When looking for a new job, 50% of Dutch millennials (18 – 35 year olds) know exactly what they are looking for and 60% are convinced that they will find the job they want. 70% say they know the online places to look to find a new job, but a quarter say they don't know. Job searches are mostly done via job boards (65%), company websites (44%) or corporate social media such as LinkedIn, Xing or Glassdoor (31%). Employers are also approached directly (32%) and online search engines (31%) and print media are used (24%). This is evident from Monsterboard's World of Work survey among 4,114 employees in Europe.
Top 8 of people millennials consult when applying for jobs:
1) Professional career coach (35%)
2) Former colleague (27%)
3) Recruitment consultant (26%)
4) Partner/spouse (24%)
5) Current colleagues (22%)
6) Best friends (19%)
7) Parents (14%)
8) School/university teachers (8%)
While parents aren't the primary counselors when interviewing, 30% of millennials say their parents have been a major influence on their career or role model for the person they aspire to be.
