In 2016, the oldest members of Generation Z have just entered the workforce and Millennials are beginning to take on management roles. On the heels of the Gen Z and Millennial research conducted in 2014, Randstad and Future Workplace teamed up again to take a closer look at how time and new employment commitments may have changed these young workers’ perspectives and expectations. Learn how to configure your workplace to best engage these generations and further develop your organizational culture to take advantage of their strengths, passions and interests. Listen to real examples of companies that have redesigned their talent attraction, retention and engagement efforts in order to cater to these young generations and how it has positively impacted their organizations.
Jim oversees Randstad’s human capital strategy and manages the company’s human resources initiatives for 125,000 employees. In his role, Jim has enhanced recruiter efficiency, tripled the number of leadership programs and significantly grown employee participation in professional development programs. Additionally, Jim serves on the Board for the SHRM Foundation. He serves as one of Randstad’s primary media spokespersons and is frequently covered by major media outlets such as the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Forbes, NPR and FOX Business, among others.
Dan Schawbel is a Partner and Research Director at Future Workplace, an executive development firm dedicated to rethinking and reimagining the workplace, with members including Disney, Google, Macy’s, GE, IBM, Hilton, and Google. Dan is also the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success (St. Martin’s Press) and the #1 international bestselling book, Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future (Kaplan Publishing), which combined have been translated into 15 languages. Dan is a columnist at both TIME and FORBES, and has been featured in over 1,200 media outlets, such as “The Today Show” on NBC, “Street Signs” on CNBC, “The Nightly Business Report” on PBS, “The Willis Report” on Fox Business, “Fox & Friends” on Fox News, NPR, People Magazine, GQ, The Economist and Wired Magazine. He’s spoken at Google, NBC Universal, McGraw-Hill, Oracle, Harvard Business School, MIT, Time Warner, IBM, and CitiGroup. Dan was named to the Inc. Magazine 30 Under 30 List in 2010, the Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 List in 2012, and BusinessWeek cites him as someone entrepreneurs should follow.