How Millennials Are Shaking Up the Workplace

How Millennials Are Shaking Up the Workplace Over the last few years, millennials have been in the spotlight for many reasons. At work in particular, much has been discussed about them: their goals, their ambitions, their overall mindset. Yet there are so many enigmas still to solve. How do we recruit the right talent when dealing with a generation that’s looking to expand its experiences constantly and job-hopping becoming the norm? How do we motivate a generation with a personal mission statement of ‘making the world a better place’? How do we combat limited attention spans which, by the way, a study by Microsoft, found was down to eight seconds from 12 in the year 2000- to keep them engaged? Exactly. That’s my point made. Most of us still don’t know how to. You only have to take a peek at our recent research around the most googled workplaces searches online to realize this: Only in 2017 the phrase ‘what do millennials want at work?’ was searched 3,100 times in the UK. In the US, on the other hand, ‘how do millennials want to work and live?’ increased from zero searches in 2015 to 15,900 in 2016 and 13,400 in 2017. Conclusion: there’s something we’re not getting right.  We still don’t quite “get” millennials. And considering that by 2050 millennials will make up half or more of our global workforce…I suggest we take a step back and evaluate. Stop the stereotyping We often find ourselves stereotyping people we see completely different to us. Science says we do this because it’s cognitive efficient once we have categorized, we no longer need to consider information about each individual member of the group. But our biggest problem with millennials is that we haven’t quite got our heads around who they are or what they want, so we often find ourselves contradicting each other about them. For example, our recent research shows that:    â€˜Why are millennials so depressed?’ is the UK’s most searched question online by keyword ‘millennials’ with an average of 2,800 searches over the last year. But in the US, ‘Why are millennials so lazy?’ tops the online searches of the last three years (2015-17) with an average of 2,227 searches per year. Can millennials really be categorized as both lazy and depressed simultaneously? Tricky The crux of the matter Instead, join me to look at the bigger picture, because there’s something more interesting to realize from the above. Millennials at work and outside it want different sort of incentives to the ones we’re used to, and that’s what’s constantly disconcerting us. For them it’s not only about the money, the company name and/or their job title like it once was for us.  It’s about having a sense of purpose and fulfilling it. ‘Being happy’ isn’t an employment perk for them, it’s the result of holding a career that’s rewarding. They place a strong emphasis on finding a job that is truly fulfilling. One that offers them the opportunity to grow, learn and have a future. When that doesn’t happen, they become unhappy, unmotivated and start focusing just on making money or getting through their day so that they can get on with outside interests. As a result, they may come across as lazy or depressed.  We need to realize this and evolve, adapt to the needs of the new generations. Building relationships, practicing proper communication, and creating transparency, will help. Everyone is different but one thing’s for sure, stereotyping and/or complaining won’t solve the problemthough nor will searching for the answer on Google! About the author: Chieu Cao, Co-founder, and CMO at Perkbox; the UK’s fastest growing employee benefits provider.

Personal Branding Weekly Focus On Who You Know - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Branding Weekly Focus On Who You Know - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Personal Branding Weekly â€" Editor’s Note: We had a great interview with Ryan Holiday and guest blog posts from Brian Hawkins and Glassdoor this week!   Our ever stellar author team brought to you Olympic-sized conversations and tips about thinking, working and volunteering globally.   All with a focus of leap frogging your career, personal brand and opportunities. In case you missed this week, here are the posts: What Color is Your Brand?  by Deborah Shane Personal Branding Interview: Ryan Holiday  by Dan Schawbel Business People Suck at Technology Startups by Jun Loayza 4 Common Resume Personal Branding Mistakes by Phil Roseberg Choosing The Perfect Avatar for Branding Success by Heather Huhman Entrepreneurship Will Leap Frog Your Career by Elinor Stutz Think Globally: Get Outside of Your Four Walls by Aaron McDaniel Want to Get Hired? Find an Internal Sponsor! by Skip Freeman Beyond Engagement in the Social Media by Oscar del Santo Tip #9: How to Talk On-Camera by Manoush Zomorodi Build Your Brand on a Shoestring Budget by Erik Deckers Top 5 Reasons You Never Back After Applying for a Job by Meghan M. Biro via Glassdoor.com This week’s Personal Brand Outlook • You’ll get to nominate us â€" so stay tuned so you’ll know for what! • Ways to avoid looking desperate in your job search • How to overcome horrible bosses with your personal brand • Why it’s vital to be a ‘good sport’ • Many other focused posts to help you in managing your personal brand.   