How millennials navigate their careers: young adult views on work, life and success

A new survey of more than 1,100 young adults aged 22-35 by the Boston College Center for Work and Family (BCCWF) explores how young adults navigate their careers and lives. This report provides much needed insight into the aspirations and desires of the newest generation in the professional workforce. As millennials are becoming the largest generation in workplaces today, it is essential to understand what drives them to select an employer and what aspects of the employee experience foster their growth and loyalty to an organization. In this study, BCCWF researchers surveyed millennial...  [+] Show more

A new survey of more than 1,100 young adults aged 22-35 by the Boston College Center for Work and Family (BCCWF) explores how young adults navigate their careers and lives. This report provides much needed insight into the aspirations and desires of the newest generation in the professional workforce. As millennials are becoming the largest generation in workplaces today, it is essential to understand what drives them to select an employer and what aspects of the employee experience foster their growth and loyalty to an organization. In this study, BCCWF researchers surveyed millennial-aged men and women to answer a number of questions such as: How do young adults search for jobs? Is there a difference between how young women and young men perceive success? What are employers and human resource (HR) departments doing that young people see as most helpful to their career success? What organizational characteristics are most likely to increase or decrease employee work-effort, retention and satisfaction? Recommendations are provided for employers, higher education institutions, and millennials themselves based on the information collected and analyzed by the authors.

Edited excerpts from publisher's website.