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Cofounder of Blue Rock Search \u2013 A member of the Sanford Rose Associates\u00ae<\/a> network of offices, Ruben Moreno, Featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Office Rookies Who Ask for the World<\/strong><\/p>\n Plano, TX 4\/10\/2019<\/p>\n By: Sue Shellenbarger<\/p>\n It can be an awkward standoff.<\/p>\n After only a year on the job, more young employees are approaching their managers for a promotion, asking, \u201cAll right, I\u2019m ready. What\u2019s next?\u201d says Christopher Kalloo of New York, who heads college relations for a big retailer. New hires have little patience with entry-level tasks, he says. \u201cThey want to help with strategy. They want to help drive the business.\u201d<\/p>\n Some managers say they\u2019re taken aback, wondering, \u201cWho do these rookies think they are?\u201d<\/p>\n Ruben Moreno<\/a>, who is 50, says he began a few years ago to see more recruits push for titles that exceed their skill level. \u201cThe first time I ran into one of these, I thought, who does this person think they are?\u201d says Mr. Moreno, who leads the human-resources practice in Knoxville, Tenn., for Blue Rock Search Group<\/a>, an executive recruiter.<\/p>\n