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Category Archives: Generation-Y
11 Elements To a Winning Campus Recruitment Presentation
I’ve recently started doing some Talent Management Consulting for a Technology start-up company in Singapore. An inspiring team of young go-getters, committed to investing in other start-up ideas they believe will change the world.
Coupled with their mantra of investing in … Continue reading
Also posted in Employer Branding
Tagged campus recruitment, company culture, employer branding, Gen-Y, generation y, recruitment talk
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You Are Not Your Title
You can argue whether people change or don’t. But I’m pretty sure of something though. People’s essence, barring exceptional circumstances, remains the same throughout life, but there are manifest behaviors and characteristics that do change over time due to what we experience … Continue reading
Also posted in Career Wisdom, Work Experience
Tagged behavior changes, environment, hierarchy, people change, perception, self entitlement, title, types of managers
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NUS Students’ Survey on Careers
The NUS Global Talent Forum took place again this year with some interesting findings from the Students and Employers Survey. The study was conducted in December 2009, and while the results could have been made public in a more timely … Continue reading
Also posted in Employment Market, Professions
Tagged first job, Gen-Y, graduate salary, job-seekers, NUS, salary, social media, work-life balance
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Young Employee – Old Company: How to Stay Motivated and Drive Change in an Outdated Environment
Being a Gen-Y employee working for a company that still lives in the 20th century and where senior managers mistake Blackberries with Star Trek Tricorders can be a towering challenge.
Old company doesn’t mean that they’ve been in business for hundreds of years. Longevity here is not a factor, what I refer to is the way that business is done. There are companies that have been around for ages but their culture has been forged with cutting edge knowledge and tech. On the contrary, some start-ups’ organizational cultures seem to be founded on some medieval scriptures. Somehow, old companies tend to be a retention magnet for “old people” (leave age aside!).
Old companies often move at a pace that to you, may seem like bullet time. It’s not infrequent to see people complaining about how certain tasks consume their entire weeks. Strikingly, you can get those things done in 2 hours, which leaves you wondering if you are either Flash or there’s a time dilation field surrounding your desk.
Also posted in Career Wisdom, Overcoming the Odds
Tagged bullet time, drive change, Gen-Y, generation y, micro culture, motivation, old company, organizational culture, slow pace, stay motivated, stress, viral, work frustration, young employee
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6 Steps to Motivating Gen-Y Talent
This post continues on from my earlier post about Attracting Gen-Y Talent, and is part of a series that looks at the fundamentals of attracting, motivating and retaining today’s millennials for a more hospitable workplace.
Attracting the right talent is difficult, … Continue reading
4 Steps to Attracting Gen-Y Talent
With the current view that the generational gap in the workforce is as wide as ever, it’s spurred a recent push by companies to better understand the Gen-Y recruitment landscape. Many companies that had previously been satisfied with their talent … Continue reading
2 Ways the Evolution of Mass Media has Influenced Gen-Y
In a recent post I discussed the subject of generational issues at work. They’ve been obvious for a long time and will be just as prevalent in the future, if not more so. That being said, I also think it’s … Continue reading
Baby Boomers, Gen-X, Gen-Y: What was the MOST Important requirement for your first job?
I want to get to the bottom of what each generation prioritised in their first job. Although I have my own assumptions, there’s some variance in references, so I’d like to hear it directly from my audience.
It’s pretty safe to … Continue reading
Understanding Gen-Y: What’s all the Fuss About?
Is it just me, or is there more attention paid to generational issues in the workplace in recent times? Why is the generational gap attributed to more of the misunderstandings that take place between older and younger workers? Each conflict … Continue reading
Deciding Your Professional Career: Not a Matter of Life or Death
I’m very excited about this guest post from an associate who I’ve been collaborating with, Fernando Tarnogol.”
You are 17 and already thinking about what to do in college and where. Clap! Clap! You belong to a statistical minority. … Continue reading
