The Millennial Connect: Recruiting, Retaining and Engaging Millennial Engineers and Contractors

摘要

As of Dec. 31, 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase of more than 69,000 jobs in construction-and the people to fill these jobs will be millennials (born between 1980 and the mid-2ooos), a group that currently represents about one-third of the total U.S. population. If the construction industry is going to address the growing skills gap, we must find ways to recruit and retain these individuals, as they are our future. Millennials are technology savvy, diverse and typically well-educated. What they lack in experience, they make up for in adaptability and a willingness to learn. Young engineering candidates, whether new graduates or those with experience, have shown they are hungry for challenging assignments, international work assignments, work-life balance and top training.