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presents Who Am I?
19 years of corporate experience - 15 years as manager
Work in MNC and Local companies, diverse industry
Double degree in Electronics and Computing; MBA inMarketing
Certified practitioner in NLP , Timeline Therapy,Language & Behaviour Profile, Hypnosis and Coaching
Certified Professional Trainer
Practitioner first, Trainer second
Source: Jobstreet.com
Quality Of Gen Y Graduate Compared To One Year Ago
The Gen Y DilemmaAsking for unrealistic salary/benet
Poor command of English
Choosy about their rst job or company
Poor character, attitude or personality
Poor communication & other soft skills
Syllabus not meeting demands of industry
Knowledge of skills not deep enough
Ill-prepared for job interview
Unable to demonstrate problem solving ability
Show little or no interest at the job
No opening for for fresh graduate
Poor general knowlege
Some jobs may require gender proling
Poor command of BM
Poor command of Mandarin
Other reasons
Reasons why graduate are unemployed
Source: Jobstreet.com
What is the main factor inuencing your unhappiness?
Source: Jobstreet.com
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What strategies would you use torestore happiness?
Source: Jobstreet.com
What are the top changes you think would need to occur in order to experience more happiness
at work?
Source: Jobstreet.com
Changing competence needs -A strategic differentiator
Growing Generation Gap
Different attitude towardsemployment
Why Should We Bother?
1946 1955 1970 1982 2000
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Empowerment
Pleasure vs. Pain
Pop culture influence
Social Media/Internet/Mobile Tech
Peer influence
Tech Dependent
Plugged-in 24 hours a day,
7 days a week - speed ofinformation
Prefer using tech tocommunicate
Find solution online
Source : Year 2012PricewaterhouseCoopers survey on
millennials at work
Tech Dependent
Plugged-in 24 hours a day, 7 daysa week - speed of information
Prefer using tech to communicate
Instant Gratication
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Instant Gratication
Instant everything
Best Service is No Service
Outcome Driven
Extremely project-oriented rather than jobdescription-focused.
Career
Local big company
MNC
Local companyMNC
Start-Up
Entrepreneur
Oversea
Hobby to Career
Online Business
Gen Y
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Baby Boomers
Gen X
Gen Y
....you have title/authority
...of who you know
...you produce results
...you help them to grow
....of who you are
A Team will follow a leader because....
Gen X
Gen Y
Career No expectation of lifetimeemployment
Different view of career
Different view of Leaders/Managers
A need for on-goingfeedback
Putting their lifestyle first
Purpose
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Source : Year 2012 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey on millennials at work Source : Year 2012 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey on millennials at work
Source : Year 2012 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey on millennials at work
Collaboration
Collaboration
Forum, Social Network
Downloading
Music / Movie / Games
Fan-Sub
Helicopter Parents
A style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother orfather discourages a child's independence by being too
involved in the child's life
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Unequal ChildhoodsGrew up obeying authority no matter what his individual opinionRaised to obey parents and elders no matter what, even if he wasbeing told to do the wrong thingSubmissive to authority, but would feel aggression towards themWould act out in violent rage from time to timeMake his own life decisions
Grew up to question authority and feel a sense of entitlementReinforced to the child that she was deserving of anything shewantedHave a superiority complex as an adultAlways sarcastic with authority and believed that she is superior toauthority figures in her lifeExcessively dependent on her parents and is not able to make lifedecisions without their presence
Parental Involvement In Recruiting Process
Submitting Resume
Obtaining Info on Company
Promoting child for position
Attending career fair
Making interviews arrangements
Nego salary & benefits
Attending the interview
Complain if company does not hire
Advocating for promotion
Others
15 30 45 60
60%
50%
40%
41%25%
22%
14%
11%
7%
6%
Malaysian Employers Federation Survey
Effect
Highly Stimulated
Over-AssistingLack self-reliant and independent
Have big expectations
Over-Scheduling
Handling Failure