Millenials

Millennials

Born 1980-2005 

Age 10 in 1990-2015

Events, Trends, and Technology that Shaped our lives.

9/11

Oklahoma City Bombing

Gulf War

Operation Desert Storm

Israili/Palestinian conflict

Columbine

Downsizing of corporations

Dot Com crash

The Internet

DVD’s

Play Station

PDA’s

IPOD

MP3s

CTRL+ALT+DEL

Yahoo

Google

Values and Characteristics

Time and Family

Autonomy

Confidence

Positive Outlook

Diversity

Optimism

Money

Technology

Building on their strengths and Life experiences

Use cutting edge technology whenever possible

Use email to communicate

Make the work environment a fun place

Use humor

Understand that they can multi-task

Let them know that they are the future, that you believe in them and that they will be mentored

Millenials want feedback and may view silence as disapproval