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Show Advertising Supplement to the Salt Lake Tribune /Deseret News |Sunday, May 5, 1996 G27 Career counselors tell bosses how to manage young workers more effectively Karilee Wirthlin doesn't want to clock in at her job, collect a paycheck and check outat the end of confusing and hard to understand. But workplace the day. She's notinterested in earning enough mon- if they wantto get the most outof their young talent. made a real contribution to her employer, Silicon agement consultants and career counselors on h bosses can manage young workers more effectively: Set clear goals and objectives with reasonable ey to buy a BMW. All she wants is to feel that she’s Graphics — thatherefforts are meaningful and appreciated. Wirthlin, 25, is one of many young workers who deadlines attached to them. As a senior consultant for Andersen Consulting, Shah travels to different client locations to work on adults in their 20s and early 30s who were born between 1965 te 1975 — enter the workplace, they are posing great challenges to their Baby Boomer managers, who struggle to understand the new genera- projects. Before she begins an assignment, Shah said she wants managers to sit down and discuss a working schedule and lay out a timeline when specific tion's attitudes about work and whatmotivates them as employees. To learn how to best manage young workers, you first need to understand what they want and need. Often stereotyped as “slackers,” members of Gener- ation X were raised in an era ofdisillusionment and uncertainty. Many of these 42 million young people grew upin single-parent or dual-career homes and watched their parents dedicate moretimeto the job than to family. in Palo Alto, Calif. “It’s feeling that what you're y doing is fundamentall important.” Many Gen Xers saythey get easily bored and crave having multiple tasks to complete. “That's important for managers to be aware of — that these people don't wantto be put off in a corner and be stagnant in their jobs,” Holt said. iation. @ Show your apprec ings are placing an increasing Twentysometh amount of importance onjob satisfaction. They want their efforts to be recognized not necessarily with monetary rewards, but with other intangibles, such as more responsibility, more challenging assignments andprofessional training. Talented young employees should be assigned high-profile projects that will allow them to display s their talents to the corporation' top executives, said Claudia Lindquist, a high-tech recruiter for Techni- of time before you will get as much respect as the zine in San Francisco. © Get to know your young worker. “I want to know what's expected of me,” Shah said. id. And Xers wantthe support and resources necessary to get the job done. “I hate those bosses that say ‘Go solve this,’ but you can’t makedecisions on four areas of the project that affect it,” Wirthlin said. “I like (my boss) because she gives you the tools and the support you needto succeed.” tion before us wanted,” said Gajus Worthington, a 26-year-old productengineer at Actel Corp. in Sunnyvale, Calif. “We want it to be more than just a JBR Resources, a management consulting firm in UnionCity. “You might learn something from Gen- To a Baby Boomer manager, these views can be zak, 24, a product manager for Watkins-Johnson Co. older peoplein the office,” said Dave Bottoms, a 25year-old associate editor for Industry Week maga- of the project will be completed. strapped with mortgages and saving for retirement “We want more out of work than whatthe genera- paycheck — we wantto have fun andget something outofit. I guess that’s asking for quitea bit.” that havereal impact on a company’s operations. “The most important thing to meis feeling that I'm making a substantial difference either internally or externally to the company,” said Adrian Mikolaje- versity of California, Berkeley. “If the productis top quality and on time, it shouldn't matter how it was done.” ‘They believe rewards should be based on merit, not seniority. “IT really hate managers who are commanding and controlling and whosay you haveto put in X amount © Keep open thelines of communication. Young employeeswill feel valued if you ask them for their opinions,rather than dictating to them their assignments. “God gave you two ears and one mouth; use them Without a doubt, twentysomethings are more mobile and more impatient than Baby Boomers who are Baby Busters havea strong desire to perform jobs Inman,a 27-year-old doctoral candidate at the Uni- Here’s some advice from Generation Xers, man- want morefrom their jobs than just a paycheck. As more Generation Xers — the oft-derided term for @ Allow young workers to take on challenging ks S. judged on the end product and “not necessarily on the style in which it was accomplished,” said Kathi experts say bosses muststrive to understand them — in that proportion,” said Jeff Trapnell, president of eration X. Keep your mind open.” @ Give honest, fair feedback. Whenbeing evaluated, young workers wantto be Contrary to popular belief, many Generation Xers are extremely Joyal to their companies, said Robin Holt, director of counseling and corporate serviceat Alumnae Resources, a nonprofit career center in San Francisco. They like to develop workrelation- ships with colleagues and don’t wantto feel like cogs in a wheel “They really like to be totally immersed into rk,” Holt said. ‘They enjoy joining the company softball team and going out to lunch with co-workers.” Quest in Santa dClara. © Understan that they strive to balance their Wort on is no exception. He considers his boss at Actel Corp. a friend andinvites him over for dinner occasionally. work and personal lives. The stereotype that young adults lack a strong work ethic is ‘far from the truth,” McNee said. “They have a strong ethic as long as they are val- “He madean effort to get to know who I was be- yond work,” Worthington said. “That really says you're interested in the person beyond just your ued.” By Sherri Eng from Knight-Ridder Newspapers. work productivity.” NURSING NURSING NURSING ALTA VIEW con RN EHC LDS HOSPITALS * NURSING ‘Womens tok DIALYSIS IN-CENTER CHARGE NURSE/EDUCATOR Health lnc ea TetMeo Cae* HOME HEALTH AIDES/ im * deinwet cnc rc, Center Rogue Valley Dialysis Services, SRT TEEE areeyes| CNL NMSE Swern Secratresrtoars (UNene! COORDINATOR Seecteckos ne. cd coe borage) Cs, or homenches Wo, Bryaken employeeonda Ghroveontcgensn ies ARMaa RANA Pine Rogue era io pctes ot!| te rabies Oh une oy ond required FO Hortense Nae fhe vise ‘stall. Mus work Wl Work for a healthy ‘be. phone $) Soe & Peat cline have fxcalort tae Min necaenn Comcaons mation. 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