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The millennial workforce now forms a significant section of the workforce and the number is just increasing by the day.
Some adjustment must be made in the work culture to accommodate this highly demanding yet very efficient and productive generation in the workforce.
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Employee Engagement
Employee engagement must become the motto of every organization in order to keep up with the millennials. They are raised in a manner that they always consider themselves special, valued and cared for. They want to feel the same way in their job as well. They love benefits and perks. When they look for a job, they look for the complete package! -
Transparency
To foster the trust of your millennial employees, transparency is the key. Be it performance analysis, business decisions, work allocation or any other major process; clarity, fairness and well-defined criteria is something millennials absolutely love. -
Flexibility
The millennial workforce doesn't believe in the effectiveness of a 9 to 5 job. Flexibility is something that is extremely important to them. They want to have a say on location and timing of their job. Flexible timing options, work-from-home, paid vacation are some practices that are becoming more and more common to satisfy the millennials. -
Recognition
Recognition at work is another important key requirement of this generation. They want immediate results for the work that are doing but along with it immediate recognition for a job well done. Here are some great millennial-friendly rewards and recognition ideas. -
Feedback culture
Another unique characteristic of this generation is that they are open to criticism and feedback. They are, after all, raised in the era of “Likes” and “followers”. They are opinionated and they respond well to surveys and reviews. They believe in continuous evaluation and quantification of their work as well. -
Challenging and interesting work
Millennials are creative thinkers, innovators and risk takers. They are constantly looking for jobs that will push them further. New and interesting job profiles that didn't even exist a decade ago are becoming common now. Reason? Yes, millennials. -
Communication
The millennial workforce grew up in a hyper-connected, socially networked world where communication is the basis of all their relations. They want to feel connected and valued in their workplaces as well. To engage this generation of workforce, communication plays a key role. -
Community-driven work culture
Millennials are progressive, supportive and team-oriented individuals. They prefer a collaborative work environment rather than a competitive one. Employers should create a culture of community-driven engagement and peer collaboration. Team results rather than individual performances should be given more importance. -
Offer growth opportunities
The millennial workforce are scared to death of the word “stagnant”. They are at times unrealistically ambitious. They are “job-hoppier” than any of the previous generations. And the reason is almost always the same, career progression. Organizations must be prepared for this change, to retain this bunch of employees they will have to encourage professional and educational growth.