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Part III:
How to convince
them to work for you
In the final article of our series, we look at why
attracting millennials to community banking is
about more than beanbag chairs and foosball
tables. For them, rapid advancement and a sense
of purpose is the name of the game.
By Kelly Pike
T
here's plenty to recommend a community banking career to
millennials. From a sense of purpose to easy access to top
brass, community banks offer a lot of what these employees
want-if banks can provide other in-demand benefits,
including a clear path for career development, plenty of
feedback and a work-life balance.
Millennials, defined by Pew Research as the more than 76 million
Americans between the ages of 20 and 36, surpassed baby
boomers as the largest segment of the US workforce in 2015.
Today, they make up more than a third of it.
Some have villainized this demographic as entitled job hoppers
who expect a corner office the first day, while others praise them
for their enthusiasm, digital prowess and work ethic. But in the
end, when it comes to employment, millennials want the same
things as everyone else. They just have higher expectations and
often ask instead of wish, experts say. " Because of their inherent
individualism, they are not content to be a cog in the wheel, " says
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