Is there something millennial's can learn from preceding generations to help them build long-lasting careers? Your early years in work will help you build relationships and potentially open many doors for the future. Lessons to be learned from Millennials. Share your weaknesses and failures. "Transparency is the new credibility. Admitting you don't know everything shows that you're looking for something new to learn. Teach what you know. Making time to instruct colleagues reinforces your skills' value and proves your commitment to your company's success.

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What career
advise would you
give for
MILLENNIALS?

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Top 5 Things Millennials want
... from their boss
 Will help me navigate my career path
 Will give me straight feedback
 Will mentor and coach me
 Will sponsor me for formal development program
 Is comfortable with flexible schedules
... from their company
 Will develop my skills for the future
 Has strong values
 Offers customizable options in my benefits/reward package
 Allows me to blend work with the rest of my life
 Offer a clear career path
... to learn
 Technical skills in my area of expertise
 Self-management and personal productivity
 Leadership
 Industry or functional knowledge
 Creativity and innovation strategies

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Millennials – The Values Generation
Turned down a job
offer because of
an organization's
value
44%
Have chosen not to
undertake a work
task because it
went against their
personal values
49%
Consider personal
values as very
influential when
making decisions
at work
55%
Ruled out ever
working for a
particular
organization
because of its
values
56%
Millennials say their personal values have the greatest influence on their decision making

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Millennials can learn from Preceding Generations
If you're young and your career is in its early days, you've
likely been privy to plenty of career truisms and clichés
But if “follow your passion,” “give 110%,” and “be true to
yourself” just aren't cutting it for you anymore, perhaps
advice like, “don't work too hard” and “relax” are more up
your alley
The decisions you make early on in your career can be vital
later, even if you end up in a completely different industry
Your early years in work will help you build relationships and
potentially open many doors for the future
Is there something millennials can learn from preceding
generations to help them build long-lasting careers?

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Career Advice for Millennials – Humility and Restraint
Exercise Humility and Restraint
Make your own path
Embrace failure
Never forget, you can tell a guy to go to hell tomorrow -- you
don't give up the right. So just keep your mouth shut today,
and see if you feel the same way tomorrow - Warren Buffett
If the world puts you on a road you do not like, if you look
ahead and do not want that destination which is being offered
and you look behind and you do not want to return to you
place of departure, step off the road. Build yourself a new
path.” – Maya Angelou
It would've really helped to have someone who had had a
measure of success come say to me, 'You will fail'. That's
inevitable. It's what you do with it.” - J.K. Rowling

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Career Advice for Millennials – Say Yes to more things
Say yes to more things
Don't just follow your passion but something larger than
yourself
Being a superstar can hurt your career
Find a way to say yes to things. Say yes to invitations to a new
country, say yes to meet new friends, say yes to learn something
new. Yes, is how you get your first job, and your next job, and your
spouse, and even your kids." - Eric Schmidt
Yeah, we’re always talking about following your passion, but we’re
all part of the flow of history … you’ve got to put something back into
the flow of history that’s going to help your community, help other
people … so that 20, 30, 40 years from now … people will say, this
person didn’t just have a passion, he cared about making something
that other people could benefit from." - Steve Jobs“
While it's important to be recognized for what you do and the value you
add, grabbing the glory is going to turn off your co-workers. Trying too
hard to show you're a superstar tells me that you only care about
what's best for you, and not the company as a whole." - John Chen

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Career Advice for Millennials – Transparency
References:
http://www.inc.com/business-insider/25-successful-leaders-give-their-best-career-advice-for-millenials.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2013/10/17/my-10-best-pieces-of-career-advice-for-millennials/#61b39d015898
Never stop Learning
No matter how successful you are, the need for learning never stops. “The world
is full of people who have stopped learning and who think they’ve got it all
figured out. You’ve no doubt met some of them already – and you’ll meet plenty
more.” - Michael Bloomberg
Spend more time with People than with your Laptop
Be Transparent
There is no doubting that in today’s world, technology plays an important role in
everyone’s life but face-to-face interaction still is a key skill and companies
appreciate soft skills. Time to time put the laptop and iPhone away and go
communicate with your co-workers. Soft skills will always become more
cherished in companies so it’s important to drop your technology and
communicate with people. People hire you, not technology and you have to
remember that!
Admitting that you need help or that you have done something wrong is not a
sign of weakness and in fact, most companies will appreciate that you
recognize your mistakes and are willing to grow. It is much better to learn a skill
that may help you in future projects to complete a task better and faster rather
than to struggle through and ultimately come up short in the end

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10 Recommendations to Millennials
1 Have a goal
2 Make connections
4 Be visible
3 Work at being
likable
5 Be Courteous and
Considerate
6 Mix business with
pleasure
7
Be persistent but
don’t be pushy
9 Expand your
horizons
8 Look like you’re
worth the money
10 Find a mentor

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Lessons to be learned from Millennials
› Share your weaknesses and failures. "Transparency is the new credibility. Admitting you don't know everything shows that you're looking for
something new to learn.
› Brand yourself online. Millennials entered the workforce during the recession, so self-promotion, like including links to personal websites on their resumes,
was essential.
› Be an opinion leader. Workers in their 20s expect to be a vital part of the conversation on social media. "They don't wait for a seat at the VIP table. They
just pull up a chair!“.
› Know your worth. Unlike many who patiently wait for their annual review, newbies bring up compensation as often as necessary. If you're underpaid, ask to
meet with your manager. Come prepared with facts on average salaries and explain why your better-than-your-counterparts' performance is worthy of
additional compensation. It's also wise to take on more responsibility or lead a project.
› Look beyond job titles. "Millennials just want a dynamic position that will give them the experience they're after," ditch negative thinking! You don't have
to go through C to get from B to D.
› Teach what you know. Making time to instruct colleagues reinforces your skills' value and proves your commitment to your company's success.
› Make snap decisions. In Millennial culture, it's valuable to go on to what's next without hesitating. "A clear yes or no decision is one that you can move
forward from,". Unlike them, you have years of experience informing your intuition. Use it!
› Find a cause. Millennials rank "opportunity to make a difference" among their top three priorities. Get involved, or volunteer for a cause that's important to
you. You'll feel good about it while growing your network and becoming more marketable, since it shows you're able to think about the big picture and see
beyond the day to day.
› Rethink your network. Those fresh out of college naturally have a limited pool of professional connections—and so they reach out to anyone and
everyone in their network to advance their career. No contact is too new or too long gone. Coworkers from early jobs can speak to your character while recent
contacts speak to your stellar first impression.

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Career Advice for Millennials – Learning approach
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