New energy and perspective
Young employees can bring a fresh perspective and a different way of thinking to your company. Most young workers are eager to learn, build their experience, and apply their skills in the workforce. This enthusiasm is great for team building, productivity, and workplace morale. Younger employees will also give you an advantage if you want to target the millennial market as they understand how to reach and communicate with their peers.
Workforce development
Young people are used to learning. If they have just come out of school or tertiary education they will still retain a mindset that will help them absorb training more readily. As they don’t have a huge amount of previous experience young people are essentially a ‘blank slate.’ This affords their employer an opportunity to develop a workforce of young people specifically trained to meet their organization’s needs.
Affordability
More often than not, wages for a young employee are less expensive than those for an older more experienced worker. There are also options for formal trainee and apprenticeships which can be of great benefit to both employers and young people.
Tech advancement & early adoption
Millennials have grown up around technology. Their natural affinity for tech and their ability to apply and understand different technologies quickly sets them apart from other generations in the workforce. Hiring young people has a positive and important impact in driving the business forward in the adoption and use of new software and technology.
Adaptability & agility
When unexpected circumstances arise, younger people are better equipped to respond to sudden change. This can be of great benefit in the shifting landscape of the modern-day workplaces where processes, technology and priorities are constantly changing. With economic, social and political boundaries in a state of flux, adaptability gives young people an advantage in a work environment that is more agile, changeable and fast-paced than ever before.
