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Hi!  All of us at Career Services wants to welcome you to orientation and explain to you why you are such a big piece of the "Career Puzzle."

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Millennials-Who are they?

Characteristics:
 Optimistic
 Cooperative
 Team Players
 Accepting of Authority
 Rule-Followers
 Civic-Minded
 Service-Oriented
 Sheltered (Protected)
 Diverse (racially/ethically, gender, socioeconomic class)
 Healthy
 Academically-Focused
 Family-Oriented
 Fast-Paced Lifestyle
 Stressed
 Depressed

Heroes:
• Michael Jordan
• Tom Brady
• Opray Winfree
• Sammy Sosa
• Mother Theresa
• Bill Gates
• Kobe Bryant
• Mia Hamm
• Tiger Woods
• Christopher Reeves

Defining Events:
 Columbine
 Virginia Tech shootings
 Oklahoma City Bombing
 Princess Diana’s Death
 Clinton Impeachment Trial
 OJ Simpson Trial
 Steroids in sports-Barry Bonds, Roger Clemons
 Lewinsky Scandal
 Enron
 McGuire-Sosa Homerun Derby
 9-11
 Iraq War
 Hurricane Katrina

Millennials and technology . . .
Assignment to write a report?
 67% of students in grades 7-12 go online to research their topic first
 10% go the library to find a book
 9% ask their teacher for help
 5% look in a textbook

Values of Millennials . . .
• 96% get along with their parents
• 75% share their parents’ values
• 78% believe religion is important
• 60% engage in community service
• 80% think it is cool to be smart

Family is Important:
 91% of students felt they have at least one family member they can confide in.
 If they could, 50% of students would spend more time with their family.
 74% get along with their parents extremely or very well.
 When picking one person as a role model, 44% of students pick a family member.

Baby Boomer Parents (helicopter parents) have been their Biggest Cheerleaders:
 Millennials expect and need praise.
 Will mistake silence for disapproval.
 Millennials expect feedback.

Parental Care in the Millennial Era:
 Today’s typical family is spending more, not less, time with kids.
 Smaller families mean more time with each child.
 Fathers are spending more time with children.
 Less housework is being done.
 There is a strong connection between the social lives of parents and kids.

Millennials Are Ambitious:
 88% of students report that attending college is critical or very important to future success.
 94% plan to continue their education after high school.
(64-71% plan to attend a four-year college) (Boomers-33% and Generation X-54%)
 90% feel being personally satisfied is very important for success.

True Multi-taskers:
 Millennials have lived programmed lives that make them true multi-taskers. They are already quite capable of learning several jobs simultaneously and performing them admirably.

“Futurists” predict that Millennials will change careers as many as ten times. That means retooling, recycling their skills and talents. Smart employers will recognize this and try to encourage Millennials to try out different careers within the same company.

“Millennials love group work, cooperative activities like volunteer service, and participation in something larger than the individual.”
 Conformity is a motivator
 Collaboration in and out of the classroom

Communication is Key:
 Millennials have expectations that the information they want will be provided in a timely, fast efficient manner.
 Communication, suggestions, feedback- positive and negative- need to travel in both directions for Millennials.

Have Substantial Purchasing Power:
 In 2002, teens (ages 12-19) spent $170 billion.
 15.6 million college students (ages 18-30) spend almost $200 billion annually.
 Two out of three students report influencing their parents’ buying decisions.
 20% of teens own stock.

Generation-X-ers-(1965-1980)
Millenials-(1981-1999)
Baby Boomers-(1946-1964)
Traditionalists-(1900-1945)

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