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No New Friends

... friends in person. Sometimes it's through mutual friends at social events, and sometimes it's through situations in my life like internships or work.JESSICA, 24, MNFor many young people today, the workplace has become the most natural place to form new friendships; through school/work is the most common way they have met new friends, with 64% of U.S. youth and 56% in the UK meeting friends this way, as well as 77% of Trendsetters in both countries. As many office environments begin to resemble college ...

Set In (E)motion: The Guide to Gen Y Burnout

... this institution was not only doing good in the world but would also take care of them after they were drafted and served on behalf of their country. But Ys live in the era of war-induced PTSD and post-Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell-legislation. They see the military as having made serious missteps with the people in their charge, which this institution is only now beginning to own up to. In another example, Ys were raised to believe that if they worked hard enough and dutifully made it through college ...

Demo Real

... the streets, taking over college campuses, and attending political assemblies to build Demo Reals as they express their points of view on issues that hit close to home. They see their real life actions as working in tandem with their digital efforts to make the greatest possible impact.In the past, young people considered online activism to be both effective and fun because it raised awareness and gave them something to share, but now they’re rebounding from digital-only experiences and ...

Off-Roading

... creative approaches to work in which efficiency and productivity are paramount. Some are adopting extreme strategies like Lifestyle Design in which they abandon the “deferred life” plan typified by traditional 9-to-5 jobs and instead use online shortcuts, such as virtual assistants, passive income experiments, and work-from-anywhere opportunities, to bring in enough money to support their passions in minimal time.I opted to not get a job after graduating college and instead am going to work on a couple ...

BrandCon

... serve a role as mentors for consumers by creating educational events that can benefit attendees personally and professionally. We foresee Gen Zs being especially drawn to such experiences, as they're focused on getting ahead in their professional lives from a young age (see ProPlay). Moreover, as Zs are reconsidering the value of college/university, they will likely turn to brands to offer them unofficial forms of education. One 16-year-old female in our qualitative research expressed interest in ...

Global Gaming Trends

... Along with killing competitors and building forts, Fortnite players often engage in another activity: dancing. Players often make their players dance around the game, giving new life to dance moves that were past popular culture sensations, including the Carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel Air, the floss from the “Backpack Kid” on Katy Perry’s Saturday Night Live performance, and the classic robot. College scholarship Ashland University in Ohio became the first ...

Fear Factors

... . You can go to college and still be completely lost with what you want to do. It's so scary because I'm spending all this money and I don't know if I'm gonna be a stable adult.SOPHIA, 20, PASTRESS OVER: THE FUTUREZs, the oldest of which are graduating from college, are looking to secure their future, and this generation of anxious youth is worried about what that future will look like. Over half (54%) of Zs in the U.S. worry about work/school and another four in 10 worry about the economy (41%) and ...

Video Game Time

... to grow and breed other things like it.ARLISIA, 26, GATraditional sports leagues have good reason to be wary of the popularity of eSports. Adults are more likely to follow and stay fans of sports they played as children, and Zs not only are avid gamers but also are being pushed into safer sports by parents who fear head injuries in sports like football and soccer. It's even infiltrating the college sports scene in the U.S., with UC Irvine announcing that it will be offering scholarships for ...

Dollars And Sense

... at relatively high rates, Mint, not only enables them to see highly detailed breakdowns of their financial activity but also helps them create realistic budgets and analyzes thousands of investment products to make personal recommendations. I research [financial matters] using blogs and forums, such as Reddit, Money Under 30, and NerdWallet. TREVOR, 25, MNSet back by the poor state of the U.S. economy and resultant high unemployment rates during their post-college years, today’s young adults ...

Betterment Marketing Tips

... college Style Gurus. The program will offer career training on a range of different topics and fields with personalized curriculums in editorial, photography, social media, graphic design, and marketing/PR. Some of the courses offered include a series of 101 classes covering topics like Photoshop, HTML.CSS, YouTube, and more. Courses are open and free to all gurus; they will also be able to discuss the courses in-depth online with their teachers, many who work for CollegeFashionista’s parent company ...