With more people in the workforce than any other generation, Millennials are key to any organization’s success. By utilizing a robust human resource information system (HRIS) like BerniePortal, you can recruit, hire, manage, and retain Millennial employees—all while demonstrating your company’s values and culture.
Born between 1981 and 1996, Millennials are the largest generation currently in the U.S. labor force—and have been since 2016, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Other generations active in the workforce include Silent (1928-1945), Boomers (1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1980), and Generation Z (1997-early 2010s).
Millennials are typically comfortable with technology and using the internet. They’ve seen the rise of personal computers, smartphones, and social media.
Creating a thriving culture for Millennials is far more than just adding a ping pong table to the office or a monthly happy hour to the schedule. Instead, Millennials actually care about the following in the workplace:
When it comes to recruiting and hiring millennials, it’s important to be human, be specific, and be high-touch.
If you can, avoid using annual performance reviews to evaluate your employees. Instead, implement regular 1-on-1 meetings between managers and direct reports, either weekly or monthly.
This consistent feedback about what your employees are doing well and how they can improve provides the opportunity for ongoing feedback, coaching, and growth-centric conversations. These 1-on-1s also allow for increased visibility and accountability for both managers and employees.
Performance software can help foster these weekly or monthly conversations. BerniePortal offers this feature as a simple and accessible tool for teams of various sizes. The benefit is simple: work with Millennials when and where they’re comfortable.It also helps to think about 1-on-1s in terms of how vital coaching is to athletes and team performance—people perform better when they’re supported and coached. More importantly, the individuals on your staff want to be good at their jobs. Most also want to grow professionally and take on more responsibility over time. Feedback makes this possible.
This blog includes content originally presented during 2020 Weekdays With Bernie, BerniePortal’s annual user conference. Visit BerniePortal.com to learn more about how to implement an HRIS.