[contextly_auto_sidebar id="BwEa5TeHIsZoe3nShLAgnCzO5jDNQB6H"]New research from EY, a global professional services organization, confirms a conviction of mine: millennials at work care more about flexibility and freedom than pay. Those who want to woo millennials will definitely want to read this one. TL;DR: Millennials want flexible work schedules,...
In today's edition of Millennial Monday, I'm sharing my take on how companies can hire millennials. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="uy826QbcIqDyJqHuC8XOyxQLQTq9hh07"]A couple of my friends are going through some dire employment straits that have made me think about recruitment from both sides: employer and employee. Entrepreneurs often tell me...
Brit Morin is the CEO of the multimillion-dollar DIY community Brit + Co, and I absolutely love her story. I think you will too. Morin started her career interning at a handful of tech startups and working part-time at Apple. Post-graduation, she headed over to Google, where she worked on Maps,...
Given the reputation of having a poor work ethic and being hard to manage, millennials are set to make up the largest workforce in history. So how do we capitalize on this group of people? The first perception of millennials that needs to be abandoned is their lack of preparedness...
Millennial employees often get short shrift from leadership due to their so-called entitlement complex or poor work ethic. It's simple to motivate a Gen Y worker (or any worker, for that matter). All you need to do is schedule regular one-on-one meetings in which you ask one simple question: What...
The first hire for any entrepreneur is essential: he or she must be the extension of you, your ideal complement. As far as efficiency is concerned, a 20-something is your perfect first hire. Meg Jay, Ph.D., argues that our 20s are when we build a foundation that defines the...
