{"id":2056,"date":"2009-06-16T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/06\/for-gen-y-jobs-are-secondary\/"},"modified":"2009-06-16T16:13:14","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T21:13:14","slug":"for-gen-y-jobs-are-secondary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/06\/for-gen-y-jobs-are-secondary\/","title":{"rendered":"For Gen Y, Jobs Are Secondary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m beginning to think Gen Y is the most overanalyzed generation in\u2026a generation.\u00a0 BusinessWeek.com offers up this article &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/managing\/content\/jun2009\/ca2009069_660226.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Why Certain Cities Attract Gen Ys<\/a>.\u00a0 The big city has a general appeal to the Millennials which is probably true for most young generations.\u00a0 However, Gen Y does face a difficult career path due to tenure.\u00a0 Here is a surprising graph (emphasis mine):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The appeal of big cities stems from a simple economic fact: They offer thicker labor markets with more robust job opportunities across a wide number of fields. Getting ahead in your career today means more than picking the right first job. <strong>Corporate commitment has dwindled<\/strong>, tenure has grown far shorter, and people switch jobs with much greater frequency. <strong>The average American changes jobs once every three years; those under the age of 30 change jobs once a year<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure where those numbers originated, but they are noteworthy.\u00a0 The days of starting a long-term career with a major corporation are fleeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jobs are clearly important. Gen Y members ranked the availability of jobs second when asked what would keep them in their current location and fourth in terms of their overall satisfaction with their community. In both cases, the highest-ranked factor was the ability to meet people and make friends. Makes perfect sense, since Gen Y intuitively understands what economic sociologists have documented: Vibrant social networks are key to landing jobs, moving forward in your career, and one&#8217;s broader personal happiness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Second?\u00a0 Surprising, maybe, but clearly networking is supreme for this generation.\u00a0 I wonder if the tools at are available today are part of the drive to network.\u00a0 I am astounded by the fact that Gen Y provides updates as to what they are doing at that moment (think Facebook or Twitter).\u00a0 I have tried to accomplish this feat and always come up lacking\u2026I just can\u2019t bring myself to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Yet these young people are forging networks that a sure to become immense as they mature.\u00a0 The implications for selling are staggering \u2013 networks will become the top resource for prospecting.\u00a0 Decision-making within companies will be information that can be attained through one\u2019s network.\u00a0 Heck, the decision-maker may be 1 step away within a network.<\/p>\n<p>This sea change is happening in front of our eyes, but I\u2019m not certain everyone is observing it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m beginning to think Gen Y is the most overanalyzed generation in\u2026a generation.\u00a0 BusinessWeek.com offers up this article &#8211; Why Certain Cities Attract Gen Ys.\u00a0 The big city has a general appeal to the Millennials which is probably true for most young generations.\u00a0 However, Gen Y does face a difficult career path due to tenure.\u00a0 Here is a surprising graph (emphasis mine): The appeal of big cities stems from a simple economic fact: They offer thicker labor markets with more robust job opportunities across a wide number of fields. Getting ahead in your career today means more than picking the right first job. Corporate commitment has dwindled, tenure has grown&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2009\/06\/for-gen-y-jobs-are-secondary\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[29,23,5],"tags":[1351,72,1349,643,1350],"class_list":["post-2056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-generations","category-retention","category-trends","tag-attract-gen-y","tag-gen-y","tag-milennial","tag-millenial","tag-young-cities"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-xa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1756,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/10\/35-years\/","url_meta":{"origin":2056,"position":0},"title":"3.5 Years","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"October 20, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"That is the average length of a job in the U.S. according to The Career News newsletter (sorry, no link).\u00a0 I find that number almost shocking, but the newsletter does not call out the criteria for their average.\u00a0 I'm thinking part-time, minimum wage, seasonal and other positions could drag that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Generations&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Generations","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/generations\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1475,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/03\/the-net-generation\/","url_meta":{"origin":2056,"position":1},"title":"The Net Generation","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"March 19, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I haven't heard that description used for Gen Y until I read this BusinessWeek.com article - Netting the Net Generation.\u00a0 The article is a good read for managers who have Gen Y employees.\u00a0 Some of the information is fairly common, but I thought this point was well stated: However, don't\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Generations&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Generations","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/generations\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1064,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/07\/gen-ys-definition-of-loyalty\/","url_meta":{"origin":2056,"position":2},"title":"Gen Y&#8217;s Definition Of Loyalty","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"July 12, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Interesting post on The Big Time blog regarding Spherion's Emerging Workforce Study (emphasis mine): Emerging workers (ed.-of which Gen Y makes up the largest percentage), as defined by Spherion's research, are employees who possess certain qualities and traits that differ from past worker attitudes. For example, Emerging workers believe loyalty\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Generations&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Generations","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/generations\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":687,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/02\/gen-y-workers-want\/","url_meta":{"origin":2056,"position":3},"title":"Gen Y Workers Want&#8230;","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"February 22, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"This: \"a high level of connectivity and collaboration with employees at all levels of the organization - but especially with young, like-minded professionals.\" According to a short article in Managesmarter.com's What Gen Y Wants At Work. The one item we have seen the most in this generation: Connection. This is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hiring&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hiring","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1177,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/09\/gen-ys-favorite-cities-to-work\/","url_meta":{"origin":2056,"position":4},"title":"Gen Y&#8217;s Favorite Cities To Work","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"September 12, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"The Herman Group's weekly newsletter (sorry, no link) covers what young jobseekers want and that is a specific urban area. A just-released study from the Segmentation Company, a division of the market research firm Yankelovich reports that 65 percent of 1,000 respondents aged 24 to 35 said they preferred to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Generations&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Generations","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/generations\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1718,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/08\/talkin-gen-x-gen-y\/","url_meta":{"origin":2056,"position":5},"title":"Talkin&#8217; Gen X, Gen Y","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"August 25, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"BusinessWeek.com provides a good article for adjusting your communication for Gen X and Gen Y employees.\u00a0 I can't speak to the Gen Y suggestions, but I find the Gen X piece to be spot on. A sample: TECHNOLOGY Generation X: Keep it up-to-date and motivating. 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