How Millennials Network: New LinkedIn data

How Millennials Network: New LinkedIn data Published on Jul 12, 2017 | Topics: Research

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Millennials are already the largest generation in the workforce, making up more than one-third of those employed today. By 2020, they'll grow to represent more than 50 percent of the workforce. Much has been written about this generation's defining traits: purpose-driven, digitally-savvy, and extremely well-connected. But how connected are they really?

To understand professional networking behaviors, we conducted a survey among thousands of LinkedIn members worldwide, including more than 7,000 millennials. Here's what we discovered about the way millennials network:

Key Findings:

Millennials are unsure of how to reconnect, or what to say when they do.

Seventy-one percent of millennials agree that networking is an effective way to build and nurture relationships.

Regardless, they find it more challenging than older generations to stay in touch: 43 percent of millennials find it difficult, compared to 31 percent of those older than 45.

What's holding millennials back?

Use your network to find your way in.

More than half (55 percent) of millennials reach out to their network when they're starting to think about their next opportunity.

When they do tap their connections, many are rewarded: 56 percent of millennials were introduced to a new job through a casual conversation.

Methodology:

The LinkedIn online survey was conducted Feb. 6 to March 18, 2017 among 15,905 LinkedIn members across 17 countries. This included more than 7,000 millennials (aged 18-34).

LINK:	https://news.linkedin.com/2017/7/how-millennials-network--new-linkedin...
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