2016 Annual Conference

In addition to the many stereotypes that portray Millennials, those who are unemployed are having to deal with additional financial, psychological, and physical stress. This session will look at the impact that unemployment can have on young adults’ self-esteem and also some potential solutions for this issue.

The target audience for this presentation will include ages 18-65. This age range covers the typical range of ages that individuals will be employed throughout their lifetime. Also, employers, high-school teachers and counselors, college teachers, college advisors, and Millennials themselves will be the target audience for this speech. These are the individuals who will most likely interact with Millennials on a professional level to prepare them for employment or to employ them. Also, some individuals, such as the counselors, are in positions to help Millennials deal with the stress factors that will be discussed during this presentation.

Millennials are often stigmatized as being less capable of fulfilling their roles in the workforce due to their sense of entitlement and their obsession with technology and social media. However, many of the stereotypes surrounding Millenials are unfounded and are counterproductive to their progress in an economy that unfortunately did not work out in their favor when it was time for them to transition into adulthood, making their mark in the workforce. Instead, the Great recession has left its mark on many Millennials who are striving to overcome the financial, psychological, and physiological damage that has been caused by their unemployment status. In spite of the challenges that Millennials have faced in this economy, they can be encouraged by the fact that they do indeed possess invaluable skills that business need, and hopefully more resources to become available to Millennials and any other generation of people who are faced with unemployment that will allow them to exercise their skills in a way that builds their confidence and ability to transition into the workforce with ease.