Millennials (a.k.a. Generation Y, or those born between 1982-2004 ) now comprise the largest generation in the workforce. In fact more than a third of all American workers today are Millennials. You’ve probably already hired Millennials and will be hiring more. But don’t expect them to stay long. Millennials are twice as likely as 30-somethings to leave a job after just three years, and this gap will only widen with age. See the infographic on what to expect – and be prepared for – with your growing Millennial workforce.

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• Compensate fairly competitively
• Ensure a good work/life balance
• Provide opportunities to continually learn
and contribute to meaningful projects
• Offer flextime telecommuting
• Provide real-time feedback on performance
• Conduct “stay interviews”
• Empower the best and brightest
• Create a talent pool of qualified candidates
Millennials are twice as likely as 30-somethings to leave a job
after just three years — and this gap only widens with age.
Every 1-3 years
Every 1-5 years
18-29
Software/
Technology
Services
Retail
Healthcare
Finance/
Accounting/
Insurance
30-39 40-54 55+
How frequently
do you change jobs?1
36%
50%
37% 37%
16%
41%
9% 5%
36%
32%
of millennials surveyed say that job hopping
would not prevent them from pursuing their
professional or personal passions.3
When asked for the main reason they would leave their
company, millennials responded saying they would:
leave to pursue a
completely different
career path
3 RecruitFi’s Millennial Outlook
Survey of 1000 U.S. full-time
millennial employees
2 Jobvite’s “2015 Job Seeker
Nation: Inside the Mind of
the Modern Job Seeker”
1 Jobvite’s “2015 Job Seeker Nation:
Inside the Mind of the Modern
Job Seeker”
take a job
with a
competitor
and/or relocate
to try living in a
different city
86%86%
During the course
of their professional
careers,
of millennials
surveyed have held
three or more jobs.
Younger job seekers in particular consider their positions
temporary growth opportunities.
How would you
describe your position at
your current job?2
Stepping
Stone
Entry
Level
Education
Tips to keep
millennials onboard...
but be prepared
for churn:
53%53%
50% of employed job seekers see
their current position as a placeholder.
37% 25% 22%
No company is exempt from restless
employees eager for a better opportunity.
PREPARING
MILLENNIAL
EMPLOYEE CHURN
PREPARING
for MILLENNIAL
EMPLOYEE CHURN
Retaining the largest generation in the workforce...
and being prepared for when they move on.
18-29
18-29
40-54
40-54
30-39
30-39
55+
55+
22%
28%
39%
24%
25%
41%
16% 8%
32%
12%