After recently introducing our “We Want Jobs, Not Trophies” campaign, a grassroots effort conducted via town hall meetings in major cities nationwide, we want to extend the opportunity to become involved and join the conversation. Maybe you want to fight the stigma of the Millennials, but don’t hail from a major city. Or perhaps your campus can’t commit to hosting a town hall meeting. How else can you join the cause?

We’ve come up with a few ways:

1. Serve as one of our campus ambassadors: Get the word out on your campus by joining Come Recommended as a campus ambassador. Reach out to different student organizations and/or business owners in your community and have an open, honest discussion about Millennials in the workplace. You can start great conversations and network at the same time!

2. Get writing: Write an article, tweet or blog about the campaign. Share your thoughts and personal anecdotes with Come Recommended and your community. We want to hear more from the students who are experiencing this problem in their internship/job searches.

3. Invite speakers: Hold your own forum! Invite speakers who you are interested in from various industries and get their take on entry-level careers and internships and the way to be the most attractive job applicant. It will give you an idea of what people are looking for today and give other Millennials the opportunity to ask questions.

4. Take it online: Whether it’s simply adding our Twibbon to your avatar or hosting a weekly #jobsnottrophies chat, Twitter is an excellent venue for spreading the word without too much time or effort involved.

5. Team up: Are there several universities/colleges in your area? Team up to share the responsibilities of hosting a town hall or other event, such as a TweetUp.

If you want to join the campaign you can start small or go big, because this is your cause. Generation Y has the tools to be an excellent resource in any industry. Remember: Generation Y isn’t looking for accolades, just jobs.

To learn more about being a participant in the “We Want Jobs, Not Trophies” campaign, visit www.comerecommended.com/jobsnottrophies or send an e-mail to notrophies@comerecommended.com.

Come Recommended was founded on the principle that if dialogue is created between employer and entry-level candidate, they would both have an easier time with the job/recruiting hunt. But, as the last few months have proven, it seems more and more so that neither party is willing to do the talking on the necessity of creating entry-level jobs.

The Millenials (Generation Y) have carried around the stigma of being a generation that expects to have everything handed to them. Ironically, they are now faced with finding employment in one of the most difficult job markets in U.S. history. Through this campaign we hope to address the negative perception of Gen Y and demonstrate why entry-level work is so important.

Town hall meetings will be held on college campuses in major cities nationwide with open discussion in mind and aim to raise awareness about the need to create and fill internship and entry-level positions-with college students and recent graduates.  Through the discussions, we hope to address the expectations of employers while potential entry-level candidates have the opportunity to engage and interact with these “bosses” and key decision makers.

The Come Recommended team will provide each campus interested in participating in the campaign and hosting a town hall meeting with all the materials necessary to successfully carry out the meeting and grassroots promotion of the “We Want Jobs, Not Trophies” cause. For more information about how to get involved in the campaign, please visit www.comerecommended.com/jobsnottrophies or send an e-mail to notrophies@comerecommended.com.

(A special thank you to Beth Farrar for creating the campaign logo.)