That Young Sales Clerk Might Just Be a Neuroscientist

千禧一代是武装自己与技能和教育培训集中在技术和社交媒体,两个区域,有很大的增长潜力。然而,摇摇欲坠的经济迫使他们中的许多人仍然生活在就业不足的境遇中。

Gen Y workers are a surprising group. They re almost twice as likely as all workers to have majored in neuroscience or bioengeering, yet nearly five times as likely to be working as a merchandise displayer or clothing sales clerk. More than twice as many of them work at a company with fewer than 100 employees than work for one with more than 1,500. Their median pay is $39,700, which compares handsomely to the $26,400 median pay of all U.S. workers. Yet some those working as petroleum engineers ($98,100), or software engineers ($80,600), or account directors ($76,200) earn three or more times the national median and twice that of their peers generally. Despite the variety of their jobs, and the companies they work for, Millennials share (no surprise here) a common interest in social media. The job skills they most share all center around blogging, content authoring, and social media marketing. And the Gen Y workers who took part in the year-long PayScale survey on which this post is based almost assuredly have a college degree; 95.5 percent have at least a bachelor s. Published this week by PayScale, and its partner on the project, Millennial Branding, Gen Y On The Job offers some insights into working Millennials. As Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial Branding, says, This report confirms that Gen Y is an entrepreneurial group, highly versed in social media, and prefers freedom and flexibility over big corporate policies. Some 500,000 workers born 1982-1993 took all or some of the survey. While the responses offer a general sort of look at how working Gen Yers are faring after four grueling years of recession, the survey has some limitations; most notable is that it s not representative of all the Millennials. The U.S. Census Bureau, for instance, says the educational attainment of Gen Y is much more modest. According to the Census data, the percentage of college graduates in the 18-29 year group is

26 percent. Nonetheless, those career-minded Gen Yers who visited PayScale to research salaries and related information may safely be considered to be closer to the kind of top talent recruiters seek than to those who wind up with a collection of rejections. Yet among this group of well-educated workers, their most common jobs are those that typically don t require much college: merchandise displayer, clothing sales rep, cell phone sales rep, assistant merchandise manager, and health policy research assistant. Observes Schwabel: While they are the future corporate leaders and change-makers, they are suffering in this economy by having to work in retail jobs over professional ones. A bachelor s degree can no longer be traded in for a job. Katie Bardaro, lead economist for PayScale: Millennials are arming themselves with skills and educational training focused in technology and social media, two areas with great growth potential. However, the shaky economy has forced many of them into a world of underemployment nonetheless. 管理新知 您可能感兴趣的文章 HR微语—新晋主管的“一分钟”管理 2012-05-18 不懂业务，HR的路能走多远？

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