Managing Gen Y

2 Great Gen Y links

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:01:22 +0000

Great website:

http://under30ceo.com/

Great article

http://under30ceo.com/10-things-gen-y-wont-pay-for/

Marketing to Gen Y: The Do’s, Don’ts and Don’t Bothers

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:22:14 +0000

Great article about how to market to Gen Y:

http://www.nbnnews.com/NBN/issues/2009-11-16/Downturn/index.html

Midway College Survey Finds Generational Differences of Workers

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:01:41 +0000

Midway College has produced and made available a survey they conducted on how different generations work. The research was done in Kentucky and involved all generations. From the report:

“While the research findings found some significant differences in generational work attitudes between the generations, it also found some in common. All three generations considered loyalty from their employer and maintenance of good working relationships as important. Specifically the survey found that all generations take their performance appraisals seriously; they are all comfortable working with members of the opposite sex and people with different backgrounds, and comprehensive healthcare was important.”

To download the report please visit: http://www.midway.edu/sites/default/files/GenerationalStudyofWorkplaceAttitudes10-09.pdf

Irish Study of Gen Y Shows Global Similarities

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:39:18 +0000

The first ever survey of Gen Y or Millennial employees in the Ireland has been published by the OMT group. The website provides a presentation as well as a full report for review.

http://www.omtorgdev.com/our-insights/articles/the-cutting-edge/

United Kingdom: Generation Y ‘derailed’ during the recession, expert warns

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:37:14 +0000

Louisa Peacock in the UK magazine of Personnel Today reports on a conference where experts spoke about the impact of the recession in the UK up Gen Y employees.

http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2009/10/01/52381/generation-y-derailed-during-the-recession-expert-warns.html

Why Hire a Gen Y?

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:31:16 +0000

In a recent blog post, Lindsey Pollack of Fast Company explains why she loves her Gen Y assistant. In short, smart, energized, tech savvy, and filled with new ideas. Read her post at:

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/lindsey-pollak/next-generation-career-advice/why-i-love-my-gen-y-assistant

The events that shape us

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:29:10 +0000

Generation Y is a unique and fascinating generation. There are many reasons to why this generation is the way they are. One major, yet underlining factor that personally being a Gen Y I tend to overlook, is the world events that have taken place during a Gen Y’s life and how this shapes them. To remind everyone, including Gen Y, about these events here is a list of major world events and happenings that have shaped Gen Y:

-Internet
-Reality TV
-Columbine
-The Iraq War
-Starbucks
-September 11
-Hurricane Katrina
-Oklahoma City bombing
-Challenger explosion

Written by Kaileigh Maguire, Gen Y

The Culture of Gen Y

admin — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:01:09 +0000

When we think of the Gen Y population (those 10-30 years old now), we don’t often think of them as another culture. We think – we are all in America, how can they be another culture? But, culture does not have to involve a passport, instead we need to think of it as the values and norms of a group of people. If we consider Gen Y as another culture than we can use a different way of thinking to create a better understanding.

Learning about another culture is about exploring the cultural values, norms, language, roles and manners of seeing the world. Taking a look at Gen Y through a cross cultural filter allows us to step back from frustration and instead to engage our curiosity. If we assumed that we knew nothing about them – what would we notice first? Their language? Their behaviors? Their values and norms? Try it. Pick a Gen Y in your life and step back and observe them like you would someone in another country.

Gen Y is a fundamentally different culture than the generations before it. This is neither good nor bad. It simply is. They are not a group to be fixed, nor will they conform to our preconceived ideas of what they should be doing, particularly in the workplace.

I am reminded of the quote by Wade Davis which is: “The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you. They are unique manifestations of the human spirit.”

Stepping back and seeing Gen Y as another culture makes it more fun to explore their world and how they see it. Enjoy the adventure.

Gen Y and the World Wide Web

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:38:24 +0000

Gen Y love their technology; especially when it comes to websites. Today, Gen Y are making more and more websites a part of their life. They use so many websites that it can be overwhelming to keep track of them. Here are some of the more popular sights that Gen Y are visiting and using on a daily basis:

-Facebook: An online network open to the public. One can make up their own profile, which includes a picture, name, birthdate, interests, etc. They can then search for other friends in their network or outside of their network if they have a facebook. One can add people they know or random people as their “friends”.

-Twitter: Twitter is a social networking site, where you can update your status about what you are doing/thinking at the time or look/reply to someone else’s status.

- Perez Hilton: A popular celebrity gossip blogger. His blogs are usually discussed between friends, “Hey did you see that story Perez had yesterday?”

-Sporcle: An addicting trivia website that has quizzes in all subjects which users have a set time limit to name all of the items within a given subject. Such subjects include sports, geography, television, and more.

-YouTube: YouTube is a website that allows its users to upload and share videos worldwide. The public is able to vote and make comments on the videos. This is a very popular website with Gen Y. Funny or outrageous YouTube videos are well known and often imitated between friends.

Written by Kaileigh Maguire, Gen Y

Having trouble understanding Gen Y?

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:00:59 +0000

Generation Y is known for their slang vocabulary and unique twist on the English language. Gen Y lingo is constantly changing and adding new phrases and words to everyday conversation. To keep up with this evolving language and be in the know, here is a list with some of the more common lingo used by Gen Y:

“im down with that”: i’m okay with that

Matt: “Want to go to the beach today?”
Kelley: “Sure, I’m down with that!”

“post up”: hang out in one specific location

“Let’s go post up at the bar and wait for our friends to get here”

“defriend”: the act of removing a friend on facebook

“Dan and I got into a fight and are no longer friends, so of course I defriended him on facebook.”

“tight”: 1. close friend 2. cool, stylish

“Ever since elementary school, Heather and I have been tight.”

“ Man, those new shoes are tight!”

“off the hook”: cool, excellent, happening

“ That concert last night was off the hook, I had so much fun!”

Written by Kaileigh Maguire, Gen Y