The financial market meltdown means young professionals (yo pros?) in banking and finance are dusting off their Trapper Keepers and heading back to school for MBAs, The Washington Post reports today.

(Like dreamy Justin Bakewell, 30, pictured here, featured in an AP story about the same trend)

But with so many ducking for cover from the Wall [...]

 Apparently, we’re not as smart as we think we are, according to an article this week from TheStreet.com. Writer Eileen Gunn argues that while 20-somethings are giddy about going green, few actually know just how much (or little) their favorite companies love Mother Earth.

A survey shows that — not surprisingly — that we’re kinda dopes [...]

Growing up in a culture where even homework marked with red Xs could still get a sticker has lifelong negative effects, according a new book previewed in The Wall Street Journal called  “The Trophy Kids Grow Up: How the Millennial Generation Is Shaking Up the Workplace.”

At first, it would seem writer Ron Alsop is clinging [...]

The omnipresent iPod earbuds may be misleading, but 20-somethings know what’s up. For the first time in history voter turn-out among those 30 and under is expected to improve for three consecutive election cycles, according to the Huffington Post.
 Perhaps it’s because we’re freaking out about the world we and our children will inherit: the worst [...]

Lauren Estes, a 22-year-old from Plano Texas, might get the Mean Girl of the Year award for using Facebook to fret over her small diamond engagement ring.

Rather than consulting friends in private, she did the digital-age equivalent of plastering a sign on a corner lamp post: she turned to the Facebook Wedding application.

“My ring [...]

Get spooked with other Westchester young professionals and get over to “Scared by The Sound” at Playland Park in Rye tomorrow  at 8:15 p.m.

What better excuse to grab the arm of the cutie next to you when you wander the haunted house?

(AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

And you thought volunteering at a soup kitchen for one day a year was altruistic. How about giving up a lucrative career for a social cause?

Some 20-somethings are not only dedicating themselves to poverty-stricken areas, but are doing it by launching their own organizations, according to Tuesday’s Washington Post.

A group for orphans of AIDS, [...]

Sigh.  Yes, we’re the most coddled and self-entitled generation out there, so it’s no surprise that Gen Y is now pestering its bosses for lots and lotsa feedback and guidance at work, according to the Wall Street Journal this week.

Some 20-somethings aren’t satisfied with bi-annual job reviews to find out if their work belongs in [...]

Black, white and Hispanic 20-somethings are closer in their views on funding for public education than previous generations at the same age, according to left-wing think tank survey (feel free to make your judgments on its agenda).

Apparently, white young adults used to mirror more the views of their older, conservative counterparts, who thought the purse [...]

While other generations flock to traditional news sources, like the old telly and scandal sheet, 20-somethings are flocking to funnyman John Stewart and political blogs to catch up with current events, according to a recent survey.

Here’s a glimmer of hope for us career news hounds: all groups are reading daily newspapers — online.  Baby Boomers [...]