What You Need to Know About Hiring Millennials
By 2025, 75 percent of the U.S. workforce will be millennials. If you’re recruiting millennial employees, you might need to develop a hiring strategy specifically for Gen Y. Consider how you can...
View ArticleCommunication Is Essential to Engaging Millennials
Recruiting and engaging millennial employees is essential to companies that want to thrive today and grow in the years to come. Millennials value transparency and communication from employers, so to...
View ArticleHow to Boost Corporate Responsibility at Your Organization
Millennials care about a wide selection of social causes, and demonstrating that you care, too, can earn you respect from your millennial employees, as well as from your community. By showing that your...
View ArticleBusiness Etiquette for Millennials
For millennials entering the workforce, the office can be an overwhelming and intimidating place. Professional employees are expected to abide by certain standards of etiquette that millennials need to...
View ArticleManaging Millennials Really Is Different
Are millennials really that different from other generations when they were first starting out? This is one of the most common questions I’m asked and an issue I think about frequently. My conclusion...
View ArticleMy Biggest Work Fail: A Lesson for Millennials and Their Managers
My first job out of college was in the business development group of WorkingWoman.com at the height of dot-com mania. Early on, I was tasked with negotiating a contract with a new client, something I’d...
View ArticleHow to Recruit Millennials: Start By Building an Engaging Workplace
Your company’s ability to recruit millennials hinges on its ability to appeal to their interests and goals. Millennials are looking to work for organizations that provide career advancement...
View ArticleMarketing to Millennials on Social Media? Start by Being Authentic
If you want to sell to millennials, social media should be a key element of your marketing strategy. But how do you make sure your brand stands out and connects with the millennial customers you’re...
View ArticleBack to the ‘Kids’ Table’: Should Millennials Have Their Own Space?
Remember being stuck at the kids’ table at family gatherings? In some ways, it was fun to be able to kick back with the cousins and avoid probing questions from relatives you barely knew about whether...
View ArticleHow to Build a More Productive Workforce: Start with Millennial Training and...
Providing training and development opportunities shows your millennial employees that you value their skills and want to invest in their learning. And embracing millennial training and development will...
View ArticleWhat Millennial Women Can Learn From Gen Xers Who ‘Have It All’
Laura Vanderkam researches and writes about a variety of topics tied to building a successful life — including time management, money management and productivity. I love her books and articles and...
View ArticleJob Search Advice for 2015 Graduates
The job market can be an intimidating place. That’s why I’ve dedicated much of my career to sharing job search advice that can help new grads figure it out, like basics on how to build a resume and...
View ArticleCreating Tomorrow’s Leaders: My Talk at NACE 2015
Last week I had the amazing experience of serving as a keynote speaker at the annual National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) conference in Anaheim, Calif. The enthusiasm of the crowd was...
View ArticleMotivate Millennial Employees by Making Work Meaningful
Employers often complain that “millennials aren’t motivated.” While millennial employees may be motivated by different things than their Gen X and baby boomer colleagues, getting them excited about...
View ArticleMillennial Question: Why Does Gen X Love Email?
“You’ve got mail!” Ah, the days when the ding of a new message was exciting rather than annoying. With all the apps and productivity tools designed to help us manage our email and all the effort many...
View ArticleWear This, Not That: A Millennial’s Guide to Business Casual
Ripped jeans. Tank tops. Flip flops. Visible bra straps. Wrinkled shirts. Shorts. Micro-mini skirts. Bare midriffs. Five o’clock shadows. Many managers complain that millennials think the same clothes...
View ArticleUChic Founder Christie Garton Shares Career Advice for Millennial Women and...
Social entrepreneur Christie Garton first started working with millennial women in 2008 when she launched UChic.com, an online magazine written by and for college women. More publications soon...
View ArticleThe Simple Way to Build Intergenerational Relationships at Work
If there’s one issue on which all generations agree, it’s that millennials are masters of technology. The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on millennials helping “befuddled” older...
View ArticleMoney Do’s and Don’ts for Millennials
Millennials are facing high levels of student loan debt and a tough employment market, but there are some bright spots in the generation’s finances. Millennials are known for prioritizing savings, and...
View ArticleFortune’s New Workplace Ranking Reveals a Lot About What Millennials Want
Pennsylvania-based Power Home Remodeling Group recently earned the top spot on Fortune’s inaugural list of 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials. A home remodeling company? Are you thinking what I’m...
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