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The millennial generation is unique in various ways, particularly with regard to their career aspirations and expectations. Due to their reputation as "job hoppers," recruiting millennials is not enough. Retention of a millennial workforce is imperative for organizational success and longevity. This book explores the expectations held by millennials and the ways in which they differ from those of past generations. It covers a broad range of topics including onboarding, work/life balance, stress, retention after a crisis, boredom, internships, and how employers can best leverage mobile platforms for increased engagement.
List of contents
Introduction: Who are Millennials?
1. Job Searching Strategies of Millennials
Stephanie A. Smith
2. A Qualitative Study of College Millennials' Career Preparedness for the Workforce: They Say They Are Ready
Wei Sun, Sharnine Herbert, and Joanna L. Jenkins
3. Best Practices for Communicating Workplace Culture on Social Media
Brandi Watkins and Stephanie A. Smith
4. Formation of Career Expectations: What Organizations Can Do
Stephanie A. Smith
5. Welcome to the Workplace: The Shift from Orientation to Onboarding in the Socialization of Millennial Newcomers
Donna M. Elkins
6. Striking the Right Work/Life Balance: Best Practices in Teleworking to Retain Millennial Employees
Erin E. Gilles and Mary E. Reese
7. A Qualitative Exploration of Millennial Employees' Work-Related Stress and Retention
Wei Sun
8. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Exploring the Effects of Organizational Crises on Employee Recruitment and Retention
Chelsea L. Woods
9. The Mobile Millennial: Plugged in But Left Out?
Samantha Szczur
10. A Vaccine for Boredom? Considering Inoculation Theory as a Messaging Strategy to Better Engage, and Retain, a Millennial Workforce
Josh Compton
11. Engaging the Millennial Workforce through High-Quality Internships
Lauren Pieper Coffey and Michael G. Strawser
Index
About the Contributors
About the author
Edited by Stephanie A. Smith - Contributions by Lauren Coffey; Josh Compton; Donna M. Elkins; Erin E. Gilles; Sharnine Herbert; Joanna L. Jenkins; Mary E. Reese; Stephanie A. Smith; Michael G. Strawser; Wei Sun; Samantha Szczur; Brandi Watkins and Chelsea
Summary
This book examines how to more successfully recruit, retain and engage millennial employees in various industries for increased job satisfaction and organizational performance. Experts in various areas of organizational communication share insight and best practices for working with millennials.