Plus, we’ll hear the latest from the Young Entrepreneur Council. Focus on Who You Know   Leveraging your brand advocates harnesses and focuses the power of word of mouth for your personal brand. What is Word Of Mouth Marketing? It is when someone is so excited about you, your product or service that they eagerly and highly recommend you to their friends as a result of their personal experience. Current social media platforms like Facebook.com and Twitter.com are considered to be modern day versions of word of mouth communication systems. Why Does Word Of Mouth Marketing Work So Well? There are many different reasons why it works so well, but here are three of the most common and why you need to consider maximizing your ability to make full use of it: Credibility â€" Instantly you borrow the other person’s credibility when they are speaking about you to their circle of influence.   People who know, like and trust them automatically project a portion of that trust on you when you are endorsed, even by way of introduction, by their friend/contact. No Automatic Resistance Barriers When people hear or see a claim generated by the source of the claim they are naturally skeptical and their guard or defenses automatically go up. This is not the case when they hear about something from a friend or someone who they know and trust. Viral Marketing Potential Your contacts and brand advocates will be far more likely to spread the word among their family, friends and associates especially when you have an exciting, funny or very creative idea to share with them. Personal benefits of focused word of mouth: + It helps you build a stronger bond between you and your contacts. + You can create a very positive impression in the mind of your contacts. + It keeps you top of mind and memorable. Be sure to thank your advocates Show that you value them by going the extra mile in helping them achieve their goals. The key is to be proactive and give them more than what they expected with no expectation of anything in return. Stop and make time to take a sincere interest in their projects, goals or other positive things like community events and other projects that they are working on or involved in. This is a very good and very effective relationship-building step. To be most effective, you must take a genuine interest in what the other person has to share with you and not be simply focused on your own agenda. What have you done or what would you recommend to someone who really wants to focus on their personal brand advocates? Author: Maria Elena Duron, is managing editor of the Personal Branding Blog, CEO (chief engagement officer) of  buzz2bucks.com  â€"  a word of mouth marketing firm.   She helps create conversation, connection, credibility, community and commerce around your brand.   Maria Duron is co-founder   and moderator of  #brandchat   a weekly Twitter chat focused on every aspect of branding that is recognized by Mashable as one the 15 Essential Twitter Chats for Social Media Marketers.

How to Ace Your Panel Interview 9 Tips - Career Sidekick

How to Ace Your Panel Interview 9 Tips - Career Sidekick How to Ace Your Panel Interview: 9 Tips Interview Preparation / https://www.edenscott.com/blog Preparing for a panel interview is slightly different than other interviews. Some steps are the same, but there are a few extra areas to focus on when preparing, so Im going to walk you through how to prepare to ace your panel interview from start to finish.Here are our 9 best panel interview tips. Lets get startedHow to Prepare for a Panel Interview:When preparing for your panel interview, youll want to cover all of the typical interview preparation stepsfor any interview like researching the company, reviewing your resume, coming up with examples and stories you can share to highlight your past accomplishments, etc.Yet there are some additional things you should do and keep in mind if you want to ace your panel interview and walk in fully prepared for this specific type of interview process.So lets look at the areas to spend extra time focusing on and preparing for with panel interviews.1. Practice great body language and eye contactBe ready to main tain eye contact with the whole panel, with slightly more attention toward whoever asked the question you’re answering.And practice your body language in general eye contact, posture, keeping your hands and feet still (not tapping), etc.If you dont feel confident or dont have good body language habits, its going to become a bigger problem in a panel interview or group interview because its more pressure, more people to make eye contact with and interact with, etc.2. Ask a lot of questionsIts important to ask a lot of questions in a panel interview. So a big portion of your effort in preparing for the panel interview should be writing down great questions to ask them.I recommend bringing the questions in a notebook and just ask the interviewer if its okay to bring it in with you.Example of what you can say: I brought a notepad with a few questions. Is it alright if I bring this into the interview?99% of the time theyll say yes.When you ask your questions, you can direct a question to a specific person or the entire panel.How many questions should you ask in your panel interview? Id say you should take the total number of people on the panel, and then add 1-2 to that number. Thats how many questions to ask. So if the panel is 4 people, prepare 5-6 questions.3. Try to find out who will be on the panel in advanceIf you want to prepare to ace your panel interview, you should spend some time learning as much as you can about the people on the panel.How many people are you meeting with? What are their names and job titles?If youre not sure, ask the person who scheduled the interview (the recruiter, HR person, hiring manager, etc.)Then do some research on LinkedIn and find out what type of background these people have. Do