Posted in Career Advice for Young Professionals Gen Y Entrepreneurship Generation Y/Millennials Getting from College to Career Recommended Career Resources on October 13, 2008 at 1:25 am
I spent Sunday afternoon diving into a tall stack of weekend newspapers and this month’s magazines, looking for articles relevant to young professionals.
Here are some interesting stories I recommend, with a little bit of personal commentary:
1. Articles about finding a job in the current economy:
The Personal Business page of this weekend’s New York Times features a follow-up to a recent article about online job hunting. Alina Tugend’s “When Job Hunting, Be Your Own Salesman” reminds readers to continue face-to-face networking in addition to online networking efforts.
Also in the Times, you’ll find a story about undergraduate finance and economics majors looking for post-college jobs. “Finance Students Keep Their Job Hopes Alive” suggests that students at top-tier schools aren’t too worried — they believe this downturn will pass and they’ll be just fine.
I’ve found this sentiment to be true in the Ivy League (and the article points out a related trend that I recently blogged about: one student in the article says, “[E]veryone I know is studying for the LSATs right now, people who a month ago had no intention of ever going to law school.” Ugh.). While it’s interesting to know that top students aren’t worried, what about students at the thousands of other colleges in the country? If you’re a job hunting student, please share your experience.
2. Articles about young entrepreneurs:
If you’d rather start your own business than get a job, there’s lots of good reading for you. BusinessWeek recently celebrated America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2008. Don’t miss the special feature on whether or not to hire your parents.
Inc. magazine weighs in with its current cover story, “Cool, Determined, Under 30,” celebrating 18 young (and, according to the photos, pretty hip) entrepreneurs.
Finally, StartupNation.com names its “Dorm-Based 20,” celebrating collegiate entrepreneurs.
I love all of this great coverage of young professionals NOT being portrayed as entitled, unmotivated slackers. But I have a complaint: While BusinessWeek and Inc. feature a good mix of genders, StartupNation.com features zero young women. I know for a fact that there are lots of college-aged women out there starting businesses — let’s give them some attention too! If you are a female college student with an entrepreneurial venture, please let me know. I’d love to interview you about your experiences.
3. Last but not least, another story about Facebook:
If you don’t want to find a job or start your own business, you may be looking into graduate school. If so, according to BusinessWeek.com, you may soon get friended by a grad school admissions officer. “The Admissions Office Finds Facebook” details the ways in which grad schools are trying to attract candidates through social networking.
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@Maggie – thanks for the quotation!
Lindsey
Thanks for injecting positive uplifting news and insights into the media Lindsey! Great list of very interesting articles.
I’ve been reading quotes lately to keep some perspective on what’s going on. Here’s one I think young professionals might benefit from:
“You cannot help but learn more as you take the world into your hands. Take it up reverently, for it is an old piece of clay, with millions of thumbprints on it.” ~John Updike
@Paige – thanks for the comment. A 14 year old entrepreneur — I love it!
Lindsey
I love to hear success stories about (young) entrepreneurs. I am trying to be one! I recently read ana rticle from a Long Island newspaper about a 14 year old young lady who created her own line of natural hair-care products and is making a killing. Her items are in such high demand. Impressive.
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