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Coincidence? Not sure, but 3 times in the next 3 weeks I will be giving talks to and about Millennials regarding their future as emerging leaders. I tested some material at Boston University earlier this week, and am looking forward to addressing Millennials at Harvard during Saturday’s Emerging Leaders conference -- and later, their prospective employers, at Governing Magazine’s Managing Technology conference.
One of the themes I will address is that whether you’re in government or business, Millennials will soon be the key to your success, so its best get to understand what motivates them and makes them tick sooner rather than later.
 However, Millennials also have responsibility as well. Among other things, Millennials have a responsibility to shield future employers from things that they don’t want to see (I am talking from experience here). This means, limit your Facebook photos from your spring break and any Greek activities to your close friends on campus. We know that you guys have had a lot of fun at college -- no prospective or current employer wants to see someone he or she is about to make a significant investment in on Facebook toasting their friends with a bottle of Jaegermeister or Jack. Not cool.
Also Millennials, you have a responsibility to show us that you have been paying attention for the last four years in college. This means, write professional emails when dealing in a professional setting -- leave the following words and symbols for texting with friends: wanna, RU, plz, k, !!! -- and the like.
This is the worst job market in decades, you have more competition than ever – think about making good impressions every time.
As a preview to part 2 of my talk tomorrow at Harvard, here are 5 things you should try once you do land your first job:
- Show your social media chops -- use basic new media analytics to identify the most passionate influencers of your organization online and engage them in a pilot test of collaboration;
- Create relationships with management -- “manage up” when possible showing your colleagues a little about what you know about social media and the Internet;
- Know your role, be respectful, but speak up when you have something to offer;
- Make your job personal -- tell your friends and family about what makes your organization special. Become a fan of the Facebook group or start a new one. Show that you care;
- Ask for more -- from everyone. Your colleagues, bosses and friends. Every organization needs to be more efficient. Do you job and ask your colleagues to help you get more done. Ask for more, and you will rarely be disappointed.
So there you go, two things not to do -- and five things to get noticed. Good luck.
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