Introduction of Gen Y
Gen Y, the generation born between 1980 and 2000, is entering
the workforce with a bang. With more than 40 million workers,
Gen Y’ers, or Millenials, are changing the shape of the business
world, and employers must begin to adapt to their tech-savvy,
on-the-go lifestyles to retain them. Gen Y typically values career
progression, accelerated learning, a relaxed, results-oriented
work culture, and technology and social tools that keep them
connected, efficient and ahead of the curve.
“They’re way ahead of anything we’ve thought of,” Joe
McInerney, president and chief executive officer of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, said of Millennials.
“They are the future of what we’re doing, so they’ve got to be
embraced. We want to keep them in the industry.”