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Millennials at work: Perspectives of a new generation

About our survey

The success stories of tomorrow will be companies that are addressing their long-term people needs today. That means investing in understanding and nurturing the millennial generation. More


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Thoughts on 2020 Technology usage Travel and language expectations Corporate responsibility expectations

Expectations of work Career path expectations Benefits and personal development

Contacts

Michael Rendell
Partner and leader of Human resource services
Tel: +44 20 721 24945
 Leyla Yildirim
Marketing, Human resource services
Tel: +44 1481 75 2039

Global HRS contacts

Managing the millennials

The ability to attract and keep the most talented individuals has always been important to large organisations. By 2020, people supply will be the most critical factor for business success.

How can your HR strategy help you meet your talent needs?

Meet a Blue World employee

"Only the best work here — I am the best".
Find out what a Blue World employee values in a career

Meet a Green World employee

"Your corporate values match mine — I belong here".
Find out what a Green World employee values in a career

Meet an Orange World employee

"I will work with your because it suits me right now".
Find out what an Orange World employee values in a career

Managing tomorrow's people

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US

Karen Vander Linde
Partner and leader, People and Change
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (US)
+1 (703) 918 3271
karen.m.vanderlinde@us.pwc.com

John Caplan
Partner and leader, Human Resource Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (US)
+1 (646) 471 3646
john.caplan@us.pwc.com

Asia

Ron Collard
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Singapore)
+65 6236 7278
ron.pa.collard@sg.pwc.com

Mandy Kwok
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Hong Kong)
+852 2289 3900
mandy.kwok@hk.pwc.com

Europe

Henk van Cappelle
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Netherlands)
+31 20 568 6210
henk.van.cappelle@nl.pwc.com
Questions
By 2020, companies will run their own universities to have access to the right skills to fulfill their needs
By 2020, companies will be more influential than goverments
Percentage who are members of an online social network
Percentage who have one or two email accounts
Percentage who think they will work across more geographical borders than their parents did
Percentage who expect to use a language other than their native tongue in their career
Percentage who would choose employers whose social responsibility values reflected their own
Percentage who would consider leaving an employer whose behaviour no longer met their corporate responsibility expectations
Percentage who consider an organisation's climate change policy a deciding factor on whether or not to work for the organisation
Percentage who expect to work at a mix of locations
Percentage who expect to work regular hours with some flexibility
Percentage who expect to have 2-5 employers in their career
Percentage who will progress within the same organisation in a variety or roles/fields
Percentage who will be loyal to the organisation they work for
Percentage who believe face-to-face training is an important development opportunity
Percentage who believe e-learning is an important development opportunity
Percentage who believe working with strong coaches and mentors are important development opportunities
Percentage who believe rotational assignments are important development opportunities
 
 
* indicates less than 20 responses