I recently met with a couple of college career counselors who shared some interesting information with me regarding Generation Y/Millenial students.
It seems driving to The Plaza, let alone downtown is too much of a commute for those living in the Johnson County Suburbs, Lee's Summit/Blue Springs or North of the River.
Even more amazing is that gas prices did not seem to be a motivating factor. Rather the inconvenience of driving more than 10-15 minutes to work.
I know this generation has been ruled over by Helicopter Parents, been raised with the convenience of PC's in every home, 200+ channels on every TV and cell phones in everyone's pocket. However, I did not realize they were so accustomed to having everything at their fingertips that they have the luxury of not considering employers that are not geographically desirable.
Is anyone having more trouble than usual attracting talent due to their location? If so are you considering opening up more opportunities for telecommuting? Co-Locating or leasing space for satellite offices?
We may have to in order to get this talent.
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