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Hiring & Keeping Millennials

Posted by Yasmin Parsloe on Wednesday Jul 16, 2014 2:51 pm

Businesses across the country are learning to adapt to an influx of employees from the millennial generation. These younger employees are breaking onto the professional ground in rocket numbers and are demanding a new perspective from the 9-5 workday. As employers – it’s our job to make sure that companies adapt to meet the expectations of this up-and-coming workforce.

Millennials – who are they?

-        Born between 1981-2000

-        Nearly 80 million in population (Baby Boomers = 72 million; Gen X = 41 million)

-        41% of the total population

-        25% grew up in single-parent households

-        75% grew up with working mothers

-        About half are currently in the workforce

Below are several tips to tailor your training technique for Millennials.

Be Straightforward.
Millennials want to know what is expected of them right away. Be up front with these employees – tell them how they will be evaluated and your expectations of them. If there will be assessments or evaluations during the training – let them know this ahead of time.

Be Technologically Friendly.
Draw attention by using technology in your presentations. Millennials are familiar with technology – leading lives on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites. Consider using social media accounts during training to generate feedback and engagement.

Be an active coach.
Praise employees, especially Millennials. This group of employees crave feedback and advice. Engage mentors or senior associates to participate in portions of the training and consider e-learning options to reduce the time and cost of constant development monitoring.

Say it with visuals.
Use visuals in training activities. Consider infographics as a method of educating and entertaining.

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