First Job Problems: Experience Required!

First Job Problems: Experience Required!

“I am looking for my first job, but all of the positions I find require 3-4 years experience! This is ridiculous!”

This is a common complaint that I have heard from many people entering the work force. As a new graduate, finding that job that matches your ambitions, academic emphasis and experience is getting tougher and tougher. With statistics from the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics showing that 13.5% of new graduates with bachelor degrees are unemployed and 20%+ are underemployed (due to lack of hours, overqualified, or seasonal employment), one case see where the frustration derives. When someone is nearing graduation or beginning to think of job prospects, I normally ask 3 questions to recalibrate the young grad

Young Professionals – New Employees, Same Problems

Young Professionals – New Employees, Same Problems

I am a Generation Y, Millennial, Generation We, Global Generation, Generation Next and Net Generation employee.

Young professionals are called by a variety of names, but one can be certain that the next generation of employees bring a new set of challenges and advancements to the workplace. Much research is being done to characterize and categorize the individuals born after “Generation Xers” in the early 1980’s to the early 2000’s. Investigations are being done to learn the traits and values, the wants and needs and the identity of this group. These studies are targeted to simplify and learn the similarities and differences from previous generations, how to market them, how to inspire them, how to engage them and how to relate to them. I will challenge the central issues identified, offer insight and propose solutions to answer many of the burning questions of this new workforce, the Millennials.