Millennials are joining the workforce in increasing numbers and will represent nearly 75 percent by 2025. Currently, 40 percent of companies employ 50 or more millennials; however 44 percent of millennials say they will leave their job within two years. This generation is considered the most diverse in U.S. history and has obtained more college … Continue reading “What Millennials Expect From their Employers”
What Millennials Expect From their Employers
Categories: Human Resources, INFOGRAPHICS, Recruiting
6 Things Every Millennial Should Know About Working for 500 Fortune Companies
Many people, and especially millennials striving to prove themselves as valuable members of the workforce, are attracted to opportunities at Fortune 500 companies. They view working for a large, recognizable brand as a badge of honor, a career-making opportunity that will allow them to be able to compete for any job they might want in … Continue reading “6 Things Every Millennial Should Know About Working for 500 Fortune Companies”
Categories: Job Search
How to Help Millennials Succeed in the Workplace
Ever since they began to graduate from college and enter the marketplace, Millennials have maintained a less-than-flattering reputation. Millennials are often depicted as lazy, inefficient and entitled. While this may be true for some, it’s certainly not the truth for the majority. What many people fail to see is how beneficial young energy can be … Continue reading “How to Help Millennials Succeed in the Workplace”
Categories: Leadership
Young Professionals – You’re Doing It Wrong
For those of you who remember your philosophy courses, here’s a syllogism which is undeniably true. Individuals who step outside the rules of compliance get noticed, People who get noticed typically have more opportunities than those who are invisible to those around and above them. Ergo if you are non- compliant with the rule system … Continue reading “Young Professionals – You’re Doing It Wrong”
Categories: Career Success
Employers Place Substantial Value on the Soft Skills of Young Professionals
A recent study by education charity Central YMCA which surveyed senior managers at over 200 businesses, revealed that UK employers value more than just work-related skills in young people coming out of the education system and into the workplace. According to the study, alongside valuing someone who is well-travelled and has experiences of other cultures, … Continue reading “Employers Place Substantial Value on the Soft Skills of Young Professionals”
Categories: New Grads
Why a Bad Speech Can Be Your Best
As a young professional, communications skills are vital to your success; your competencies in presenting your ideas to an audience are key to standing out from the crowd. The challenge is that speeches and presentations don’t always go as intended and it is essential that you understand how to deal with the situation when … Continue reading “Why a Bad Speech Can Be Your Best”
Categories: Career Success
3 Negative Influences Holding Millennials Back in Their Careers
Each generation displays unique characteristics molded from the socio-economic forces in play, reactions to their parents’ generation, and the cultural zeitgeist of the times. The Millennial generation, born between 1980 and 2000, is often criticized or praised, depending on your viewpoint, for being less enthralled with their careers and the American consumerist quest for “things.” … Continue reading “3 Negative Influences Holding Millennials Back in Their Careers”
Categories: Career Success
Cultural Etiquette is Necessary for Business and Career Success
It is expected that the average millennial will have more than four careers throughout their lifetime. When you also consider the increasingly global nature of our economy, you realize that at some point you will be working with people or a company from another culture. Your ability to work effectively in that situation will determine … Continue reading “Cultural Etiquette is Necessary for Business and Career Success”
Categories: Career Success
The Increasingly Invaluable Millennial
They’ve been called many things – the me-me-me generation, generation now, the myPod generation, and generation why, to name a few – but regardless of how you feel about their sense of entitlement or their work ethic, millennials are here to stay. In fact, by now, the vast majority of millennials have already started working, … Continue reading “The Increasingly Invaluable Millennial”
Categories: Career Success
“I Don’t Have Enough Time” is a Lame Excuse for Losers
One of the biggest challenges facing young professionals is not enough time to do what needs to be done. There are simply not enough hours of the day and you chase the illusive clock trying to stretch another minute from a dwindling resource. The results of this can be catastrophic. With insufficient bandwidth available given the workload … Continue reading ““I Don’t Have Enough Time” is a Lame Excuse for Losers”