Lindsey Pollak's keynote address, "What Gen Y Wants", connected immediately with attendees, many of whom were themselves members of Gen Y,
Some of Lindsey's points included:
1. Enlist students to help career services in promoting your help and envents. They have the technical knowledge and the connections, and once you get them involved, they'll engage. The challenge is getting them involved in the first place, and that's where fellow students can help.
2. Understand why this generation is different than previous generations. They have different expectations, based on different influences throughout their lives. They've had a lifelong desire to be individuals, Lindsey said, and understanding that offers opportunity to provide services to them.
3. Be careful about assumptions about what is common sense. Often students do things such as incorporating instant messaging language into business correspondence or dressing inappropriately for job interviews or choosing a lifelong email address at the age of 8.
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It will be interesting to hear Lindsey Pollak's perspective on how the career services offices and Experience can work together to connect the candidates and employers based on intangibles (culture, fit, etc.).
I would like to hear Lindsay view on what tools the Gen Y audience look to first when starting a career search? Is there a new technology that the Gen Y crowd is using for career search?
I agree. The desire for individuality can't be stressed enough. It is a recurrent theme in generations of Americans. So, finding ways of making any "system" (i.e. eRecruiting)feel personal -- enhancing individuality rather than undermining it -- is critically important.
It would be interesting to find out about any new technology the Gen Y is using for career search? Also, I would be interested in learning of the differences between technologies that have been successful and not successful in aiding Gen Y in their career search.
I have heard a BAZILLION talks about "Gen Y" -- most of them have been somewhat cynical, describing the next generation as "entitled", "overly needy for positive feedback" and "impatient". Lindsey's presentation was the best I have EVER seen in terms of presenting a balanced view that clearly demonstrates that while Gen Y might be different than Gen X, the Boomers, and the Traditionalists, they bring a LOT of very positive and powerful new perspectives to the new world we all share. GREAT JOB LINDSEY! And **thank you** for making such a fantastic contribution to the conference!!!
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