Hi again,
I guess I was thinking the group would be more about
communication between young professionals and about
helping everyone learn about and be able to attend
more conferences (the effects of which will only
benefit the graduate student by providing insight and
networks). I wasn't thinking the group would be about
getting our generation into management positions! Your
words of caution are well received in terms of our
individual paths up the ladder, but I don't see the
group as being devoted to that cause, per se.
As a graduate student who has just begun learning
about conferences and figuring out how she could gain
enough funds to attend them, I would personally want
this aspect to be a large component of the youth
group's mission.
Pat, that's a good point about the word "committee".
Would Young Professionals Association be better? I
guess I don't know the subtle differences between
terms like committee, association, organization,
group, etc.
Mario, I'll be traveling the next few days, but I will
send you an email with my notes asap. Possiamo parlare
un po in italiano se questo č pių facile per voi! Ho
studiato per due anni, ma voglio practicare in tutto
il tempo!
Take care everyone,
Alex
--- Indigo Nights <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Maria et al, while I think the idea of a
> multinational
> youth group is a good one and a great way to
> network,
> I would only suggest in your comments below that you
> temper some part of that enthusiasm with a bit of
> reality.
>
> The reality is that we have an aging work force
> that,
> at least in the States, is becoming less and less
> able
> to retire and, in fact, the US government is pushing
> the retirement age for Social Security further and
> further out. These folks will often have the
> position, the skills, and the work history it
> requires
> to fill these management positions the young would
> like to have based on Maria's comments below. That
> means there will be less management jobs in which to
> put "career hungry" young professionals into.
>
> I read an interesting expression recently and, in
> bouncing it off some of "the more senior set," there
> seems to be a concensus of observation that quite a
> bit of this behavioral pattern is being evidenced.
> I
> would only caution the group not to be part of what
> has been termed "The Entitlement Generation." That
> means thinking you are entitled to something before
> you have paid your dues.
>
> While I would be the LAST person to squelch your
> dreams, and the first to tell you that goals are
> important, I would suggest you temper those goals
> with
> reality/practicality. If you have a more narrow job
> market with high-level positions already filled,
> there
> will be fewer available positions in which to
> promote
> to management young people with less experience.
>
> Youthful zeal is a good thing. Youthful zeal
> magnified can be dangerous to all parties concerned.
>
> Surrounded only by one's peer group, there is no way
> to validate opinions, and you may do nothing more
> than
> to frustrate one another with the "yeah, me too"
> mindset.
>
> What you might want to steer toward in your group,
> instead, is for mentoring that will give your peer
> group the solid skills it takes to lead a department
> or organization. That MAY be more practical and
> serve
> you better.
>
> I have been where many of you are today. In my
> early
> 20s, I took a job in a large corporation that, at
> one
> point had 13,000 employees. I arrived with fresh,
> new
> technological skills that, at the time, were cutting
> edge, state of the art. I had made extra effort to
> acquire them and done market research to see what
> was
> emerging. I also had experience in other companies
> with the technology and knew its capabilities.
>
> When I arrived at this large corporation and secured
> a
> position, I was aghast to learn they were operating
> in
> a manner less than state of the art, and their
> mindset
> was antiquated. I decided this was horrible, and I
> was personally going to go talk to the Board of
> Directors and tell them so they could fix this
> travesty. And, of course, because I was so much
> more
> in the know, so much more wise, why they would just
> promote me and put me on top of the whole situation.
>
> Oh, the joys of youthful zeal!
>
> Thank goodness I had friends who could tell me the
> error of my ways and keep me from shooting myself in
> the foot. I wound up working there 24 years and
> eventually was able to steer some part of the ship,
> but only after I had picked up the confidence of
> those
> above me, the maturity to do so, and the additional
> skills it takes to ascend to a leadership role.
>
> I don't mean to discourage you from lofty ambitions.
>
> I just want to suggest you temper it with a little
> practicality in that regard.
>
> Best of luck to you in your endeavours.
>
> --- Mario Bucolo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > But please dont't focus only to information goals
> > for the, group. The group
> > must to be a relevant way (lobby if you want) to
> > create more jobs for young
> > professional, and to dedicate more attention and
> > trust to young professional
> > in charge in a particular position.
> >
> > In this time, please, it is need that the list
> will
> > be very active also to
> > involve people outside the list
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > mario
> >
> >
> >
> >
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