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Y Talk Interview with Alexandra Levitt, author of How’d You Score That Gig?

Alexandra Levit has authored several books, including the popular business world survival guide They Don’t Teach Corporate in College , How’d You Score That Gig? , and Success for Hire.
Alexandra’s career advice is featured monthly in the Huffington Post , and has been showcased in more than 800 media outlets including ABC News,

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10 Ways Generation Y Will Change the Workplace by Ryan Healy

I have been out over the last week, and I am just catching up on all of the juicy Gen Y stuff.  10 Ways Generation Y Will Change the Workplace by Ryan Healy over at EmployeeEvolution is really great.

6 Ways to Get Respect Quickly, Despite Your Youth by Chuck Westbrook

Chuck Westbrook has a great post on Employee Evolution back from August 6 (but is still relevant) on how Gen Y’s can get respect in the workplace, despite their youth.
I had an interview last month with Jacci Schiff, and we were talking about this very point. We discussed how many Gen Y’s

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Helicopter Parents: Are You Hovering Over the Workplace?

It’s that time of year. College seniors from around the world are graduating, and they are hitting the career world looking for a job. And the interesting thing is that most are not doing it alone. Many parents are by their Gen Y’s side and not just for support and to be a sounding board.

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Generation Y by the Numbers and Other Great Stuff from BNET

BNET Editorial gathered some great information by Robert Half International and PayScale to find out what Millennials are looking for in career. Great stuff.
A few other fun things on BNET:
Recruiting Gen Y: Four Killer Tactics
Workforce Millennials: A Field Guide
Three Strategies for Managing Millennials

Give Your Company a Boost During a Down Economy: Hire a Gen Y!

During an economic downturn, many employers respond with a knee-jerk reaction to cut bottom line expenses by laying off some of its most critical talent.
Yet the goal during a down economy is to build a visual bridge between what is going on today and where you want your company to go in the future. The

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Secrets From Ten Top Generation Y Business Leaders

The folks over at Brazen Careerist invited us to share a few ideas with them.  Check out our blog post Secrets From Ten Top Generation Y Business Leaders .  And…while you are there, spend some time on their site.   In my opinion, it is the top career site on the internet.

Business Week’s Top Generation Y Tech Entrepreneurs

Business Week recently came out with their top Twentysomething Entrepreneurs from the tech industry.  Truly amazing!

Gen Y forces the green issue

Nadira Hira writes The Gig (great blog by the way) for Fortune. Great blog post on Gen Y forces the green issue today. Hira points out that companies are using the green movement as a great attraction point for hiring Gen Y.
I have been talking with my daughters about this very

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Keeping Generation Y Engaged At Work

Many organizations and businesses are asking how they need to change in order to attract and then retain Generation Y. When I answer this question, many people don’t seem to like my answer, because my answer is this: If you want to attract young talent into your organization, you will be called to not just

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