Posts Tagged ‘ millennials ’

Communicating with Millennials and Why They Won’t Answer Their Phones

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

They’re on their phones all day but they won’t answer a call. Read this week’s blog post to learn why.

Millennials are about to make up the biggest percentage of the working population. Actually, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the 2015 census, they already are — having recently surpassed Generation X-ers — totaling 53.5 million, or about 34%. With that in mind, it’s time to start adjusting to the way millennials work and interact. It can be a tricky situation to navigate, but certainly one that’s worth exploring. We wrote recently about dealing with millennials in the workplace, and we’re back to specifically explain why they won’t answer your calls even though they spend the whole day staring at their phones. Read the rest of this entry »

How Millennials are Changing the Telecommunications Workplace

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Millennials in Telecommunications Workplace

Millennials are taking workplaces by storm and they’re bringing big changes

One of the biggest challenges in industry today is figuring out a way to incorporate new generations — Millennials, or Generation Y — into a workplace already saturated with Boomers and Gen-X-ers and their methodologies. As this younger generation continues to permeate the workplace, it’s clear that it’s doing so with a very new and distinct set of ideals and tendencies. What’s less clear, at least among popular consensus, is whether these new ways of thinking are going to work in an already deeply-rooted old-school way of going about things. Like it or not, there are more of them coming, so it’s best to stay ahead of the curve in accepting them and adapting to cater more towards their mindset. This is particularly important in the telecommunications industry, a place where millennials — with their earbuds in and their phones out — are expressing significant interest and prowess. Millennials likely have a lot to offer in building a telecommunications team, and it’s important to keep these things in mind. Read the rest of this entry »

The Cloud and Millennials

Friday, April 10th, 2015

At this point, almost everyone has heard mention of the Cloud. Whether they are using the term at work or if they are listening to a news report, the Cloud is becoming a more prominent and driving force in several aspects of life. Recent reports are finding connections between the Cloud and the elements that motivate the millennials within the workforce. According to author Daniel Pink, three elements help motivate the millennials that are beginning to enter the workforce.

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