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Young Professionals
For some, Generations X and Y
may seem like alien life-forms. They change jobs frequently, wear flip-flops
to work and don't seem to care about the company's 401K plan. But like it or
not, these people represent the next generation of workers and companies
(and communities) have to figure out how to attract and retain them in their
cities.
In the
crunch to find talent, young professionals will look for areas that are
culturally diverse, offer things to do outside of work, promote the arts,
feature 'walkable' communities and are easy to navigate both inside and around the city. Without
these and other key features in a given community, the next few years will see the beginning of
a decline in the number of young professionals, the research continues.
As the nation’s 76 million-plus
Baby Boomers prepare to roll off into retirement, the next generation of workers
stand poised to fill in the gap. But at nearly less than half the size of its
monster generation predecessors, YP’s represent the future of the workforce, and
the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce Remains dedicated to the recruiting
and retaining Birmingham’s young professional community.
The YP Roundtable
serves as the steering committee for the Chamber’s YP led initiatives. Comprised
of the region’s YP Organization leaders and representatives, the YP Roundtable
meets every other month to organize, plan and brainstorm YP related activities.
The 2008 YP Expo on June 26th, had more than 700 attendees at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
The Second Annual YP Leadership Reception was held Oct. 2, 2008, at the Energen Plaza hosted
by COO and President of Alagasco, Dudley Reynolds. It was an invaluable opportunity to meet and
network with the region’s rising leaders. The executive boards and leadership councils from each
YP organization attended, and we look forward to hosting more Leadership Receptions in the coming
years!
For more Young Professional
information and links to the Region’s 30+ YP Organizations, visit
www.ypnow.org or contact M. Davidson
at (205) 241-8115.
For some, Generations X and Y
may seem like alien life-forms. They change jobs frequently, wear flip-flops
to work and don't seem to care about the company's 401K plan. But like it or
not, these people represent the next generation of workers and companies
(and communities) have to figure out how to attract and retain them in their
cities.
In the crunch to find talent, young professionals will look for areas that are culturally diverse, offer things to do outside of work, promote the arts, feature 'walkable' communities and are easy to navigate both inside and around the city. Without these and other key features in a given community, the next few years will see the beginning of a decline in the number of young professionals, the research continues.
As the nation’s 76 million-plus Baby Boomers prepare to roll off into retirement, the next generation of workers stand poised to fill in the gap. But at nearly less than half the size of its monster generation predecessors, YP’s represent the future of the workforce, and the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce Remains dedicated to the recruiting and retaining Birmingham’s young professional community.
The YP Roundtable serves as the steering committee for the Chamber’s YP led initiatives. Comprised of the region’s YP Organization leaders and representatives, the YP Roundtable meets every other month to organize, plan and brainstorm YP related activities.
The 2008 YP Expo on June 26th, had more than 700 attendees at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
The Second Annual YP Leadership Reception was held Oct. 2, 2008, at the Energen Plaza hosted by COO and President of Alagasco, Dudley Reynolds. It was an invaluable opportunity to meet and network with the region’s rising leaders. The executive boards and leadership councils from each YP organization attended, and we look forward to hosting more Leadership Receptions in the coming years!
For more Young Professional information and links to the Region’s 30+ YP Organizations, visit www.ypnow.org or contact M. Davidson at (205) 241-8115.