Recruitment, Retention, and Engagement of a Millennial Workforce

Stephanie A. Smith is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Virginia Tech.

Introduction: Who are Millennials?
1.Job Searching Strategies of Millennials
Stephanie A. Smith
2.A Qualitative Study of College Millennials’ Career Preparedness for the Workforce: They Say They Are Ready
Wei Sun, Sharnine Herbert, and Joanna L. Jenkins
3.Best Practices for Communicating Workplace Culture on Social Media
Brandi Watkins and Stephanie A. Smith
4.Formation of Career Expectations: What Organizations Can Do
Stephanie A. Smith
5.Welcome to the Workplace: The Shift from Orientation to Onboarding in the Socialization of Millennial Newcomers
Donna M. Elkins
6.Striking the Right Work/Life Balance: Best Practices in Teleworking to Retain Millennial Employees
Erin E. Gilles and Mary E. Reese
7.A Qualitative Exploration of Millennial Employees’ Work-Related Stress and Retention
Wei Sun
8.Should I Stay or Should I Go? Exploring the Effects of Organizational Crises on Employee Recruitment and Retention
Chelsea L. Woods
9.The Mobile Millennial: Plugged in But Left Out?
Samantha Szczur
10.A Vaccine for Boredom? Considering Inoculation Theory as a Messaging Strategy to Better Engage, and Retain, a Millennial Workforce
Josh Compton
11.Engaging the Millennial Workforce through High-Quality Internships
Lauren Pieper Coffey and Michael G. Strawser

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