Communication
These words make up the acronym G.O.A.T.
What is Greatest Of All Time?
Young people prefer this kind of work schedule, which promotes more work life balance.
What is Hybrid (2 days remote)?
This document, often sent before a meeting, outlines the topics to be discussed and helps attendees prepare in advance.
What is an agenda?
Offering these types of opportunities within the company, can help retain ambitious young professionals.
What are professional development opportunities?
Younger, or less experienced summer workers could benefit from this type of informational session, which focuses on professional prescence.
What is business etiquette and professionalism?
This mode of communication is preferred for work-related matters that require more urgency than email.
What is Teams chat or text messaging?
As opposed to working in an isolated environment, young workers prefer working in an environment that fosters this act.
What is collaboration?
Leaving extra time at the end of the meeting to confirm any outstanding items or clarify next steps.
What is a Q & A?
These type of events can ensure that young employees have a memorable experience, build long term loyalty, and establish connections.
What is social events/networking opportunities?
This platform, known for its short-form videos, is frequently used by companies to engage younger audiences in creative marketing campaigns.
What is Tik Tok?
This is highly valued by younger generations when given frequently rather than only during annual reviews.
What is continuous or real-time feedback?
Gen Z prioritizes opportunities for this instead of staying stagnant in their roles.
What is growth?
A short, but important aspect of a multi hour meeting that allows one to refocus.
What is brain break (short break, recess, intermission)?
This attribute of a job appeals to younger generations by focusing on doing good things outside of the workplace, such as volunteer work, rather than just making money.
What is Corporate/Social Responsibility ?
Higher levels of this hampers work performance and results in younger workers "job hopping".
What is burnout/stress?
This slang word could be used to refer to a big announcement through the media with the intention of promoting or spreading awareness to a targeted audience.
What is "hard launch"?
A 2023 survey found that this percentage of Gen Z workers would quit within 2 years if dissatisfied with company values or work-life balance.
What is about 50%?
This type of meeting brings together diverse teams to share ideas, helping younger employees broaden their networks and explore future career paths.
What is Cross-Functional Collaboration?
86% of Gen Z says that this is key to job satisfaction.
What is a sense of purpose/meaningful work?
Generation Z was born between these years.
What is ~1997 to ~2012?
This slang word could be used to tell someone they did an excellent job on a project.
What is you ate or you slayed?
A survey found that this percentage of Gen Z prioritizes working for organizations with strong ethical stances. (Even if it means a lower salary!)
What is 70%?
These types of meeting sessions check in on the team's progress towards key goals, helping younger employees see the impact of their work and learn how to tackle any challenges along the way.
What are Project Milestone Reviews?
A survey found that 72% of Gen Z has left or has considered leaving a job that lacks this trait.
What is flexibility?
Gen Z accounts for this percentage of the U.S. workforce as of 2024.
What is 18%?