CHAPTER NINE

RETAIN THE BEST OF GEN Y, ONE DAY AT A TIME

I guess I would stay as long as they keep making it work for me. I'm not committed to leaving this place on any timetable. Let's take it one day at a time. Who knows? Maybe I'll end up working my whole life in this place after all.

Gen Yer

We have an elaborate recruiting apparatus that gives us a huge presence on college and university campuses,” said one senior executive in a major financial services firm. “We are known for our fast-track program, so we get a huge number of applicants and we put them through this meticulous screening process. After we hire them, we invest a huge amount in them right away over the course of the first year because we truly believe they are the future of ...

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