Gen Z at Work Blog | Jamie Belinne

Gen Z - The Communication Generation

You didn’t see that title coming, did you? But it’s true. Gen Z, the people in their teens and early twenties right now are much better...

Why Aren't You Taking Notes?

As I speak to organizations around the country, I’ve heard a consistent frustration from business leaders that interns and new graduates...

Privacy Policies Need a Generational Update

It’s like telling ghost stories when I talk to my students: “When I was in college, professors would post grades on the walls outside of...

Take Off Those Headphones!

I was speaking about Gen Z trends to a meeting of real estate executives last week when one announced, “I have a kid I’m probably going...

Don't Just Call Your College Job Candidates

I asked more than 1600 "Gen Z" college students (avg age for survey: 21) about the tools they're using to communicate, and, as you'd...

Dear Parents of High Schoolers

I teach about 2000 undergraduates each year, and I'm a Mom of college and high school age kids. As a result, there are a few things I...

I Want A New Job For Christmas

Dear Santa, Please bring me a new job for Christmas. I’d like one with a great boss, lots of opportunity for growth and a total rewards...

That Day You Hate Your Job

I talked to a young woman the other day who complained she hated her major because it was too much work, and the tests were stressful. I...

How to Tell if You Have (or Are) a Bad Boss

I had a student in my office the other day complaining about how his boss was so bad it made him want to change careers. So I asked him...

Hurricane Networking

It's been about three weeks since Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, and we're still not back to normal. I've lived around floods and...