Show Notes
If we ever read another…well…anything on “millennials” it will be too soon! This episode’s guest (who was named one of the “100 Emerging Innovators under 35” by American Express) feels the same way. Eric Termuende has made it his life’s work to try to change the way people seek both jobs and employees, and challenges some of the most popular beliefs in today’s discourse on work: including the very idea of a “cohort” and that it’s possible to “create” a workplace culture. Have a listen!
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