In Episode 10 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn chats with Holland Dombeck McCue, who manages employer branding and recruitment marketing at Delta Airlines, … Read more
How to Interview Millennials
Contrary to popular belief, millennials are more than just selfies and what’s-in-it-for-me. They are also among the most tech-savvy, agile, and socially … Read more
Wells Fargo’s EVP of Talent on Diversity, Millennials, and College Recruiting
When your company is doing well, employment branding is a breeze. But what happens when your organization is at the center of a negative press storm? … Read more
Indeed.com Survey Reveals Top 10 Workplaces for Millennials, What They Want
Millennials. They’re a big deal. Maybe you’ve heard. Shear numbers alone mean we can’t ignore them. In fact, more than one in three … Read more
Failure to Launch: Millennials in the Workforce
Millennials are now the largest living cohort in America, numbering about 75 million. Every generation is different from the ones that came before, but … Read more
HR Leader Behavior Millennials Hate … and Killing HR Legitimacy
Last week at ERE in San Diego I had a conversation with a talent-acquisition leader and customer who was just part of an acquisition and is now reporting … Read more
Millennials Are Different — Very Different
Like any generation, millennials do a lot that give HR teams pause. Gen X was difficult to manage and motivate, and had different perspectives on work and … Read more
They’re Not Job Hoppers, But Your Millennials Are Getting Ready to Leave
It’s not true that your millennials are more likely to job hop than the generations they succeeded, but it is true they are likely already looking … Read more
Will Millennials Want to Work For Your Client?
I attended an event that included a panel of speakers representing industry leaders and subject matter experts in the areas of recruiting and employment. … Read more
Yes, Millennials Can Drive One Nuts, But If You Adapt It Pays Off
By 2020, millennials will make up 50 percent of the workforce. By 2025, that number is likely to reach 75 percent. Given the huge millennial population, … Read more
Millennials and Leadership: What It All Means
For the last decade or so, it seems that just about everyone has been talking about the millennial generation. They’re spoiled, they’re lazy. They shirk … Read more
Millennials Are Attracted to Public Service, But Government Needs to Deliver
This is not an easy time to be a public servant. Heated budget battles and rhetoric about the size, function, scope, and effectiveness of the public sector … Read more
Nabbing the Best and Brightest Millennials for Your Company
Like most generations, millennials have been branded with a variety of stereotypes. A Pew Research Center quiz, “How Millennial Are You,” gets to the core … Read more
Millennials Are Like You and Me, Only Different
There’s nothing that different about Millennials that age doesn’t explain. So concludes an interesting study by the Kenexa High Performance … Read more
It’s a Brave New World: Understanding Millennials is Key to Recruiting Success
You and I know that people make a business. It’s still true, but the workforce is evolving and yesterday’s human capital strategies don’t … Read more
Three Questions to Ask Yourself About Millennials
I still remember the first time I heard about the Millennial generation. I was at a recruiting conference in New Orleans about 10 years ago, and one of the … Read more
Labor Market: Happy 2021, Everyone! (Well, Maybe Not Everyone.)
All good things come to an end. In January this year, what seems like a millennium ago, unemployment was at its lowest point in 50 years following 113 … Read more
Hiring More Black and Brown Bodies Isn’t Your Golden Ticket to Inclusion and Equity
It was a conversation like so many I’ve had with leaders over the years. The three executives on the line were seasoned, smart, curious, and good-hearted. … Read more
Labor Market: Where Is Everybody? (The Shrinking Labor Force)
The labor market is creating some odd statistics. There are over 13 million people unemployed because of the pandemic, and the unemployment rate stands at … Read more
The Revolving-Door Revolution: Stop Obsessing Over Retention
In a pre-pandemic world, businesses typically valued the longevity of an employee who would stay for the long-run. Essentially, they hired for long-term … Read more