Before you start launching tomatoes and pelting me with empty pop cans, let me explain. I know when you see "Generation Y" and "loyalty" in the same sentence you think it is an oxymoron along the classic lines of "military intelligence." Well, I have news. The Gen-Y folks do have a strangely loyal generational distinction.
Exec Retention Is A Problem, Too
When I go out and speak to companies and organizations about the world of work, inevitably someone will ask me about retention. Typically, the question is framed around the lowest ranks of the company. I've yet to be asked about retention strategies targeted toward executives. You may not think executive retention is an issue. Think again.
I guess it was inevitable. It started simply enough. We wanted our children to have more than we had growing up. We wanted them to have a better education, more choices, less turmoil, etc. That was great in the 1970s and even in the 1980s, but at some point that trend was bound to spin out of control.
Having been raised in California , I tend to take education for granted. Mostly because so did the teachers, principal, school system, etc. Unfortunately, California is not known for its great public education. Now that I'm here, I understand why Iowans are proud of their public-education system and I'm impressed at how continuous improvements are sought after.
There are a couple of terms that have become more popular as Gen Y and the Digitals grow older - "Adultescent" and "Kidult." These are the workers who are taking their time growing up or never do at all.
Seeking The UltimateJob Board
It's mind-boggling how many job boards are available online. With just a cursory Google search, I find 25.8 million listings.
The interview is a critical component of the hiring process. This is your chance to hear firsthand details about the candidate, gain insight into personality traits and get a general impression of overall intelligence and aptitude.
Is it possible to make a happy worker? If it is, how would you go about doing it? What are the ingredients?
When I first came into the work force, I was very young, around 11 years old. My job was to stand outside a Southern California grocery store selling the local newspaper. I'm sure you're thinking the same thing I was: Couldn't they just buy it from the machine? Yes, they could. In fact, the newspaper machine was right in front of me.
…you’ll have to replace 20 customers for every 100 current customers every year to maintain your current level of business.
Not long ago, I wrote an article about employers using social networking sites to do pre-employment screenings. Well, word has gotten out and the Gen-Yers are not happy. They take great offense that anyone would consider their personal lives when making a job decision...
There I was with hundreds of other people all doing the exact same thing as me - heading to work. I realized it's the same every day, over and over. That's a lot of people committed to their jobs...
When things are going well, we take everything for granted. But as soon as adversity springs up in our life, we suddenly realize how great the little things truly are...
At this time, America doesn't have enough children to replace and meet the needs of the growing work force...
An interesting feature dominates the office space of most companies. It's called The Cubicle...
All companies, no matter their size, have one thing in common: They have an Org Chart of some sort...
The No. 1 question among job seekers is: "What's the best job board?" A loaded question...
Recently I was a panelist for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Workforce Solutions Tour. We traveled to the ends of Iowa in an effort to help companies deal with the recruiting and retention challenges they face today.....
Part of my work at Manpower is to help support the efforts of teachers, nonprofits and government agencies in reaching today's youths with relevant information to help them start to understand what they are going to face in the world of work......
Well, the day has finally arrived! Your top candidate is coming in to interview for one of your most hard-to-fill positions, and you couldn't be more excited....
In the employment industry, it is almost a joke when people ask for self-starters. That is the typical request of almost every employer out there: "Send me someone with initiative and drive!".....
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