The new generation of job seekers has different needs than the older generations on the labour market. Young people move faster with the times and are more innovative, as can be seen in how they solicit for work.
Online Recruiting Is Increasingly Popular AmongstMillennials
The World of Work survey by Monsterboard showed which millennials mostly search on the Internet for a job. The research was conducted in June this year among 4,114thousand Millennials across Europe. 70% of respondents believe that they know where to look online when they are searching for a job, while a quarter does not. Millennials seek most often for jobs via the following options:
• Job sites (65%)
• Company Websites (44%)
• Business social media such as LinkedIn or Glassdoor (31%)
• Employers directly (32%)
• Online search engines (31%)
• Print media (24%)
It turns out that 50% of millennialssearching for a job know exactly what job they have in mind, and 60% are also sure that they will eventually find this job.
Millennials Are Found
It often happens that young people are offered a job. The World of Work survey shows that 40% of participants are approximately contacted by the recruiter of a company or a recruitment agency1 to 5 times a year. The recruitment agencies often offer millennials a job in the sector in which they are already working in. It is striking that one third of this younger generation says they would be looking at changing a job to go work for another company or even in a totally different sector.
Yet, it is not easy for all young people: mostly twenty-something’s are more often based on temporarycontracts rather than on fixed contracts. However, unemployment in this group has decreased compared to previouslyin the crisis.But workers who have graduated during the crisis are more often working at a lower salary.
(Professional) Guidance of Millennials
Compared to the older generation, millennials often required help, for example a professional career coach or (former) colleagues. 30% also stated that their parents had a great influence in their career or their life in general, while only 14% said that they consult with their parents before they actually apply.
The top eight people who consult millennials at job interviews:
Professional career coaches (35%)
Former colleagues (27%)
Recruitment Consultant (26%)
Spouse / partner (24%)
Current colleagues (22%)
Best friends (19%)
Parents (14%)
Teachers of school, college, etc. (8%)
Source: https://www.vonq.com