Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Young Professionals?

Ok - I'll admit it! I am a boomer (mind you on the very back end but still there ). I read a great article today about engaging younger members at meetings and was wondering if this is an area that we should be exploring?

Do we need to have a group for young professionals to network and engage at the meeting? How should such a thing or area be set up? Should we have a forum for young professionals? Is it different for Career Services and Recruiters?

Wow, I am full of questions....anybody want to comment?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nancy,
We are already seeing members who wish to engage with others around a specific interest area. We will need to define what is a "young professional" and identify how their needs may be different from other generations.

Chris Miciek said...

Janssen's quote at the bottom of page one pertaining to wise choices in technology is particularly apt - community must be at the heart of the endeavor. The rub is the target audience must be interested enough (or bold enough if a cross-demographic mix is sought) in the technology to work with it. There is a fine line between gimmick and trend; and gimmicky is not always a bad thing.