Talking about Generations

By Sarah Newton I was recently asked some really fascinating questions regarding social media and youth for an interview. I have posted them below – what do you think has social media changed today’s youth? 1. Do you believe that social media sites have placed a pressure on our youth to perform or behave in [...]

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By Sarah Newton – @sarahnewton These are some tips I recently wrote for the retail sector and thought they would be useful to share. Sterotype One -Teens are Lazy Tip – resume – Ensure it looks professional and is all formatted and spelt correctly. Any gaps in your previous experience (like a gap year, for [...]

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By Carol Phillips* Ask a teen how they are doing and they will nearly always answer ‘busy‘. For most teens, this is a true statement.  High school teens and college students alike are chronically tired and complain of stress. How much of this round the clock activity and pressure is avoidable is different debate, one [...]

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By Sarah Newton I recently found this article talking about Gen Z and their entering the workforce. I thought it was interesting on two fronts; one because we are beginning to talk about Gen Z and two, because it appeared to be giving out the wrong information. So I thought I would share my counter [...]

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By Carol Phillips* “Oh man, I’d make a career out of the Muppets if I could. That’s my real dream job…” — Jason Potteiger, comment on The Next Great Generation Blog When the Founding Fathers wrote “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” I think they must have had Millennials in mind. For the framers, [...]

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By Sarah Newton I found this great post written by Josip Petrusa which was aimed at marketers, but I thought it would be also useful to share here with my thoughts. Quick Ways to think like a Millennial 1. If it’s slower than a text message, it’s too slow. Youth want quick feedback, not a [...]

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By Sarah Newton There is no doubt that the work force has become so much more diverse in every way. From the amount of different generations, the retirement age higher than ever and the gap between young and old and their beliefs of and use of technology have created some big canyons that employers have [...]

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By Sarah Newton It seems long gone are the days when as employers we can forget social media and how we can use it to connect with potential or new employees. However many employers are concerned about the information their employees are sharing on social media sites and there have been cases of employees been [...]

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By Sarah Newton We have long been fed the line that Millennials are disloyal employees who expect to work when they want and how they want, but new research could be knocking these long held myths on their head. The Price Waterhouse Coopers ‘Millennials at work’ research looks at the opinions and expectations of over [...]

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By Sarah Newton I do think when it comes to managing Gen Y we are missing a trick. We talk a lot about how Generation Y are good at asking for what they want and fantastic and speaking up, putting their work-life balance at the centre of what they do, all of which I think [...]

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