Listening to another Recruiting @animal podcast right now.
And they are grilling this Gen Y wannabe marketing person @lexiKubrak. I find
it really strange when one person starts to generalize from her point of view
based only on what she saw in her circle or what the professors sold to her
during school. Seriously there are
different classes within a society and gen Y experience is not universal. I
would say that it not productive to generalize like that. It would serve better
to stick to social classes and consider the age, not the generation. For
example, lower to middle class university grad most likely held a McJob during
university and accumulated plenty of retail experience, where as someone from
the upper class may have more internship experience and great connections. It’s
clear that each party has certain strengths and you really need to recognize
them and try to capitalize on that.
If you are stuck in the job search rot answer these
questions:
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Who did you talk with yesterday about your job
search?
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Who are you talking with tomorrow about your job
search?
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How much time are you committing to a job
search? If you want a full time job you should commit full time hours during
the search to find employment.
