Business: Earning Your Trophy: Considerations for Interviewing the Millennial Applicant

Hiring and working alongside the millennial worker has been a popular topic in recent press. Millennials are those who were born between the years of 1980 and 2000 and who are typically “new” to the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology. This article provides a brief description of different generations in the workforce and a detailed discussion of the millennial applicant. Tips for interviewing these applicants are shared, with an emphasis on common pitfalls and considerations in their job-seeking. Aspects unique to the millennial applicant are discussed in order to assist the new hiring manager so that a good fit between applicant and organization may be found.