Matac Presentation Krzmarzick

Generation X and Millennials Andrew Krzmarzick Graduate School, USDA

” Don't fall prey to stereotypes. We're all reading a lot of stuff about the millennials right now, and there's a tendency to paint them with the same brush. They can be very different… It's all about going out and finding people who are a good job fit, a cultural fit and a lifestyle fit .“ - Ed Powell Director of Business Development Monster Government Solutions

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“ Within Reach But Out of Synch” Study (January 2007)
Surveyed Gen Y, managers in private and non-profit sector and “Government Go Gets (G3s)”
G3s = scientists, engineers, lawyers, policy experts
Asked: What do you seek in your ideal job?
Source: Council for Excellence in Government. Within Reach…But Out of Synch: The Possibilities and Challenges of Shaping Tomorrow’s Government Workforce . December 2006. Found at http://www.excel.gov .

Source: Council for Excellence in Government. Within Reach…But Out of Synch: The Possibilities and Challenges of Shaping Tomorrow’s Government Workforce . December 2006. Found at http://www.excel.gov .

Top 10 Ways to Recruit and Retain Gen X and Millenials (and everyone else!)

Be committed to helping us achieve our goals
Don’t mention “climbing the corporate ladder” or “paying dues”
Too many of us have seen parents lose jobs after years of ladder climbing and dues-paying

Provide as much training as possible
help us develop new skills while we are with you
Source: Found at http://ourpublicservice.org/OPS/publications/viewcontentdetails.php?id=121.

Challenge our creativity
give us a challenging assignment or problem to solve right away

Provide opportunities for us to work in spirited team situations
Give opportunities for individual achievement and recognition, too.

Make the work environment fun and informal.
Introduce us to others and encourage the development of workplace friendships.

Allow us to experience a daily sense of tangible achievement
Short-term projects and goals work best

Give us opportunities to reinvent ourselves within the organization
Learn new skills
Move cross-functionally
Redesign roles
Report to a new mentor
Work different hours
Working from a new location

Open dialogue on the first day about keeping us and your willingness to work with us to make it happen.

Create an alumni network to stay in touch with us
Use social virtual networks
Bring back high performers

Offer student loan repayment
Or we’ll be paying them off for years (and jumping jobs to get more money anyway!)

Thank You!
Andrew Krzmarzick http://generationshift.blogspot.com [email_address] 202-821-6288

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