Over the last few years, millennials started to enter the workforce and it has been good for the economy and companies have always enjoyed the change as a younger mind is always more innovative. As they are born in the millennium year, they are considered to be the modern generation with a lot of technical knowledge and modern work styles.
Everything has pros and cons. Managing millennials comes with its own set of challenges. Let’s discuss these challenges faced by the HR department while managing the millennials.
Who are Millennials?
The Millennials are those who are born first in the modern generation between the 1980's to 2000.They are the first generation to be born during the digital era.
Millennial year borns have grown up using the internet and smartphone. From studying to playing games, smart devices have played an important role in their lives. They are an innovative generation, always curious to find news ways on the internet. They are attracted towards new trends in technology and other digital platforms. Millennial born kids are tech savvy and Tech addicted.They chose smart work instead of hard work.
When such Millennials enter into a workforce they create lots of changes in their work and workplace, here are some of them in detail.
HR challenges towards managing Millennium
Despite going through multiple Millennium profiles and shortlisting and onboarding them is a major task.There is no assurance that they would stick to the organization causing various challenges to the HR.
The major issues are
Changing technologies
Work assumptions
Ambitious and Hungry
Distracted easily
Profession development
Need for flexibility
Homely experience
Pioneering dreams
Steady inspiration and association
Crave for Recognition
Changing technologies
As Millennials are tech savvy and Tech addicted they love to try new technologies.
Millennials look for companies that are always ahead in technology and latest trends.
They feel it is hard to catch up with traditional work methods and they always crave for new technology and updated methods.
Solution:
Provide the right technology platforms to keep them updated with technology. It might be helpful for the organization's growth and digital presence.
Need for flexibility
Millennials would like to work freely, they enjoy the freedom of working and feel it is more convenient to operate from a flexible work environment. They wouldn't feel comfortable to follow 9 to 6 timing rules or be pressured to follow strict attendance as the freelancing trend is in these days.
Solution:
As HR professionals we have to make our employees feel free and make them comfortable to work with our organization. We can practice the latest trends and office practices towards employee satisfaction. We have to understand that ultimately we need the work to be done- from a mountain top or from the office!
Work assumptions
Millennial's always have too many employment expectations that may not be satisfied and they always want to move on to something better instead of trying hard to accept the work nature.
Solution:
This challenge can be solved by making the Millennials to deal with team building activities so that they can have a better understanding about the work culture and its nature.
Ambitious and Hungry
Millennials are always eager to learn new technologies and always would like to move forward in their career.
Solution :
Keep a track of their professional upgrades and provide them more opportunities that help in the growth of organization.
Distracted frequently
Millennials are Ambitious as well as easily distracted, they are distracted by social media or other platforms due to boring tasks.
Solution:
The organization should conduct some fun tasks or other work targets and should give the winners cash or other benefits. This will highly motivate them to do more.
Professional development
Millennial secretly work towards their career development and would like to pick the right direction in their career.
Solution:
You can encourage them to come up with their ideas and help them to choose the right career path.
Conclusion
Millennials create some good changes and updates in the work environment.
We can get our work done from them by acknowledging them for their thoughts, ideas and communication. HR's can aim to lead them rather than manage them. Communicate openly and transparently to keep them in loop. Support them and to help them grow with the organization.
2Everything has pros and cons. Managing millennials comes with its own set of challenges. Let’s discuss these challenges faced by the HR department while managing the millennials.
Who are Millennials?
The Millennials are those who are born first in the modern generation between the 1980's to 2000.They are the first generation to be born during the digital era.
Millennial year borns have grown up using the internet and smartphone. From studying to playing games, smart devices have played an important role in their lives. They are an innovative generation, always curious to find news ways on the internet. They are attracted towards new trends in technology and other digital platforms. Millennial born kids are tech savvy and Tech addicted.They chose smart work instead of hard work.
When such Millennials enter into a workforce they create lots of changes in their work and workplace, here are some of them in detail.
HR challenges towards managing Millennium
Despite going through multiple Millennium profiles and shortlisting and onboarding them is a major task.There is no assurance that they would stick to the organization causing various challenges to the HR.
The major issues are
Changing technologies
Work assumptions
Ambitious and Hungry
Distracted easily
Profession development
Need for flexibility
Homely experience
Pioneering dreams
Steady inspiration and association
Crave for Recognition
Changing technologies
As Millennials are tech savvy and Tech addicted they love to try new technologies.
Millennials look for companies that are always ahead in technology and latest trends.
They feel it is hard to catch up with traditional work methods and they always crave for new technology and updated methods.
Solution:
Provide the right technology platforms to keep them updated with technology. It might be helpful for the organization's growth and digital presence.
Need for flexibility
Millennials would like to work freely, they enjoy the freedom of working and feel it is more convenient to operate from a flexible work environment. They wouldn't feel comfortable to follow 9 to 6 timing rules or be pressured to follow strict attendance as the freelancing trend is in these days.
Solution:
As HR professionals we have to make our employees feel free and make them comfortable to work with our organization. We can practice the latest trends and office practices towards employee satisfaction. We have to understand that ultimately we need the work to be done- from a mountain top or from the office!
Work assumptions
Millennial's always have too many employment expectations that may not be satisfied and they always want to move on to something better instead of trying hard to accept the work nature.
Solution:
This challenge can be solved by making the Millennials to deal with team building activities so that they can have a better understanding about the work culture and its nature.
Ambitious and Hungry
Millennials are always eager to learn new technologies and always would like to move forward in their career.
Solution :
Keep a track of their professional upgrades and provide them more opportunities that help in the growth of organization.
Distracted frequently
Millennials are Ambitious as well as easily distracted, they are distracted by social media or other platforms due to boring tasks.
Solution:
The organization should conduct some fun tasks or other work targets and should give the winners cash or other benefits. This will highly motivate them to do more.
Professional development
Millennial secretly work towards their career development and would like to pick the right direction in their career.
Solution:
You can encourage them to come up with their ideas and help them to choose the right career path.
Conclusion
Millennials create some good changes and updates in the work environment.
We can get our work done from them by acknowledging them for their thoughts, ideas and communication. HR's can aim to lead them rather than manage them. Communicate openly and transparently to keep them in loop. Support them and to help them grow with the organization.
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