As millennials working in new media, we sit at the intersection of traditional PR channels and emerging engagement platforms, providing integrated marketing communication solutions for blockchain companies.
Not exact matches
Expect trends like that to continue in 2018
as even more
Millennials enter the workforce and start to shape new
work environments and cultures.
Millennials will appreciate the experience since they have spent much of their lives with a mobile device within reach at all times,
as will anyone in sales or manufacturing who uses a tablet or phone to get their
work done.
What to do: Lean into the ADD by creating formal rotation programs, innovative leading - edge training programs like the one at Zappos, and
work environments that leverage social media interactions instead of discouraging them, and you'll see these
Millennials become just
as loyal
as we were «back in the day.»
These measures will become even more important
as the organization
works to recruit and retain
millennials.
For more about
millennials» opinions of employee loyalty and long - term goals,
as well
as the importance of health care and
working for an ethical company, check out the infographic below and Bentley University's study.
For this reason, traditional training methods are often not
as effective for
millennials; they want to hear from someone who has been or is in the trenches doing the
work, not from a so - called expert, and they don't like a top - down mentality.
So I asked Haley Mlotek, who
worked with many young contributors
as an editor at the Village Voice and The Hairpin, about the stereotype of the approval - seeking
millennial.
«I think
millennials respond well to open, direct communication,» she says, adding that younger workers like to treat
work as «an ongoing conversation.»
As we grew, and
worked more with
Millennials, we learned that they value a lot of time off.
According to a recent report by Accenture, «Despite evidence to the contrary, many
Millennials believe the sector is lacking innovation, agility and creativity,
as well
as opportunities to engage in meaningful
work.
And with just 46 million Gen X behind them,
as compared with more than 70 million
Millennials, the talent gap will require hiring from the youngest generation in the
work force.
The research also points out that
Millennials rank their personal values and morals
as having the greatest influence on the decisions they make at
work.
Working with
Millennials is an interesting experience these days because they do not communicate
as often by making phone calls or meeting in person.
Smith started Vice
as a print magazine with Suroosh Alvi and Gavin McInnes in Montreal more than two decades ago; with Smith at the helm
as CEO, it's now a multi-platform content mill with a reported audience of between 250 million and 300 million people a month, many of them members of Generation Y. Smith made his money by convincing an older generation that Vice knows
millennials better than they could ever hope to, and that pitch has
worked: Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox paid US$ 70 million for a 5 % stake of Vice in 2013, and Rogers Communications (which owns Canadian Business) inked a $ 100 million partnership.
Panera, meanwhile, has
worked hard to stand out from the crowd by promising diners that the chain's food uses «cleaner» ingredients, a move that it feels makes it more on trend with prevailing trends today
as consumers — in particular
millennials — want better quality foods.
Whatever they say, however, must be organic, authentic and help
Millennials understand your organization
as a place where they might fit in and where they can see themselves
working.
By making it clear that discrimination against LGBT employees is prohibited, employers will better position themselves to recruit not only the estimated three percent of the population that identifies
as LGBT, but also other candidates, particularly
millennials, who expect to
work in a diverse and inclusive workplace,» Phillis said in emailed comments.
Millennials struggle
as they
work to build their own financial independence while also dealing with concerns about their parents» finances.»
Unlike other generations, we found that
Millennials tend to have less positive
work experiences
as they move up the ladder in an organization;
Millennials in executive leadership roles not only reported lower scores than their Boomer and Gen X executive counterparts, they also fared worse than
Millennials in front - line manager and department leader roles.
As more boomers retire in the next decade, and Millennials take over as the largest working generation, today's companies just aren't prepared ahead for developing tomorrow's leader
As more boomers retire in the next decade, and
Millennials take over
as the largest working generation, today's companies just aren't prepared ahead for developing tomorrow's leader
as the largest
working generation, today's companies just aren't prepared ahead for developing tomorrow's leaders.
This question has sparked a huge amount of controversy, especially between the
Millennial generation and older generations that,
as a result, find
Millennials to be any (but not limited to) the following: impatient, entitled, difficult to
work with, etc..
