what does it mean when he/she say "i''am a young professional" ?

[Dancing Fire]

does that only applies to certain occupations?

 

[Skippy123]

I always thought it meant doctors or lawyers. eta: I think now it means having a degree, I saw something somewhere breaking down re: who falls under the professional category.

here it is!

 

[AprilBaby]

I thought it meant you had a college degree?

 

[neatfreak]

It does and it doesn''t...there is a movement among younger people who are in the business world to form "young professionals" groups. All it really means is that you are young and working. But more often than not the people who join these groups are white collar workers of some sort. But usually no professions are excluded.

I think it means exactly what it says, a professional who is younger. Think of it like a Rotary/Lions club for 20-30 somethings.

 

[iheartscience]

I would probably laugh if someone told me they were a young professional! What context did the young professional tell you that?

DF: What do you do?
YP: I''m a young professional!

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 8/16/2008 10:12:06 PM
Author: thing2of2
I would probably laugh if someone told me they were a young professional! What context did the young professional tell you that?

DF: What do you do?
YP: I'm a young professional!

i see posters use these two words a lot on ps. i don't know what it means

 

[Elmorton]

Ditto to the definition Neat Freak offered. DH and I have been thinking about joining a "Young Professionals Network" in our area in order to meet driven folks who are our age. The group meets a few times a month for things like wine and cheese socials or educational meetings about things like buying a home.

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 8/16/2008 10:19:56 PM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 8/16/2008 10:12:06 PM
Author: thing2of2
I would probably laugh if someone told me they were a young professional! What context did the young professional tell you that?

DF: What do you do?
YP: I'm a young professional!

i see posters use these two words a lot on ps. i don't know what it means

I have not really seen it on here.

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 8/16/2008 10:28:02 PM
Author: Skippy123

Date: 8/16/2008 10:19:56 PM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 8/16/2008 10:12:06 PM
Author: thing2of2
I would probably laugh if someone told me they were a young professional! What context did the young professional tell you that?

DF: What do you do?
YP: I''m a young professional!

i see posters use these two words a lot on ps. i don''t know what it means

I have not really seen it on here.

Me either...

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 8/16/2008 10:12:06 PM
Author: thing2of2
I would probably laugh if someone told me they were a young professional! What context did the young professional tell you that?

DF: What do you do?
YP: I''m a young professional!

since every young kid call themself a professional these days. i''am a professional too

a professional "dishwasher"

 

[princesss]

Date: 8/16/2008 10:27:09 PM
Author: Elmorton
Ditto to the definition Neat Freak offered. DH and I have been thinking about joining a ''Young Professionals Network'' in our area in order to meet driven folks who are our age. The group meets a few times a month for things like wine and cheese socials or educational meetings about things like buying a home.

That sounds great! I would love to meet people as driven as I am...I feel like every time I talk about working and studying for the GMAT and taking language classes and doing all the things I want to accomplish (including getting in to my dream business school) they look at me like I''ve grown 3 heads. Now I''m off to Google groups in my area.

And Dancing Fire, personally I would define it as younger people working white collar jobs who are driven to accomplish a lot. But I''m not sure what the actual definition is.

 

[Haven]

During my one-year stint in the business world the company kept calling us "young professionals". There were meetings and groups that we were encouraged to join.

I always laughed, because I felt like a well-paid paper-pusher. I did manual calcs for retirement benefits with a team of actuaries, but the majority of my time I was just filling out paperwork and passing it along to the next guy down the line. I felt more like a cog in the machine than a professional.

It seems like these YP groups are for networking and such. I get emails asking to join LinkedIn networks all the time, or attend this or that networking group. As a teacher, I''m only good for networking within the education community, so I never join.

I''m a HS teacher with two graduate degrees (MA and MEd). I wouldn''t call myself a young professional. I''m a young public servant.

 

[purrfectpear]

When I hear it I think Dr., atty., CPA, architect, engineer. Jobs which might require a professional certification in addition to a degree.

 

[vespergirl]

Professional means a white collar job with a college degree, IMHO.

 

[lovegem]

dancing fire. My bf is a professional dishwasher too.

 

[kcoursolle]

Date: 8/17/2008 3:37:53 PM
Author: vespergirl
Professional means a white collar job with a college degree, IMHO.

This is also what I envision, and also someone who is "career-minded" and perhaps upwardly mobile.

 

[~*Alexis*~]

I think its some one who has a degree and is using it in the field for which they earned it. Most likely someone who is in their 20s or early 30s...

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 8/17/2008 3:45:49 PM
Author: lovegem
dancing fire. My bf is a professional dishwasher too.

in chinese culture we call everybody a professional at what they do no matter their occupation.

 

[JulieN]

upwardly mobile, career-minded, ambitious, etc.

mostly seen on ads for apartments and roommates...

 

[Lynn B]

To add to the posts above, I also think that "professional is" as "professional does".

 

[Miranda]

I dunno. A new word for yuppie?

 

[HollyS]

Date: 8/16/2008 9:12:27 PM
Author:Dancing Fire
does that only applies to certain occupations?

Well, it should. But there are probably many people who tag themselves as a ''young professional'' that aren''t in one of the careers considered ''professional''.

It has been my understanding that careers requiring degrees/certification in your field, i.e. doctors, lawyers, teachers, CPAs, etc. are ''professional''. Executives, middle management, and the legions of workers beneath them are not ''professionals''. Vocational careers are not ''professional''.