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Out Of Office

... a key role in influencing young people’s shifting career aspirations. For one, it’s contributing to their frustration with office jobs, which are largely dependent on computers and mobile devices and making them long to disconnect from their screens and desks and engage in more tactile experiences. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, in reaction to their overly digital lives, young generations are driving a resurgence of age-old crafts and choosing to become butchers, bartenders, and barbers ...

Self Made Marketing Tips

... These marketing directives and examples act as guidelines for engaging young adults across the areas of work, finances, and home.Work, finances, and home are three areas that are core to youth’s sense of self, making them relevant to brands across all categories. As Gen Ys and Zs disrupt industries, each is crafting his or her own unique version of career, financial security, and home life, and brands need to adapt now to catch up to their demands and expectations. These takeaways will guide ...

Gen Z State Of Mind

... academic success, but they feel that getting hands-on practice through real-world training is more relevant when preparing for the future. In previous decades, age often restricted youth from gaining high-level work experience, and therefore, education was the primary way to set oneself up for career success. Now, Zs’ technological access affords them greater ability than ever before to try their hand at different jobs from a young age.  Meanwhile, as technology makes learning an always-on pursuit ...

Overboredom

... will likely be abandoned for a new one. For employers, offering Zs new projects or channels for “leveling up” will be key to attracting and retaining a generation that fears boredom and complacency above all else. ACTION ITEMSZs have a faster speed of evaluation. When creating content or advertising, rethink long intros and establishments shots that aren’t visually or emotionally compelling.Zs’ fear of boredom may mean they’re less likely to stick with a company or career path that’s not ...

Fair Game

... for the LA Kings, said, “[The panelists’] anecdotes proved that as far as women have come in the business of sports and hockey, there is still a need to promote and educate that women can succeed in any role or career that they aspire to.” If more leagues offer to honor females in the sports industry, such success won’t have to require an explanation.Women should be more involved as there is a huge stigma around women being "able" to be involved in sports. Some people seem to think that women ...

Leaning Out To Lean In

... Young parents are “leaning out” of the Lean In movement and discovering that, by prioritizing family life, they’re happier people and more effective workers.Contrary to the idea that achieving professional success requires “leaning in” at work even if it means “leaning out” at home, young parents are championing the notion that a successful career shouldn’t have to come at the expense of family life. Instead, they are discovering that being a parent can actually help their careers, and not just ...

For Love And Money

... student loan debt in history. By and large, paying for college has been the biggest investment of their lives—one they’ve yet to see a return on. Now that the economy is recovering, both younger and older Ys are employing strategies to diminish debt and get on track financially (see Dollars And Sense). The younger among them are maximizing their investment in higher education by reducing their reliance on student loans and adopting a more financially driven approach to the career paths they choose ...

The Optimization Generation

... differently than those who are currently in the workforce. Younger Ys and teen Zs, eager to minimize debt, are choosing colleges that offer more value relative to the cost. They’re also taking targeted internships to avoid going down the wrong career paths, leery of the financial setbacks that often accompany switching industries. Career optimization takes a different form for employed Ys, who are finding that their productivity suffers when they try to keep up in real time with the requests that flood ...