GEN Y:STUFF(S) TO KNOW

Fun Fact about US

Young organization: all team member born between 1985 – 1995

Satisfy our client by nurturing our people

Nurturing not only for they to be competent in the business, but also to be impact and agent of change in the society

Heavily focus in creating procedure and system

Everybody knows we are recruiters, but they don’t know yet these facts:

Fun Fact about MEMost of people know I am recruiter, but they don’t know yet these facts:

ME!• Mixed background, knowledge and experience – AFICCBR• Exercise Addict - 6 days a week• Personal mission: To be positive impact for others and to see their life better than ever• End Goal is never to be the richest, but to be the most influential and inspiring figure • And.. Yeah! I am a generation Y too!

FACTS ABOUT ‘THE-Y’

Born between 1980 – 1995 – Current age 20-35

1/3 of Indonesia population are ‘The – Y’ (markplus institute.com)

60% of graduates are looking to change jobs within the initial 3 years and 1/3 are changing jobs 2-3x within the same time

period (frontierstrategygroup.com)

Became the major population in the workplace, not only Indonesia but also globally – 75% of the workplace by 2025

Only 11% of millenials define success as having lot of money

What ‘THE-Y’ say..

“My career will be one of my choice not a choice of

desperation. It will align who I am with what I do..”

(PwC report – Millenials at work)

Characteristic of ‘The-Y’

Gadget, Internet & Social Media

Acknowledgement Fast

• Technology savvy : They know wifi since

they were born• +/- 80% of the population at least

have one social media account

• They got compliment by doing nothing

• Everything is as fast as ‘click’

Characteristic of ‘The-Y’

Being Expressive Entrepreneurship is easy

Have meaning in their action

• 70-80% admits they have at least once

upload video about their personal life to

youtube. • Selfie, wefie ....

• The success story of Artis Instagram &

success seller in social media

• Prefer working in smaller scale of

organization with less than 100 employees

whilst the older generation whom

prefer to work at large scale organization

What company can do for ‘The-Y’

1. Integrating technology into office & ensure your office is instagram-able

Simple things can do:• Providing high-speed free wifi

at the break area• Re-consider the rule to not play facebook during working

hours• Ensuring enough charging

space in the office• Providing cool gadget as a

benefit• Ensuring your office is cool

enough for photo

What company can do for ‘The-Y’

2. Flexible culture (or entrepreneurship culture) & Treating people differently

Simple things can do:• 3 types of career acceleration: normal, fast & super-fast or flatten structure

• Recognize their performance NOT only in annual basis• Reguler feedback, Group discussion, sharing time and seasonal project

• Integrate entrepreneur spirit into office culture• Option of working from home or flexible shift

What company can do for ‘The-Y’

3. Coaching & Mentoring them

Simple things can do:• Ensuring your leader are capable of coaching & mentoring team member • Know where they want to go, what they want to do and help them to achieve

not only for their professional but also to their personal goal. Help them to discover their calling.

What company can do for ‘The-Y’

4. Make sure your organization have added value other than profit

Simple things can do:• CSR Program

• Involve in social community event• Your positioning to brand as employer that bring meaning to their employee;

something more than just getting paid

What company can do for ‘The-Y’

5. And after all if it still doesn’t work, just let them go

Many facts about generation Y are true but not every of them is true for everyone