Engaging with your future force

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From http://bloggertone.com 5199 days ago
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Generation Y, also known as the Millennial Generation, Generation Next or Net Generation; is generally marked by an increased use and familiarity with communications, media, and digital technologies...

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Written by nialldevitt
5199 days ago

Generation Y have gotten a bad press in some quarters but a lot of what is said misses the point, every generation is different from the one before, the Millennials just happen to be the most tech savvy people on the planet. Smart companies are quickly learning to embrace Gen Y and their tools because as you point out, Gen Y may not only be your future employees, they will also be your future customers. Great post! Politicians, Educators, Biz leaders please pay attention!

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Written by lyceum
5199 days ago

Niall, I must say that I don't think so much about different age groups. I learned that from my time as student in America. A great book for the younger (and "middle-aged" people like me) is Dan Schawbel's book, Me 2.0. He has an updated version of it called "Me 2.0, Revised and Updated Edition: 4 Steps to Building Your Future:"

In Sweden your "personal number" with your birth of date plus a special 4-digit number code, is "following" you from the day you are born to the day you die. It is a bit scary.

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