Tag Archives: Gen Y
Your Personal Brand: Labeling and Living on the Generational Cusp
The Generational Debate has been a popular topic lately. As Boomers begin looking to retirement, working, recruiting, retaining, and understanding the current and future workforce is and should be an important focus–for managers, human resource professionals, and companies, regardless of their size or volume. We know (or we should) that Millenials are the largest new
My Personal Brand is What? Career Tips for Gen X and Beyond
Several years ago, I was in need of a temporary assistant to do some tedious administrative tasks. A trustworthy temp agency sent over a nice lady who worked hard and had a pleasant personality. My workload got bigger and while this lady had already missed a few days, I thought her excuses seemed legitimate and
Social Media in Business: Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce
With the burst of technology, social media, and personal branding, it is an interesting experience to be out in a workforce that consists of four different and distinct generations of employees working together. Technology, social media, and personal branding are very important to some and relatively unimportant to others. Your success in ‘playing well with others’ at work comes down to education, understanding, and adjusting your style within this multi-generational workforce.
Personal Brand Interview: Dave Ursillo
I recently interviewed Dave Ursillo, a GenY writer of self help and alternative leadership. We discuss the merits of personal branding and the role social media will play as Gen Y begins to inherit the world’s problems. Dave founded the “Renegadeism” Movement, which intends to inspire GenYers to defy cynicism and be true to their
Personal Branding with Social Media: Twitter Your Way to Your Personal Brand
Twitter.com may get a bad rep because of the user’s inability to post anything longer than 140 characters, but that’s one of the reasons I like it. I have to admit, the simplicity of this particular social networking site confused me. I wondered why anyone would need a means for updating their status, since that
Personal Brand Building Classes in School?
Imagine if Personal Branding 101 were a required course in college. You would be guided through the process of uncovering your unique attributes, taught the principles of personal marketing (so you can apply them to yourself as a job applicant), and work with web 2.0 tools and social media to find and more easily attain
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