Ducks in a Row: The Final Word On Hiring Millennials
by Miki Saxon
I find it amusing that of everything I’ve read from a variety of academics, consultants, and other pundits regarding hiring and retaining millennials it is Sharna Goldseker who best described it
Interestingly enough, she wasn’t talking about hiring, but about charitable giving.
Goldseker agreed and said it’s time to do away with the stereotype of millennials as entitled slackers. “What we really saw, the top three reasons for giving among these generations, they’re supporting a mission or cause that fits with my personal values, fulfilling my duty as a person of privilege to give back to society, and seeing that my contribution makes a real difference and the organization has real impact,” she said. “As these people are entering the working world and having more resources, they are caring about values more than valuables, and they’re making choices in alignment with those values.”
“…care about values more than valuables.”
That pretty much says it all.
Of course, values are very much public knowledge, as opposed to a poster on the office wall, which makes them hard to fake.
Think Marc Benioff as opposed to Travis Kalanick and you can’t go wrong.
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