“Therefore, as the economy improves, employment opportunities keep on rising, although not as earlier. The Millennial generation is likely to pursue new career paths that correspond to…
In the July 4th, 2016 New York Post article “I’m millennial and my generation sucks” by Johnny Oleksinski, he introduces himself as a member of the millennials and at the same time, describes that generation as the worst one. The author claims in his article that this generation is characterized as procrastinators, irresponsibility, and self-concern. He concludes with a list of some actions which can be useful to break the stereotype about millennials. Oleksinski begins his post by describing some contributions of the baby boomer generation and of the millennials. The baby boomers invented computers, while the millennials, have just contributed with emojis and Tv Recaps.…
Summary #5: “Coping with Millennials on Campus” In the article, “Coping with Millenials on Campus” written by Steve Williams, Jim Beard, and Margaret Tanner the writers are simply trying to educate the reader about dealing with the millennial generation at the college level. In this article, they explain how this generation wants to have thing their way or they will simply move on to the next opportunity they see fits them. For many universities, they will have to restructure the way they do business to accommodate this generation if they want them to stay in their school.…
Andrew Delbanco’s article “Three Reasons College Still matters” emphasizes that the percentage of college students that attend a higher institution or university has decreased, largely based on the changes that are affecting society. Therefore, it no longer seems astounding as it once did and it has become a factor that affects this generation not only economically, but socially as well. Before this article, was released the number of students that attended college, was generally high, but now the technological revolution, the changes in K-12 education and most importantly the decrease in college preparation programs, have lowered the percentage, and students in this generation are being affected. The author, suddenly noticed the effect on students, and wrote the article on the three reasons why college still…
In the editorial “Hunting for Hope in Modern America,” the professor Jeffrey Bosworth discusses the “screwed” millennial generation in three perspectives: the current issues in America, the positive attributes of the millennial generation, and what the millennial generation should do to succeed. He explains that millennials have the potential to be successful if they put the effort into their learning. Does Bosworth provide enough evidence of millennialls potential to be successful, to lead the reader to agree with his argument? The answer is yes, because he provides powerful counterarguments, startling evidence, and a use of pathos.…
In Ron Alsop article’s the" Trophy Kids’ Go to Work” that published in the book of introduction of English composition for international students. He describes how millennials make their lifestyle fit with their jobs. For instance, Millennials as feel that they are qualified to have the job that they want it. Also, they are such a reliable on their parents they even don’t care when they alter from job to job. Moreover, millennials desire their jobs and the workforce to be viable.…
Four adult generations currently reside in New Braunfels: the Silent, born between 1928 – 1945, the Baby Boomers (1946 – 1964), Generation X (1965 – 1980), and the Millennials (1980 and the mid – 2000’s). The majority of our business and civic leaders are Baby Boomers and Generation X. However, the time is nearing when the Millennials will be the new generation of leaders and decision makers. Let’s see how the Millennials will connect, get involved, and what impact will they have on our community.…
Unemployment has always been an issue in America, and according to young Americans, politicians are trying to solve it in ways that simply won’t work. The cliché solutions coming from both parties are tax-cuts and stimulus, but millennials are opposing these solutions. In fact, these young Americans have developed many proposals of what can be done to help solve the unemployment crisis, rather than what most politicians are currently proposing. These proposals are stated, explained, and analyzed in chapter 2 of the book When Millennials Rule: The Reshaping of America published by Posthill Press in 2016, and written by millennial political journalists David and Jack Cahn, who are actually a part of the millennial generation themselves. With…
Younger generation could offer many things in a workplace such as creativity, new ideas, and different methods of working more…
Young persons make up nearly a fourth of all employees…
Many feel overwhelmed, confused, and as if they do not fit into colleges or universities of their choice. Many first generation students fear that they will never be good enough or that they will let their families down. Therefore, there is much weight on their shoulders which can lead to them dropping out and thus, drop retention rates. One of the many causes of so many young women and men being first generation students is that several come from disadvantaged backgrounds whether it is about the sex they are or their…
Graves also makes the point that although American millennials are below average in math and science when compared to their international peers the educational disparities and skills gap among whites and minorities is constantly increasing. The skills gap between whites and minorities millennials is growing because they have access to higher education programs than other groups. For example, the suburban West Bloomfield school district in Michigan schools offer science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs to students from elementary through high school that helps students prepare and practice their quantitative skills in the real world. As a demonstration of how STEM programs are being implemented into white suburban communities…
Slocombe and Donald S. Miller strengthen their argument that students are ill-equipped to face the hypercompetitive new reality of the global marketplace by employing highly credible sources to backup their claims. The authors refer to a survey done by careerbuilder.com, a highly popular and commonly used website for job searching, that states that “87% of over 2500 managers and human resource executives said Millennials feel more entitled than older workers in terms of compensation, benefits, and career advancement”. () Almost anyone reading this article would automatically recognize this website and become intrigued. This information given by careerbuilder.com shows that almost every company that was surveyed managers are recognizing that these students have a narcissistic outlook on the working world, believing that they are overqualified for any job. With this sense of entitlement that these Millennials possess, it is near impossible for them to function properly in the working world.…
Many first-generation students are considered at risk of attrition because of this. Students who are considered at risk experience feelings of rejection and have a more difficult time adjusting to college life (Heisserer and Parette,…
This report is a critique on article “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation” written by Joel Stein published in TIME on May 9, 2013. The article is a wide explanation of the age, Millennials, the offspring of baby boomers and people born from 1982 to 2000. This article carries a huge information related to millennials’ nature, religion, comparison to other nation’s millennials and age groups, their political participa-tions, their careers, family relations, their behaviour and relation with social media.…