Last Week, the Urbanophile featured a great post titled “Want Talent? Drink at Lunch!” where author Aaron Renn proposed one small idea that he hopes could change corporate culture in the midwest and help to attract young talent to regional companies. Some additional commentary followed HERE on Columbus Underground, and I emailed some of this [...]
Posts under ‘Young Professionals’
Ignore the YPs, Focus on the ACEs
Over the past few years, I’ve been paying a lot of attention to many of the various outreach efforts designed at “attracting and retaining” the “young professional” population in Columbus. I think the effort is warranted, but I’ve got a few problems with the approach that I wanted to jot down real quick: 1. Young [...]
Busy Day Part Two : The State of the YP 2008
Yesterday evening I attended the annual “State of the Young Professional” event. The first event last year was well attended, but left some people skeptical and others energetic. I think for the most part, the energy is still there. The whole “attract and retain” initiative seems like something very hard to produce measurable results for, [...]
Columbus is #21st Best City for Singles in 2008
Forbes just published the results for their annual “Best Cities for Singles” list, and Columbus has slipped from 19th Place in 2007 down to 21st Place in 2008. We seem to do well in the categories of “Cost of Living Alone” and “Online Dating” while our biggest problem category is “Coolness” this year. Aside from [...]
Columbus Viral Video Entries: Round Two
I posted a link to some of these Columbus Viral Videos earlier today but now there’s four more of them! Awesome! See them all here. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUcJdumZTKw]
Metropolitan Club rolls out forum for younger folks
From today’s Dispatch: Metropolitan Club rolls out forum for younger folks Monday, February 18, 2008 BY ANN FISHER Two terms irritate me: young professionals and aging. One sounds exclusive, the other doddering. But Greg Schultz and his Columbus Metropolitan Club colleagues don’t mean to imply either as they plan the topics for CMCpm — the [...]
Columbus Viral Video Entries
I just watched a few of the newest entries to the Columbus Promo Video Contest that were emailed to me last night. I’ve posted my favorite below, but there’s more located here. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2JbXOR_GNs]
Young Professionals are OUT in 2008
2007 was the year of the “Young Professional” in Columbus. And the year is almost over. What’s hip in 2008? Families. Fortunately for me, I’ve got a three month head start on the game. The Rise of Family-Friendly Cities It’s lifestyle, not lattés, that our most productive workers want. BY JOEL KOTKIN Tuesday, November 27, [...]