Back in 2001, corporate social responsibility (CSR) was the hot topic in business. A new index, the FTSE4Good, had just been launched as a tool for evaluating the performance of companies’ CSR. And in the same year, the first representatives of Generation Y – those born after 1982 – hit the job market...

My name is Charlie. I'm 23. I'm hungry, I'm ambitious, and I'm lost. Welcome to Generation Y in the late noughties. Silver spoon Ok, it's not as bleak as all that, and certainly not for me. I have a great job, enough money and good prospects. But then I would say that, I'm Gen...

What is driving this Gen Y trend? What does seem to be the trend is for people to be moving towards having more than one career, with some people having a second or even third career. The key is that people have transferable skills and are prepared to transfer them! They feel they have more choice and...

Richard Tyrie, co-founder of online talent management provider JGP Employers across Britain face a recruitment crisis so how can councils reach out to the so-called Generation Y? The Audit Commission’s recent report, “ Tomorrow’s People ” highlighted the skills gaps that exist across the UK private sector...