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All Entries Tagged With: "gen y"
Why Are So Many People in Their 20s Taking So Long to Grow Up?
A study done recently showed that today’s generation is taking longer then ever to reach what traditionally is defined as adulthood. An article in the New York Times covered this study and tried to figure out why this generation is growing up so slowly. The article shows some interesting facts ” The 20s are a [...]
Who Starts More Businesses Gen Y or Their Parents?
A recent article in Newsweek shows a study that says older workers are more likely to start a business than the younger generation. Despite what most people hear and see on the news about how many young people are ruling the business world like Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook or the Google founders most businesses are [...]
Less Meetings, More Networking, More Teams: The Gen Y Workplace
A recent article in Reuters explains what some young professionals think the future workplace will look like. These ideas and changes can already be seen in many places today as younger workers look for flexibility rather than long-term career goals. According to one young professional “Kathrine Harper thinks she and her millennial colleagues will run [...]
Entrepreneurship or Corporate World for Gen Y?
A recent article on The Globe and Mail talks about the decision Gen Y faces when choosing entrepreneurship or a corporate job. No longer does it take experience to predict and build the next big thing. Today it is all about passion and if you have an idea just going after it. Entrepreneurship Aditya Shah [...]
Gen Y Are Not Lazy Workers: Report Shows
A recent study in the Australian Work and Life Index shows that Gen Y are not lazy workers. Actually their work environment desires are no different then older generations. The annual Australian Work and Life Index, published on Saturday, shows on average all employed people want to work 2.6 hours fewer a week. “There are [...]
Generation Y Rejects the Old and Creates the New
The world seems to be a depressing place as of late. Headlines all across the world scream about earthquakes, oil spills, famine, and political unrest. Being surrounded by so much negativity can bring a person down easily, but this generation is different. Generation Y is often called out by their elders, labeled as lazy, spoiled, [...]
Y One In Five Bankruptcies Are Under 30
Figures from the Insolvency and Trustee Service of Australia show that one in five bankruptcies in Australia is someone under the age of 30. Some journalists say it’s because our brains are not fully developed, others argue it’s because we don’t fully appreciate consequences. I think you don’t have to look much further than the [...]
Increase Profits By Engaging the Next Generation of Top Talent
As a young CEO, employee retention is surely on your mind and the single largest factor affecting your business. This will further be compounded with the rate at which baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) will retire over the next decade. While the perception is that the youngest, newest members of the workforce – [...]
Dear Baby Boomers: A Message From Gen Y
Dear Baby Boomers, I know you’re not my biggest fan. I’m one of those pesky GenY twenty-somethings that you’ve called “cocky,” “lazy,” and “incompetent.” It appears our generation has hit a nerve, really gotten under your skin. Well, I am writing to you because I feel like we’ve gotten off on the wrong foot. Please [...]
Lesson’s learned from the Tila Tequila Controversy and What Gen Y Can Do About it
“What’s good enough for Forbes and Wired, is good enough for us” we thought… After seeing Tila Tequila recently named to the Forbes list of Internet Celebrities, here at Under30CEO we were instantly amazed. We were intrigued by the fact that she was the most viewed person on MySpace, that she was discovered via social [...]
How to Survive the Difficult Boss
Let’s face it. We don’t like being told what to do. As GenY’ers, we want the freedom of choosing our own path, often down to the very last detail, which is why entering the real world can sometimes be a bit rockier than, well, the baby boomers’ entrance. However, whether you work for a large [...]
Hiring Gen Y Makes Dollars and Sense
Why should I hire Gen Y? Employers ask me this question every day. Then they start in with their stories about people my age. One of my recent favorites: “I know all about employing your generation. Last year I hired a young guy right out of college. He had good grades and seemed like a [...]
Gen Y “The Lost Generation”
BusinessWeek’s cover story “The Lost Generation” frames Gen Y as a pathetic generation surrendering to our circumstances. Yes, the economy is piss poor, but is it true that “young people can’t even grab on to the first rung of the career ladder?” Millennials are not helpless and are certainly not entitled. This may be exactly [...]
What Fires up Young Entrepreneurs?
There are quite a few things that certainly warm my heart and get me pumped as a gen y entrepreneur. What gets a young entrepreneur going? What’s the young entrepreneur’s kryptonite? I decided to get on Twitter, Facebook and some other social networks and find out if other people’s reasoning was similar to mine and [...]
Unpaid Internships: Secret to Success for Gen Y
John Exley is a 19-year old who is already networking the tough job market. His passions include entrepreneurship, fashion, technology, and helping others to achieve their dreams. He’s a sophomore Interdisciplinary Engineering & Management major at Clarkson University. He is also President of his school’s chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO). Jobs are scarce. [...]
