Careerbuilder’s recent R-rated video was cheap and lame… and I really didn’t want to give them any (more) attention for such a low attempt to drive traffic to their site. But, when surfing around Facebook the other day, I came across another CareerBuilder marketing ploy – “Unhappy Hours.” Says CareerBuilder: “CareerBuilder.com sponsored Unhappy Hours are here to stay! We’ll be …
5 Reasons Gen X is Cool with Gen Y….
I’m Gen X and I approved this message… I like Gen Y types and think the hype about how they are different is overplayed. Among the reasons I’m cool with Gen Y as a member of Kurt Cobain Nation: 1. I’m young enough to remember how clueless I was… 2. Somebody’s got to do the work… 3. Like Gen X, …
The “R” Rated Video From CareerBuilder…
You know how it goes – You’ve got to look cool for the kids… With that in mind, CareerBuilder has been bootstrapping a video campaign to make their job board look cool to the Gen Y crowd. Here’s the rundown of the campaign from ERE: "Have a boring, crappy job? Do your co-workers celebrate your birthday in the morning with …
Facebook Has A Prom – You Weren’t Invited…
This is going to make your annual employee appreciation luncheon look a little stale: "It’s true: Facebook held a prom for its employees in San Francisco last night at the Metreon. The shopping mall-cineplex’s fourth floor was tastefully decorated with white flowers, and the gathered Facebookers were dressed up — and so youthful, you might think it was an actual …
Don’t Show Up to My Interview Looking Like Courtney Love…
How much does what candidates wear to interviews tell you? Or do you even care? When I first moved to DC and began interviewing around, my sister told me I needed to dress more conservatively. Not that I was showing up in a bustier and fishnet stockings… I save those goodies for the weekend. I generally look like I have …
The College Degree – An Entry Ticket and 2 Educations in 1…
Want to see what weakness looks like? The following excerpt is from a contributor on EmployeeEvolution.com: The lie is simply this, “You can do anything you want so long as (sic) get a college education.”… As if my naive ways weren’t bad enough, I also assumed it didn’t matter what you majored in… I had to learn the hard way …
How Do You Deal With A Millennial Who Can’t Hack It?
OK – first up, a note to all the readers. This is not a generational site. Paul, Maren and Tim all posted on quality stuff that is generation-based this week, and while generational issues will certainly be in the mix here at Fistful, they won’t merit four posts a week – at least most of the time. That being said, …
Baby Boomers Are Exiting Stage Left – Is that Good or Bad?
As a partner in an executive search firm, I’m constantly marketing our services to acquire new clients across the U.S. That’s just part of what I do… Recently, we created a new detailed practice brochure, highlighting all of our services, and sent our new material to CEO’s in our market niche – healthcare IT. A few days later, I received …
Much Lauded, Sort of Hated…That’s Us Millennials
So it’s sort of my job to talk about us young ‘uns. Laughably so, if you could see me and my Bonnie Raitt gray streak. But I thought I might try talking about it from a millennial’s POV. Instead of trying to figure out what they want, why don’t I just tell you what I want? 1) Need for speed. …
Engaging Your New Age Employees Through Incentives….
You would have to be living under a pretty big rock to miss the discussion about Generation Y, Millenials and Gen X taking over the business world. As we head into a substantial generational change-over with Boomers exiting and a whole “new” type of employee entering – most managers (if they are staying around) are a bit anxious. Much of …