PARADIGM SHIFT
MANAGING A LARGE MILLENNIAL
HUMAN RESOURCE BANK
Saurabh Deep Singla
Senior Vice President
Chief Human Resources Offi cer
ECom Express
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s India rapidly approaches the mark
of being the youngest country in the
world, the millennial takeover of the
workforce is inevitable. The solution is, of
course, to shape up or ship out. There is no
third option.
This adaptation clause, however, is no
longer applicable to the average employee
fi ghting to hold onto a job. In the New Age, the
responsibility has been seamlessly transferred
onto the employer’s shoulders to keep up and
evolve, and that is the second hard-hitting
truth.
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If you are an entrepreneur launching
your dream project or a manager looking for
a fresh team, you will at some point need a
millennial or more. That should not be too
worrisome since there are 71 million eager
millennials available globally 1 . The challenge
lies in getting some to work for you and more
importantly, keeping them happy.
Most companies revising and upgrading
their internal environments exist in the IT,
Logistics, Pharmaceutical and FMCG sectors.
Even startups are millennial magnets due
to their requirements and budgets. Players
in these sectors require a vast workforce,
all sharing the same work environment and
culture.