I'll bet you know someone like the students described in this article!

The article talks about "drifting dreamers," students with high ambitions but no clue how to achieve them, who practice "strategic management of work requirements -- that is, getting a degree with as little work as possible." Know anybody like that? (Not you, of course.) Btw, the article appeared in a Canadian online newspaper, but it's talking about U. S. students. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/is-our-students-learning/article2062281/

Are you using Linkedin to find a position or build a personal brand?

If you are, or if you aren't but should be, these short videos may help you: http://ideaswithlegs.tumblr.com/post/730919475/6mustseelinkedinvideos

living with the "generation gap" in the workplace

Instead of calling people above you in the organization "old farts" while they call you "slackers," you might get some new insight by reading this article on the generation gap in the workplace. http://career-advice.monster.com/in-the-office/workplace-issues/workplace-generation-gap/article.aspx