Why the Financial Crisis is (Mostly) Good News for Gen Y - Tammy Erickson - The Diigo Meta page

• 21 Oct 08
  

  Bertrand Duperrin

  And here's the irony. Despite a slowdown in immediate career opportunities, the current financial crisis is likely to reinforce the overall happy, fortuitous economic life of Generation Y.

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  • And unlike Boomers, who are racing to build up a nest egg before retirement hits and in many cases trying to make up for a life of limited savings, Y's have no such time pressure. The key job challenge for Y's in this job market will be to find the challenging opportunities for learning that they crave. In many ways, their greater financial flexibility may give them an advantage over older generations for some of the interesting opportunities.

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