Hiring Gen Y
by Miki Saxon
Much has been written about Gen Y, AKA, Millennials, in the workforce—the difficulty hiring them, the problems managing them and the much greater problems of retaining them.
“When they get to the workplace, they have a sense of entitlement, a need for validation, difficulty in really discerning what to do because their whole lives were managed,” –Christine Hassler, Gen Y career expert and consultant.
Not only managing them, but also fighting their fights—even at the office.
There are eighty million Gen Y, but not all of them fit this description; millions of them are ‘aMillennials‘.
The funny thing (as I’ve said before) is that when you look at a list of what turns Gen Y off you’ll find the same traits that turn off 90+% of the workforce.
- Inflexibility.
- Judgmental attitudes.
- Close-mindedness.
- Unwillingness to listen to and respect Gen Y’s opinions, ideas and views.
- Intimidation.
Yuk! Nobody wants to work for someone like that; the difference is that Gen Y may less patient and quicker to leave—at least until they have a mortgage and kids to consider.
Ryan Healy, co-founder and COO of Brazen Careerist, attributes companies’ success to culture.
“The companies that are doing it well and right know that it’s really about the culture you create.”
Tony Hsieh is well known for creating a culture that both attracts and retains and it’s not just for Millennials.
Flickr image credit: debaird
