For something causing the big-wigs in Washington so much trouble, you would think the millennials would have a stronger voice about it.  But, despite multiple RTs by myself and other millennials, no one was willing to step up to the podium.

Turns out, some people who have more time than I do to rub brain cells together have been thinking the same thing.  Justin Quincy of Minus30Ology wrote me an e-mail the next day:

We are crafting potential legislative wishes for millennial healthcare reform and this seems like a great base to start from. We have created a petition entitled “Minus30″ that takes aim at the “60plus” organization funded by conservative-leaning members, to show that millennials also have a big stake in this debate. We’d really appreciate your support!!!

The petition is located here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/977427388
For more information: http://minus30.ology.com

If you feel strongly enough about our petition, please share it and help it go viral. We’re hoping to really make some sort of splash with the media and Congress.

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How could I say no to that?  These are millennials who know there’s very little millennial representation in government and want to make themselves heard.  Nevermind the pingpong style politics dominating congress right now, these are changes that will affect old people for the next 20 years and will affect US for the next 70!  Wake up, kids!

Here’s a link to the article where Justin describes the plan.  However you fall on the healthcare debate, you can weigh in.  DO IT.

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Show Notes

This week’s show featured Blake Sunshine, the Perennial Millennial – she provided four tips to turn your internship into a fully-fledged job (that would make you the intern equivalent of Pinochio).  Her tips:

• Work Hard
• Make Friends All Over The Company
• Make Yourself Invaluable
• Don’t Get Caught Up In “Getting The Job” – Focus On Your Work!

Next Week

No earthly idea.

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This week’s show featured an interview with Katie – the Director of Business Development and Marketing for Koda.us – a social media job search site.  Koda’s focus is right in line with the millennial mindset for job searching – a focus on the career rather than the job.  Brilliant!  And that’s why Koda.us is this week’s Monday Millennial pick!

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Koda.us

Next Week

Blake Sunshine from BlakeSunshine.com – the Perennial Millennial.

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I want to know who your favorite millennial entrepreneurs are.

As much fun as it is to write about my own experiences in the Captain’s chair of my own destiny, I really want to hear from you.

Millennial Entrepreneurs.  Or, if you’re not both of those things – who you would espouse as the cream of the crop of the Millennial Entrepreneurs.

So – leave me comments, give me a list – and then I’ll feature your picks (and their companies) on the Psychotic Resumes podcast in a few weeks!

Here are my two favorite (besides myself – WTF Marketing) from Fort Collins:

Crystal from 3 Elements and Christina, a Northern Colorado Wedding Photographer

This week, the question is, What would healthcare look like under a Millennial president?  That is – if you were in the white house, what health care program would you propose, how would it work, and why would it work?

You might be asking, how is this relevant to my resume and job search?  Believe it or not, it may come up in an interview – and if not in the interview, then you will certainly be affected by it when you seek out a new job and have to pick a health plan.

My healthcare system would see the elimination of insurance companies for all but the most dire circumstances and also long-term or life-dependent medicine.  I would revise patent law to restrict pharmaceutical companies from grabbing patents on medicine by making a tiny change.  I would also increase funding and availability of volunteers to the FDA to screen drugs faster.

I would create a small-premium program meant to be paid into each month, with the purpose of paying for emergency medical care and the occasional doctors visit when you needed it.  For an additional monthly fee, this would also cover prescriptions and additional visits to the doctor.  Healthcare equipment manufacturers would be frequently audited to guarantee that they’re providing the best products at the best prices, and hospitals audited to ensure they were not charging a ridiculous markup ($8 asprin, anyone?).

Doctors would join co-ops wherein each doctor would have access to the other doctors’ files and would do a weekly or monthly review on procedures.  It’s been shown that when a doctor’s work is reviewed by his peers, quality of care goes up and cost of care goes down.  I would also institute a health education program – no more would we see minor problems being treated at urgent care.  Medical interns and registered nurses would be available at every hospital to treat patients who needed care but could not pay for the services.

