How the “Millennial generation” can impact your business?

Accenture recently researched the behaviour of employees and students of the so called “Millennial generation” (14 to 27 years old). The research surveyed 5000 employees and students, and here some interesting observations that were a result of this survey:

1. 37% shared that the availability of advanced IT Technologies is an important reason when choosing an employer;
2. 39% use mobile phones that are not supported by the employer;
3. 29% admit that they don’t actually know if there is an IT policy or not;
4. 32% expect that they can install their favourite applications (social networking, instant messaging) after they have been working at the company for a while.

Accenture points out that companies need to take this behaviour into account otherwise they risk it becoming difficult to hire and keep staff. Also their position in the market will be at risk since there is a lack of innovation with regards to IT.

How do IT Business Solutions can have a positive impact on this?

When I asked one of our younger staff what the key points are for them to work with an IT Business Solution, they mentioned the following points:

• Pleasant interface
• Easy to use
• Simple
• Smart
• Fast

Is that not true about Linkedin, Facebook and Instant Messenger….? And should that not be the case for IT Business Solutions anyhow?

If your business is looking at selecting a new IT Business Solution you might want to take these aspects into account. The Millennial generation is our next work force generation, we better keep up with them!