Who are the millennials? What are the characteristics of a millennial? How to get the most out of them How to keep them

1. 19% prefer email
14% prefer texting
So, forget the
phone calls.
MAVERICK
MILLENNIALS
Who are the millennials?
What are the characteristics
of a millennial?
1980 2000 2020 2025
Born between
1980-2000 They will be the majority
in the workplace by 2020
They will be 75% of
the workforce by 2025.
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TECH SAVVY
EDUCATED
TOLERANT
OPTIMISTIC
FOR THE FUTURE
ENTREPRENEUR
CONFORTABLE
WITH CHANGE
How to get the most out of them
How to keep them
Millenials have little tolerance for
entry-level tasks. Find some
challenging tasks for them and
make sure they evolve in
the company. They are
used to fast progression
in games and you may want
to create more intermediate
jobs to allow them to grow and
expand their skills.
They can be great ambassadors.
If they love the workplace they will
talk about it on social media.
Most of them have a big reach and
can provide a favorable image of
your business and solicit more
applicants for job listings.
They love receiving continuous
feedback. Instead of
monitoring performance only
once or twice a year you could
decide to do a non-formal
assessment after each project or at
regular intervals.
COMING
TO AN
OFFICE
NEAR YOU...
of them are very
confident of
finding another
job if they left or
lost it
43% 58% 45%
would accept a
pay cut to work
with a company
with values that
fit theirs
would take a pay
cut to work for a
company that
has positive
environmental or
social impact
The Complete & Sustainable Employee Engagement Platform
Survey Recognition Team Genius Rewards Gamification
Sources:
Kenexa, Bentley University, US Census Bureau, Pew Research, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Herd Wisdom
• Encourage them to pursue outside
projects and interests to prevent
burnout and negative feelings directed
towards their position in your company.
• Let them design their own work hours at the office by
setting up a block of time when you want everyone there but
letting each worker determine how early they will come in
and how late they will stay on either side of that block of
time.
• Create seasonal hours in the summer where each
employee has a four-day work week, some with Mondays
off, some with Fridays. Or, let them create a four-day work
week by working a longer day to make up for the extra day.
Non conventional
and flexible work hours
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Prefer
one-on-one
conversation
51%
Communications with their manager...