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Help Millennials Get Jobs: Offer Online Learning & Career Resources

WBT Systems

Millennials get their share of depressing headlines these days—like this one from NBC News : “Majority of millennials are in debt, hitting pause on major life events.”. A stunning sad fact: only 22 percent of millennials are debt-free. The state of millennial membership. The state of millennial membership.

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Membership Q&A: Don’t Leave Us!

Spark Consulting

They’ve often earned whatever credentials are available for their industry (whether those be undergrad or graduate degrees or certifications or other types of non-degree credentials). We’ll just recruit more early-career Millennials to make up for it.” What do those experienced professionals want?

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Where are the YPs?

Spark Consulting

“How can I recruit young professional members if there are no young professionals entering our industry?” Their industry is blue collar, but it is also one with excellent career and salary prospects and a clear educational track. That track just doesn’t happen to include college. What can we do about that?

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The millennial mantra: give

Aaron Wolowiec

And millennials are taking note. According to the plethora of research on millennial behavior, Gen Y embraces social responsibility. At the same time, millennials believe in giving back – but not necessarily with money. The researchers studied nine organizations to learn how they engaged millennials in their campaigns.

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Your Member Recruiting Campaign Will Fail Without This

YourMembership

I recently attended a job fair and asked a job hunter if he thought about joining an association in his chosen industry to help him find a job and network since he was new to Florida. But it’s not just the millennials who are struggling with reasons to join their parents’ (or grandparents’) organizations.

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How to Convince Employers to Pay for Professional Development

WBT Systems

It’s especially frustrating when these people are employers in your association’s industry or profession. In a Gallup survey, 87 percent of millennials said opportunities to learn and grow were important to them, and of that group, two-thirds said these opportunities were extremely important. Employees can’t fight this one alone.

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How to Create a Great Mentoring Program in Your Online Community

Higher Logic

Mentors are a vital part of any industry. Associations, which are widely-recognized experts in their industries, are stepping up to offer such programs. Since associations have access to accomplished industry professionals from many different companies, they are uniquely positioned to provide mentoring opportunities.

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