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Why do organizations like “shooting in the dark”?

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

It’s not breaking news that we are about to experience a massive exodus of Baby Boomers from the workforce which cannot be adequately replaced by younger workers (e.g., Gen Y). We’ve known this for a while now.

And there certainly has been no shortage of great ideas to combat this potential crisis. Examples include integrating social media into talent attraction and creating café-like lounges in offices where employees can work.

Frankly, though, it really doesn’t matter what organizations are doing because there are two absolutely critical things they must understand first. Read More

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Focus on your business and your culture to attract and retain Gen Y talent

Monday, August 31st, 2009

There are two things my Gen Y peers know about TalentEgg, the company I work for:

  1. What we do. We help students and recent grads find meaningful jobs by bringing top Canadian companies on the site to advertise their entry-level jobs and internships, and we also produce and aggregate resources and content which help students and recent grads manage their job hunt, career and life. Essentially, we’re helping our friends, classmates and colleagues help themselves through a challenging transition.
  2. Our awesome company culture. This information may not be as widespread as What we do, but those of us who work for TalentEgg take the opportunity to share it among our friends and family as often as possible: Read More

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Let your newest recruits do your recruiting for you

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Who do you send to career fairs and other events to be the face of your company? It’s probably not who students and new grads actually want to talk to – they want to talk to someone who looks and acts like them.

This is one of the fundamental problems of the typical event booth and the most common reason why students are so often disappointed by what they find at career fairs and information sessions. It’s the reason we ask employers to get feedback from their newest hires on their company profiles on TalentEgg. Read More

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You’re hiring a generation of entrepreneurs, not paper pushers

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Almost every young person throughout history has always wanted to change the world with their ideas and work. It’s part of the growing process to think this way, and to experience a degree of trial and error, before they realize they have to get an ordinary job to pay the bills and, perhaps, have an extraordinary life outside of work. In past generations, ordinary jobs were something to strive for, but now members of Gen Y are often ashamed to settle for ordinary work, employers, culture and compensation. Read More

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Do campus recruiting like Google, especially if you’re small

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Although most Canadians probably think of Silicon Valley, California when we think of Google, the company also employs people in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo. Meanwhile, Canadian computer science, engineering and other technologically savvy students probably know exactly where Google is located within our borders and what it does at each location.

A recent Financial Post article says Google “has become a major recruiter of engineering and computer science graduates from Canadian universities.” Read More

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How to make Gen Y loyal to your company

Friday, July 17th, 2009

The Ottawa Citizen reported Tuesday that a recent Ipsos Reid survey showed 22% of Canadians are expressing decreased loyalty to their employer and that number increases following the freezing of salaries or staff cuts.

It’s commonly thought that members of Generation Y are less loyal to their employers than previous generations, hopping jobs every few years. I would argue it’s not a matter of loyalty, however, but fit. What one job or company can accomodate the constant growth and improvement of each individual? As young workers, we are not content staying in one role our entire lives like our parents and grandparents were. Read More

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