Prior to 2008, other generations claimed that Gen Y’s quarter-life crisis is dependent on the economic situation, that surely we would come to terms with the realities of the workplace ...
Gen Y isn’t the lazy, careless generation without a work ethic, as some employers perceive. Rather, there is a gap between the way Gen Y-ers want to be motivated, engaged ...
Side jobs and internships are useful, but still fall far from the experience of working. So what do aspiring professionals need to learn in order to bridge this gap? What ...
It’s not unusual to see fresh graduates job hunting again within six months of starting their first job. According to statistics, 1 in 5 graduates do this, and up to ...
Growing up, our parents told us, “You can do anything you want to do.” As a consequence, which we’ve either learned from them or have concluded ourselves, we don’t want ...
If we believe developmental psychologists (and why shouldn’t we), the events we see and experience in our early adolescent years shape us for the rest of our lives: how we ...
A while ago, I had a discussion with another Gen Y-er about the significance of different generations in the workforce. He claimed that everybody is unique (not surprising, since he ...
You may have been amused when your father had a midlife crisis – when he bought a leather jacket, started riding a motorbike and dating much younger women. However, if ...
