Joanna Gammon | Client Relationship Manager
Gen Y is also known as Millennials or Echo Boomers who include more than 70 million Americans born between 1977 – 2002. A narrower definition of a Gen Yer is anyone from 16 to 27 years of age. This view is based upon the thinking that as society accelerates, the generation time frame shortens.
Effect on Workforce
Under the narrow definition, as they take their first jobs, Gen Y would be the fastest-growing segment of the workforce — growing from 14% of the workforce to 21% over the past four years to nearly 32 million workers. Source: Bruce Tulgan of RainmakerThinking
About Gen Y Wokers.
High expectations of self: They aim to work faster and better than other workers.
High expectations of employers: They want fair and direct managers who are highly engaged in their professional development.
Ongoing learning: They seek out creative challenges and view colleagues as vast resources from whom to gain knowledge.
Immediate responsibility: They want to make an important impact on Day 1.
Goal-oriented: They want small goals with tight deadlines so they can build up ownership of tasks.
Source: Bruce Tulgan of RainmakerThinking
Gen Yers are up for a challenge, thrive in collaborative work environments, need communication, like non-traditional benefits, and love change/promoting from within!
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