It’s not the best system designed, and certainly would cost a bit of money to enforce, but the research I’ve done says that the hospital markup, doctor over-treatment, and insurance companies are where the majority of the hyper-expensiveness comes in.

So, tell me – how would you change healthcare?

“Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.” – Quark, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

I’m about the most rabid advocate for the millennial generation you will ever meet.  Usually this takes the form of me berating the “corporate bastards” on Twitter and writing angry blogs in response to ageist blog posts and magazine articles.  They, in turn, largely ignore these as they sit on gold thrones and count their rapidly shrinking piles of money.

What I’ve noticed is that for as rabidly and vehemently anti-young person these business “professionals” are, they quickly change their tone when you confront them in person with stats and figures.  In fact – most of this age-based tension is based on surface-level stereotypes ALONE.  It just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.

Here’s my solution: practice tolerance and declare peace.  When an older generation does something you think is cool – promote the hell out of it.  When they screw up, be patient and explain why they offended you.  It’s very easy (and really fun) to write a snarky comment or e-mail in anger, but it’s just going to deepen the chasm between the generations.  Your call.

If that doesn’t put a chill in your cockles, check out this blog post on 20 Brands that Died in 2009.

But the good news is close at hand -- Fort Collins, Colorado was chosen as the #1 Young-Worker Friendly Small City in America.

Finally, if everything else is falling apart, you can at least rejoice that these cute wolf cubs may someday grow up to eat you after the economy collapses.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSGA5Gmam-M

JobRadio.FM’s “Career Break: Stupid Interview Answers“.  Check it out and see how your interview answers compare.

If you’re lucky enough to be landing interviews, you should also know the answers to some of the deadliest questions you might be asked, so here’s 10 Killer Job Interview Questions and Answers.  If that weren’t enough – here’s ANOTHER TEN!

Haven’t had enough silly numbers posts yet?! Here’s 4 dumb things people do during interviews with a good summary of what makes an answer to an interview question worthwhile or just plain stupid.

If you’re still confused about how to be a smart participant in an interview, check out the Interview section and stay tuned on Friday for a special video on interviews from yours truly!

There just isn’t enough time in the day to do all the stuff millennials want to do, let alone the stuff we need to do.  Even with great time management, the best get behind and sacrifices have to be made.  Not the goat-on-an-altar-type but the “Do I stay an extra hour at work to finish this project and impress my boss or head out at my regular time and cook dinner for my girlfriend?” type sacrifices.

In today’s economy, with all the d*ckhead managers out there who have *no idea* what a work-life balance is, it might be a wiser choice to say, “How does McDonalds sound, honey?”

But in my opinion, it’s the wrong one. They say you only live once – and if that’s true, then why do you want to spend your limited time on this earth impressing a d*ckhead when you could be impressing your girlfriend instead? (Hopefully they’re not synonymous in your world.)

If you are still torn, here’s a blogger who actually gives two yanks about Millennials: Jason Seiden.  You can find him on Twitter (@seiden) and in book form.  Read up and enjoy!

Also, you might have noticed the rather gratuitous language… according to someone on StumbleUpon, Psychotic Resumes is “odd and a bit disturbing” – which is just what I was going for!  If you censor yourself, you’re not being honest.  I’m the first to admit that I’m odd and a bit disturbing, but at least I’m honest!

Today’s Monday millennials is very simple, a list of all the cool millennials that I’ve run into on Twitter who can help you understand the Gen-Y perspective. Each offers their own individual voice, style, focus and perspective. These are all people that I follow as @ImNickArmstrong.

Here they are, in no particular order:

• @MadameTwit
• @EcosphericBlog
• @LEStinson
• @DanSchawbel
• @JeskaEatsBrains
• @BlakeSunshine
• @Modite
• @MarkSettle
• @JRMoreau
• @MissReported
• @JonathanHung
• @JSeavitt
• @BrazenCareerist (new as of 6/21!)

I’m sure I’ve missed some wonderful millennial Tweeps. Please don’t be offended, I’m leaving for South Dakota today! Add to the list via a comment or @ me on Twitter and I’ll add you and yours to the list ASAP!