10. We're cheap: As entry-level or nearly entry-level salary qualifiers, you don't have to pay us very much. Unlike the 50-somethings who have been getting 3% raises for nearly thirty years, we are willing to be paid under $40,000 a year. In fact, in this economy, we're willing to bargain even lower.
9. We're quick learners: Post-college graduates are already used to being bombarded with new information on a daily basis. So give us a job we're not quite ready for, provide us with a role model or two, and we'll get done what needs to be done.
8. We're fast: Twenty-somethings are used to multi-tasking. We've been balancing class, sports, music, social life, work, studying, and dozens of other extra-curriculars since we were in elementary school. It's second nature. We can handle that 10-foot pile of work. And we'll do it with poise.
7. Technology is not scary: Unlike many employees, we won't throw a fit because you updated our Microsoft Office from 2007 to 2010.
6. We're dedicated: If you give us what we need, we'll give you what you need. While we may think family and friends are equally (more?) important than work, we will be there when you need us. We've pulled all-nighters for college finals. We won't have a problem staying late to get something important done.
5. We're adaptable: We've moved and been moving on and off for 4 or 5 years now. 9 months in one place. 3 months in another. 9 months in a new place. 3 months in another. We're used to change, so when you decide that you're going to change our job title, no problem! We'll happily take on a new challenge.
4. Relocation: Most of us are dying to move somewhere interesting so you can save your $2,000 in relocation grant money. We'll be happy to move to sunny LA on our own budget if it means avoiding Minnesota winters.
3. Spring Break: We're used to getting a break about mid-April, and since we'll only have one or two weeks of vacation, we'll be out of PTO by the time the summer vacation rush begins.
2. Facebook and Twitter: You may think these are reasons to stay away from time-wasting 20-somethings BUT you'd be wrong! Through these speedy media outlets, we are being bombarded with marketing in the 21st century, and we'll naturally have ideas about how best to market your products to well...everyone.
1. We are your target market: Chances are your business is trying to reach us. The quickest way to figure out what we want is from the inside out. Give it a try. We'll tell our friends. (Our facebook friends. All 1,000 of them. And they'll tell their friends... and...)
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