Nine Tips For Millennials To Be Taken More Seriously At Work
The Millennial Generation Struggles
With Being Taken Seriously At Work.
Who Is The Millennial
Generation, Also Known as Generation Y?
Millennial Generationborn 1981 - 2001
What Events Shaped The Millennials?
Millennial Generation
• Events that shaped them– 9/11– AIDS epidemic– Obama presidential
campaign– Wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan– Social media– Reality TV
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What Are Some Traits of the Millenials?
Generation Y
• Traits– Digital natives– Global citizens– Embrace
diversity– Value work/life
balance– Value
community, connection
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Millennials Are Also: - Lazy - Entitled - High-Maintenance - In Need of Hand-Holding - Unwilling To Pay Their Dues
Millennials Are Also: - Lazy - Entitled - High-Maintenance - In Need of Hand-Holding - Unwilling To Pay Their Dues
WRONG
These Stereotypes Can Make it Difficult For Millennials To Be Treated Seriously At
Work
9 Tips for Millennials Who Want To Be
Taken More Seriously at Work
1. Let people talk about themselves and listen to them
carefully.
2. Work on tone, grammar and
overall rhetoric. Edit ruthlessly.
3. Know what’s going on in the
world.
4. Be both humble and confident.
5. Brush up on business etiquette.
Dress like a professional.
6. Display accountability.
7. Show conviction. Don’t always say
yes.
8. Keep posture open and upright.
9. Be way more prepared than you think you need to be. Every time.
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Nine Tips For Millennials To Be Taken More Seriously At Work