Top 5 Millennial Hiring Trends in 2017

Businesses agree on one key observation when it comes to the youngest working generation: Millennials are a unique species, lured by different benefits, working in ways previously unimagined and generally redefining the entire workforce. Is your company prepared for millennials to jump into your employee pool? Prep for the future face of your personnel by considering these five millennial hiring trends.

5. Millennials Are Eager to Work

In a recent LinkedIn poll of millennials, an insight that emerged was how eager millennials are to hear about open positions and discuss them with recruiters. Are you making sure your vacant positions are easily found? What are your recruiters doing to connect with millennials? You might fill positions faster than anticipated because of how open to new experiences millennials tend to be.

4. Millennials Like Companies with Broad Vision

What is your company doing to change the world? Over on BrazenBlog, an interesting trend is being explored: Millennials are attracted to organizations with broad visions for changing the world. That’s not hard to understand — this is the most connected generation ever. Social media has enhanced globalization in millions of ways and shrunk the planet considerably. Want millennial workers? Pass the word that your company’s vision (and mission!) are of global proportions.

3. Recruiting Is Easier Than Retaining

Deloitte sums it up succinctly: “Millennials have one foot out the door.” In your haste to recruit candidates, don’t neglect your current workforce. Employee engagement is more than a buzzword; it’s the modus operandi of companies who actually retain millennials. So how are millennials engaged? Strong leadership, emphasis on teamwork, opportunities to learn and grow and non-traditional benefits like telecommuting, flex scheduling and other work/life balance offerings.

2. Seal the Deal — Quickly

The talent war is real, and it is often brutal — and not just in technical jobs, as was once the case. An article from iCIMS explains it best: hiring trends show that as millions of new jobs are created, millennial candidates will be able to pick and choose between opportunities. That means that if you think you’ve found the perfect candidate, you’ll need to quickly seal the deal so you don’t lose out on great talent.

1. Technology Woos Great Candidates

Think about the years in which millennials grew up — they have always lived in a world with cell phones (mostly smart phones, at that), with robust Internet, instantaneous news reporting from around the world and that same world at their fingertips. You don’t have to be a tech company to get great millennials, but SHRM reminds that companies who incorporate technology into every facet of work are more likely to be attractive to millennial candidates.