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3 Ways Millennials Can Master Job Interviews

May 6, 2013|
By: J. MaureenHenderson Forbes May 6, 2013 Cat companions, leisurely phone calls, interjections from overbearing dads – a recent USA Today piece put the spotlight on the job interview sins of Millennials and there are plenty to catalog. You’d think basic skills in how to present yourself in such a way as not to alienate those folks who

Will Millennials Become Generation X-treme?

May 5, 2013|
By Ron Fournier National Journal May 5, 2013 Polarization may have legs. A Harvard study suggests that young Americans are becoming more divided politically, giving rise to a chilling thought: The so-called millennials could become “Generation X-treme.” “Young adults seem to have the same view about politics as the rest of us,” said Esten Perez, communications director for the Institute of

The Fight for Millennials

May 3, 2013|
By: Charlie Cook National Journal May 3, 2013 President Obama carried the 18-to-29-year-old voting bloc by 34 points in 2008 and by 23 points last year. But a new national survey of millennial voters conducted by Harvard’s Institute of Politicssuggests this emerging generation might not be as locked into the Democratic camp as conventional wisdom suggests, and

Millennials want to be rich, have everything – but don’t want to work hard, study finds

May 3, 2013|
By: Zosia Bielski The Globe and Mail May 3, 2013 Today’s teens are more materialistic but less willing to work for their toys than baby boomers were when they were in high school, according to an incendiary new study that assessed the work ethic of three generations of high-school seniors. “Compared to previous generations, recent high-school graduates are

Millennials Want to Donate to Charities, Save the World. Really

May 3, 2013|
By: Heesun Wee CNBC May 3, 2013 Forget T-shirts. If you’re in the business of asking people for donations, usual outreach strategies such as hawking candy bars, e-mail blasts and mass mailers are getting some competition. Nimble charities and philanthropists are instead discovering crowdfunding as an effective, efficient tool for collecting money from the masses. The

Boomers Finally Leaving Workforce: But are Millennials Ready to Step Up?

May 2, 2013|
By: Kate Rogers FOXBusiness May 2, 2013 As more boomers age out of the American workforce, their employers are having a hard time filling their shoes. According to a new report from Citigroup, firms are facing constraints on the availability of qualified labor resources as older workers age out of the workforce or reduce their hours,

Banking in 2023: what’s a branch?

April 30, 2013|
By: John Armstrong The Globe and Mail April 30, 2013 Canadian banks have an enviable record for stability and performance over the past 20 years. Even into 2013, we are continuing to see remarkably good performance. However, the next few quarters are likely to be very challenging as key forces start to impact top- and

Conservative millennials avoid risky investments

April 28, 2013|
By: Christine Dugas USA Today April 28, 2013 This year the Dow finally broke through the 14,000 barrier for the first time since October 2008, but no thanks to the risk-averse millennials. The millennial generation, which ranges in age from 18 to 34, has been raised during the stock market crash and the Great Recession.

Managers to Millennials: Job interview no time to text

April 28, 2013|
By: Paul Davidson USA Today April 28, 2013 Newly minted college graduates soon entering the job market could be facing another hurdle besides high unemployment and a sluggish economy. Hiring managers say many perform poorly — sometimes even bizarrely — in job interviews. Human resource professionals say they’ve seen recent college grads text or take

Stuck in Traffic: Corporate perks keep Gen Y downtown

April 26, 2013|
By:Steven D’Souza CBC News April 26, 2013 Sari Katz has the kind of commute most people in the Greater Toronto Area can only dream of. “It takes, by bike, six or seven minutes,” the 26-year old says about her ride to work at Google Canada’s headquarters in the heart of downtown Toronto. Katz works in
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