If we're talking about
Millennials in the workforce, then let's not suddenly change the topic around how
Millennials also don't have the patience for deeply meaningful relationships — when their
work managers don't really care whether or not their relationship is all that meaningful,
as long
as the excel spreadsheet gets filled out on time.
Specifically, we looked at an index of factors where
Millennials often lag their peers, such
as access to meaningful
work, fair pay, and plans for a future with their organizations.
We analyzed how positively
Millennials rated their organizations on over 50 different metrics defining great workplaces, such
as managers» competence, respect and fairness in the workplace, opportunities for meaningful
work, and great colleagues.
Millennials who get their jobs done in less time are not lazy,
as long
as they do good
work.
Millennials are still keen on low - cost perks such
as flexible
work arrangements and being able to form meaningful relationships with managers and colleagues.
Especially
as the workforce makes room for
Millennials who need purpose in their
work, people need to feel
as if they're doing something awesome.
As for
Millennials specifically, Deloitte's 2016
Millennial Survey found 88 percent wish they had the ability to choose when they start and finish
work.
The flipside of valuing flexibility is that
Millennials don't mind being plugged into
work 24 hours per day —
as long
as they can do it from wherever they want to be.
«Through our mobile ethnography
work with
Millennials, we've learned that they perceive themselves
as brands.
Weaned on mobile technology, fluent in social media and networking and immersed in issues such
as climate change and sustainability,
Millennials seek
work environments that reflect their ideals.
However, whether
as a result of fortune or fortitude,
Millennials bring a different approach to
work — maybe sometimes a better one.
Needs often attributed to
Millennials, such
as a search for purpose at
work, are no strangers to the generations that came before.
...
As I came into contact with
Millennials, and had some
working for me, I learned to slow down a bit, and appreciate (and expect!)
A recent study found that 52 % of
millennials cited «growth opportunities»
as their top motivating factor when it comes to selecting which company they will
work.
The FlexJobs survey also found that
Millennials show a stronger preference — over other generations — for
working at places besides the office, such
as a coffee shop, co-
working space, etc..
But the bottom line is this:
Millennials face an impossibly high amount of student debt, their college degrees don't hold the same value
as they did in previous generations, and this has influenced a new approach to life — one that integrates life and
work as one unified concept.
But there are some job perks that will make
millennials consider
working for less, by
as much
as 12 percent.
«
Millennials are increasingly turning to gig platforms
as a means of achieving that
work / life balance and flexibility that they so highly value,» said Marcus.
Alim Erginoglu, an employee engagement consultant at Towers Watson, makes a great point: «Successful companies connect with their
Millennials not only during
working hours but outside of
work as well.
Lately, both in my
work as a faculty member and
as a trainer in organizations, it has become apparent that leading
Millennials presents a new challenge.
From a new project management methodology to a new system of standups to a complete about face, no week of
work with a
millennial boss is likely to be the same
as the week that came before.
Millennials see
work as a place you go to not only to earn money to live, but also to socialize, innovate, learn, and enjoy.
«Here you can
work condensed
work weeks; we have many [employees] that do part time; we have an internship program that focuses on moms reentering the workforce,» said Chrissy Toskos, vice president of campus recruiting at Prudential Financial, the 140 - year - old insurance company that uses nontraditional
work schedules
as one way to compete for
millennial talent.
Millennials «want the opportunity to experiment more at
work, and see boomers
as a barrier to that.»
«Just
as notable, however, are the widespread similarities between
Millennial employees and their non-
Millennial counterparts, all of whom aspire to a new workplace paradigm that places a higher priority on
work / life balance and workplace flexibility,» the study, which includes findings from more than 40,000 survey responses, explains.
Millennials also expressed less interest in several traits that rank high for boomers and Gen - Xers, such
as responsible, hard
working, and ambitious.
While
millennials tend to be associated with freelance
work more so than other generations, only 42 percent of
millennials were open to freelancing
as a flexible
work arrangement.
For instance,
as oil and gas companies adopt a more agile way of
working, they could become magnets for top
millennial talent;
millennials will accelerate the adoption of digital technologies, which could facilitate the dismantling of large corporate centers, which in turn allows for an even more agile workplace.