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As Gen Y, or the millennial generation, is entering the workforce and baby boomers are exiting, everyone from managers to academics and journalists are wondering whether innovative strategies are needed to hire and retain new graduates. What do you think about your generation?

Copywriter/director Alex Brownstein, who graduated from Tufts University in 2003 with a B.A. in international relations, recently landed a job at Y&R New York by targeting top creative directors in advertising using Google AdWords.

Statistics Canada released new data on Friday indicating that employment for 15-to 24-year-olds increased by 23,000 jobs last month.

Virginia is a recent McMaster grad who actually landed the job here at TalentEgg by using some of the resumé techniques found here on the Career Incubator. She also has some EGGstraordinary dance moves! She’ll fit in here just fine.

We are pleased to announce the following TalentEgg-ers as our Top 5 contenders. Please show your support and vote for one of them today—there is now only one day left to enter the contest and complete the first round of voting before the entries are narrowed down 30 finalists!

Three lucky Canadian post-secondary students or recent grads will each win a three-week VIP Aussie Adventure with an all-access pass to the hottest sites and destinations Down Under.

Have you ever thought about working abroad? Australia has an awesome 12-month Working Holiday Visa for 18-30 year olds. Also: Tell CampusPerks.ca and Tourism Australia what you go Aussie for you could win 1 of 3 VIP Aussie Adventures!

TalentEgg was recently approached by the York Marketing Association (YMA) to help spread the word about an upcoming conference they’re holding this Friday at the Schulich School of Business called Made in Canada: The story of the people and the brands that have made it.

The best internships, co-op opportunities and entry-level jobs on TalentEgg this week: Web optimization specialist at Yellow Pages in Montreal, Sign language interpreter at North York General Hospital in Toronto, and mechanical design engineering intern at Pason in Calgary.

Former UVic student still living in residence after 18 years. Canada ranks 2nd in education, but dead last in PhDs. 10 New Year’s resolutions for entry-level workers. 10 essential career resolutions for 2010. The Check Your Drinking University Survey — it’s Friday, how drunk are you right now?

The best internships, co-op opportunities and entry-level jobs on TalentEgg this week: Consumer insights intern at Kraft Canada, Product information rep at Softchoice, and Marketing specialist at BDO.

The best internships, co-op opportunities and entry-level jobs on TalentEgg this week: Green internships at the Nature Conservancy of Canada, a customer marketing and sales management internship at Mattel, and an entry-level talent attraction co-ordinator role at KPMG.