careers

Making Our Own Transition Plans

by Allison Fine on 7 Nov 2008

On Wednesday, Jonathan Wolfe wrote a terrific piece on this blog called Remembering the "We" in Yes We Can about the continued engagement of the Millennials who were so instrumental in Obama's victory continuing to be engaged in helping to develop the priorites and policies of the new administration.

Lisa Stone, the co-founder of Blogher, makes a slightly different call to action,  She encourages everyone to come up with our own transition plan. We need to ask ourselves, she writes, "What will YOU do to help resolve the nation's problems?"

Good question!  And a particularly poignant one for us to ask in a bleak economy because the jobs in the social sector that may have been available a year or two ago may not be there this year and next. So, what's a social citizen to do? Read more »

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Student Loans: We All Seek Forgiveness

by Jonathan Wolfe on 22 Aug 2008 5

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently posted information about the Department of Education’s request for feedback on proposed regulations regarding implementation of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007.

Come again?

Basically, this new law forgives the remaining debt of student loan recipients who have worked as full-time “public service employees” for a period of 10 consecutive years while making their payments. In other words, you graduate, land a solid gig at a nonprofit, government agency, or other still-to-be-defined “public service” employer, and you won’t have to pay any more monthly debt owed after 10 years working there or remaining in the sector. Read more »

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My Boss is on Facebook, Now What?

by Kari Dunn Saratovsky on 12 Aug 2008 5

How To Befriend The Boss On Facebook

This is a post I’ve been wanting to write for a while, and as soon as I saw this video, I was inspired.

To set a little context, it was just about a year ago when we gathered as usual for our weekly staff meeting. As we took our seats my boss came in and proclaimed, “I joined Facebook over the weekend, and I think the rest of you should do the same – oh, and please friend me.” Read more »

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Surge in Cause-Related Jobs for Millennials

by Allison Fine on 8 Jul 2008 1

The Wall Street Journal reports a surge of interest by Millennials in cause-related jobs. Teach for America and the Peace Corps are experiencing a surge in applicants in response to these frightening statistics: “Only 59% of employers surveyed expect to hire 2008 graduates by the end of the summer, down from 76% the year before … “

Historically, the public sector has seen a surge of job applicants in slow economic times, it will be interesting to see how the slowdown affects the nonprofit sector and its ability to continue to hire young people. Hopefully, the slowdown and the employment prospects for young people will all show signs of recovery soon.

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Attracting the Best and Brightest

by Kari Dunn Saratovsky on 10 Jun 2008 3

College Graduates, My nephew graduated from Sam Houston State University Saturday. I made a mad dash into town for the festivities.

(photo by dsb nola)

As the summer of 2008 is officially upon us, we see gas prices soaring to a whopping $4.00 a gallon, and an economy that is unpredictable at best. But even with all of the uncertainty in the world, one thing is for sure – very little seems to be stopping the new class of college graduates entering the workforce. Read more »

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Millennial Careers: We Can Work It Out!

by Kari Dunn Saratovsky on 19 Apr 2008

Sure, I’ve had more jobs in the past 8 years since I graduated college than my parents have had throughout their entire professional careers — and the funny thing is, the majority of my friends are in the same boat. But that doesn’t mean we’re not dedicated and committed to the causes and organizations we work for, that we don’t respect our superiors or won’t roll up our sleeves and pay our dues. Read more »

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