Some of the Points Jenny and Craig Discussed

Experience.com, is the nation’s leading provider of career services for college students and alumni. Experience pioneered the first web-based college recruiting platform, and in the process, has become the critical bridge between colleges and the working world.

• As founder and CEO, Jenny has been matching companies nationwide with young job seekers for the past twelve years. During this time, she’s worked with large and small employers, from local non-profits to international conglomerates, and she has learned an incredible amount about recruiting, retaining and managing Gen Y employees.  
• Jenny can also speak to the way companies are managing their workforce and help explain the apparent oxymoron-- how can we have a labor shortage, and at the same time, face a shortage of jobs? As organizations face massive talent shortages (from the lack of science and tech grads and the Boomers' pending retirement) Experience is at the forefront of innovative solutions that bridge the gap between supply (graduates) and demand (jobs).  Even though the economy has impacted how many jobs are available today to recent college grads, the fact is they are the future of the workplace, and they need to have the skills, industry knowledge, drive and ambition to run New England's companies, as well as start their own entrepreneurial endeavors  
• Jenny advises employers that they need to leverage Web 2.0 technologies better, and build loyalty among employees in order for their organizations to thrive in this economy
• A recent Experience survey found:

  - 57% of Gen Y employees say Web 2.0 technologies make them more productive at work
  - 84% report they use new technologies to find answers to questions
  - 76% say they can learn new skills to do their job better
  - 63% believe their social networks could be good business
  contacts; yet, 14% also say their company does not allow access to social networks at work -- meaning those companies could be losing out on productivity.
  -  82% of Gen Y respondents said they are willing to mentor older employees on the use of new technologies: why not let them?  

• Instead of forbidding Web 2.0 technologies, organizations should learn how to harness their power.

About Jenny

Jenny Floren thought she'd be a tennis player, or maybe a TV anchor, or possibly a management consultant. That is, until 1995. It was the dawn of the Internet, and Jenny's first year working at a global consulting firm, when a call from her younger sister changed her life.

Jenny's sister was about to graduate college. "She had no idea what she wanted to do with her life, and she was panicking. She wanted to know everything I could tell her. She wanted me to talk to everyone I knew, and everyone they knew," Jenny says.

As Jenny reached out on behalf of her sister, she realized there had to be a way to marshal these resources, to create a collective space for gathering people's stories and making connections between them. She realized the Internet could provide just the platform to do it.

She learned all she could about the World Wide Web and started making phone calls. Her first call was to the Career Center at her alma mater to find out what would help them help students. Then she started calling other schools in Boston, as well as college friends who had recently started their own companies. Finally, she told her parents she was quitting her job and striking out on her own - to help young people make better career decisions.

Today, Jenny measures the success of her company "by the number of people we can help live their best lives. There's such a difference between a person who feels stuck in their job and someone who is excited and fired up. That energy spreads to everyone around them - their colleagues, family and friends and their community. If Experience can just change one person's life, we have made a tremendous impact."

Jenny Floren thought she'd be a tennis player-TV anchor-consultant. But she became the CEO of Experience, Inc., and she couldn't be happier.

And yes, she still plays tennis.

About Experience Inc.

Looking to help college students and young professionals figure out their career paths, Jenny Floren started Experience in 1996 as a means to make the whole process a little easier.

She formed strategic partnerships with colleges and universities and pioneered the first web-based college recruiting platform. This software platform, eRecruiting, has since become the national standard in the college market, helping schools manage career services. Today, Experience also brings jobs, internships and career resources to students and alumni to help them launch careers they love.

Think of us as a bridge from college to career-empowering and inspiring students and grads with valuable advice and insight into career paths. We provide connections to professionals and Exclusive Experiences to meet and network with companies and industry leaders.

Our university-endorsed recruiting solutions also help employers connect with the nation's largest network of diverse and educated candidates. Each year over 100,000 recruiters utilize Experience to access millions of career-seeking candidates from 3,800 colleges and universities nationwide.

The single largest success factor for any organization is its ability to attract, hire and retain the best employees. Experience plays a strategic role in bringing together employers, universities, and the most sought-after talent base in the world.