As a millennial, you are a part of a generation that makes up close to 40 per cent of the Canadian work force.
And while a tough job market might have you feeling discouraged about your prospects of securing meaningful employment in your chosen field, many millennials who share your attitude toward work and life but were born in the earlier part of the generation are now well-established in their careers.
I talked to five of them – two entrepreneurs, an advertising executive, a non-profit digital-marketing executive, and a lawyer – and asked them to share the career-building advice they would give their younger selves.
Here’s what they had to say:
