster , teaches me SOOOo much about video, and he is one of our top Web 2.0 experts. Check this out! I know you will learn something! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGr2BifA-R w Eric is featured in Chapter 25 of Millennial Leaders: Success Stories From Today’s Most Brilliant Generation Y Leaders More About: Video , Branding , Cool 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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