The Center for Generational Kinetics released today its first annual list of The Best Places to Work for Millennials, just in time for this year’s 1.8 million college graduates seeking to launch their careers. The list, which comes on the heels of news that Millennials are now the largest workforce in America, also offers new insights into what it takes to recruit and retain top Millennial performers.
To find the best places to work for Millennials, The Center for Generational Kinetics partnered with the workplace excellence research firm Best Companies Group (BCG), which manages over 50 “Best Places to Work” programs around the globe. BCG analyzed data from the more than 3,000 U.S. organizations that participated in its various programs. BCG included policy and benefit offerings from the employer questionnaires, as well as employee engagement data from the more than 500,000 employee surveys conducted in the last 12 months.
In identifying the top 75 best employers for Millennials, the study revealed key attributes that set Millennial-friendly workplaces apart, including:
- Allowing employees to enroll in healthcare coverage the very first day of work. A whopping 27 percent of the “Best Places to Work for Millennials” offer coverage starting the first day of work, versus just an average of 10 percent at organizations that do not receive this type of workplace greatness recognition.
- Allowing paid time off for community service. Eighty-one percent of the “Best Places to Work for Millennials” offer paid time off for volunteer work compared to just 53 percent of companies that did not make the list.
- Offering flextime. Seventy-three percent of “Best Places to Work for Millennials” offer flextime or compressed workweeks as a standard practice versus 46 percent of non-list organizations.
- The best Millennial workplaces also offer better family-friendly policies including paid parental leave, lactation facilities for nursing mothers and flexible hours for doctors’ visits and school events.
Employees at workplaces that made the “Best Places to Work for Millennials” reported higher levels of satisfaction in company leadership and the opportunity for career advancement. The data also revealed that “feeling valued,” “making progress at work” and “liking the type of work they do” all have a significant impact on the emotional connection, or engagement, Millennials have with their employers.
“Knowing what motivates Millennials to want to stay at a job has never been more important,” said best-selling author and Millennial researcher Jason Dorsey of The Center for Generational Kinetics. “A key segment of the Millennial generation is proving to be highly valuable to employers and defying any negative stereotypes that may exist about their generation.”
“Creating a culture that welcomes, mentors and motivates Millennials has been a critical component of success for our firm,” commented Paul Blanco, managing partner, Barnum Financial Group, an office of MetLife, part of the MetLife Premier Client Group and sponsor of the Center’s research. “In our experience, many in this generation have an entrepreneurial spirit that drives innovation and positive change.”
The “Best Places to Work for Millennials” list is available at GenHQ.com/75-best-places-to-work-for-millennials-in-america-2015
About The Center for Generational Kinetics: The Center for Generational Kinetics is the global leader in teaching companies to better employ and sell to Millennials. The Center leads original research that uncovers new Millennial and generational trends in the workplace and marketplace. The Center solves Millennial challenges through research, speaking and consulting. The Center’s clients range from industry leaders such as Mercedes-Benz and Four Seasons Hotels to venture-backed technology startups. The Center works with over 120 clients per year. Learn more about The Center and its mission to bridge generations at www.GenHQ.com.
About Barnum Financial Group: Barnum Financial Group empowers clients to make informed financial decisions that help them live a more secure and confident life. Barnum provides a full range of investment and asset protection products and services to over 250,000 clients including individuals and their families as well as small businesses, corporations, government entities, not-for-profit organizations and their employees. For more information, visit www.BarnumFinancialGroup.com
About the Best Companies Group: Best Companies Group works with national and local partners around the country and internationally to establish and manage “Best Places to Work,” “Best Companies,” and “Best Employers” programs on a national, statewide, regional and industry basis. Through its thorough workplace assessment, utilizing employer questionnaires and employee-satisfaction surveys, BCG identifies and recognizes companies who have been successful in creating and maintaining workplace excellence.
The Best Places to Work for Millennials 2015 list was sponsored by Barnum Financial Group. Additional sponsors included SAS, the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market (SAS.com), and Pacific Dental Services (PDS), one of the country’s leading dental support organizations (www.pacificdentalservices.com/careers).
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the largest life insurance companies in the world. Founded in 1868, MetLife is a global provider of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. Serving approximately 100 million customers, MetLife has operations in nearly 50 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.
The MetLife Premier Client Group is a distribution channel of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), New York, NY 10166. Securities and investment advisory services offered through MetLife Securities, Inc. (MSI) (member FINRA/SIPC) and a registered investment adviser, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. MLIC and MSI are MetLife companies. The Center for Generational Kinetics is not an affiliate of MetLife. L0515424544[exp1215][All States][ DC,GU,MP,PR,VI]
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