they have a more technical background? Is it mostly people from HR and non-technical areas? Does anyone on the panel have the job title youd have if they hire you? (e.g. someone who is your peer?). And who are the more senior-level people on the p anel, such as your future boss?All of this will help you feel more confident and relaxed in the interview, and give better interview answers. So dont neglect this part of preparing for your panel interview.Note: Treat everyone the same in the panel interview. Just because one person is lower in the company does not mean you should act any differently or address their questions any differently.In fact, this is good advice for any interview process, and its something we recommend in the advice across our site. Why? Because you never know who the hiring manager is going to ask an opinion from before making the yes/no decision on whether to hire you. This includes the receptionist too!4. Bring a resume copy for each person on the panelThis is a simple and easy way to look prepared and make sure everyone in the panel interview is familiar with your background or can quickly catch up at the start of the meeting. So when you prepare for your interview, print out enough copies of your resum e so that youre sure youll have enough to hand out at the beginning.In fact bring a few extras in case someone unexpected joins the panel.Sure, they might have copies already. Thats fine. Do this anyway; itll make you look great.5. Be ready to take notesEarlier I mentioned you should bring a notepad with questions to ask.Well, you can write your own notes too. Youre going to be taking in a *lot* of information in the typical panel interview so this is important. Youll need to remember key facts about the position when you follow-up, when you ask questions later, and when you prepare for future interviews or discuss the role further.So take notes, but remember one rule: I call it the 90% rule. Maintain eye contact 90% of the time throughout the panel interview.That means less than 10% of your time should be spent looking down or taking notes.Dont do more than this ratio or itll disrupt the flow of the interview and hurt your chances at getting the job offer.6. Build rapport and try t o make a strong connectionDo your best to build a connection with as many people in the panel interview as possible.Find common areas of interest when preparing for the interview, share stories, mix your questions into the interview instead of just waiting until the end (this makes it feel more like a back-and-forth conversation, and less like an interrogation).Also make sure to learn everyones name, and use their names in the conversation.Remember in any interview, and especially a panel interview, theyre not just evaluating your skills and experience theyre looking to see how youll fit in with the current team, company culture and more.This is also a reason researching the companywhen preparing for your panel interview is so important. because you can learn about their current team, company culture and more on their website and social media. Then you can use this information to build a stronger bond and show them the traits theyre looking for.But you cant do that if you dont rese arch the company when you prepare for the interview.7. Learn the names of your interviewersMake note of each persons name when you first sit down in the panel interview. This can be difficult, but the best way to remember is to repeat the persons name back to them after hearing it.Then, within the first few minutes of answering their interview questions, try to use their name. This will make you far more likely to remember it long-term.Then when youre finishing the interview, youll feel a lot more confident thanking them if you remember their names.That brings us to our next tip for how to ace your panel interview8. Thank each panel member with a handshake at the end of the interviewWhether you successfully remembered each persons name or not, look them in the eye, shake their hand, and thank them for their time at the end of the interview.Do this with each person on the panel.This will ensure you leave a great final impression before leaving them to discuss what they thought of you . While this wont save you if the rest of your interview went badly, it can sway the panels decision or make them view you slightly more favorably.9. Know who to follow up with before leavingDont leave your panel interview without asking, Who will be in touch regarding next steps, and when can I expect to hear feedback?That way youll know when to follow-up after the interview, and who to get in touch with if you have questions.Otherwise, youll be a lot more stressed at home waiting for an update, and youll be unsure who to follow up with if that update doesnt come.Also, make sure to sendThank you notes the day after the interview. You should send an email to each person you met with.Use These Panel Interview Tips to Get More Job OffersIf you follow the tips above and have a general understanding of how to answer common panel interview questions, you should be in great shape to ace your panel interview!Dont let the fact that youre meeting with multiple people stress you out; its the same concept as any interview.Study the job description, know about their company, and be prepared to talk about how your past skills and past work will set you up for success in their specific job.If you do this while also asking great questions of your own and building rapport by learning the interviewers names and getting to know them, youll have a great shot at turning your panel interview into a job offer.