Some of the biggest buzzwords in the Kansas City region as of late are “talent” and “workforce.” And they most definitely should be. The U.S. is seeing a historically low unemployment rate of 3.9 percent – the lowest in 17 years.

While millennials are on track to make up 75 percent of the global workforce by 2025, for an organization to stay competitive as an “employer of choice” with the next generation of talent, it’s critical to understand the Gen Z mindset.

TeamKC hosted an event featuring Kelly Reed, Ph.D., and senior consultant at CMA, a talent assessment and development consulting firm. Kelly shared with us true generational differences versus trends everyone experiences at various life stages. Check out Kelly’s key takeaways.

At TeamKC we sell Kansas City’s lifestyle. How we help you tell the KC story to each individual is critical in sealing the deal on why he or she picks your company and Kansas City. Recently, TeamKC attended Share. Like. Buy, one of the top conferences on marketing to millennials, and we came back with valuable research findings, case studies and trends on this generation.

This summer, TeamKC showcased our region’s lifestyle to more than 2,000 interns, as well as complemented companies’ efforts to attract C-level talent for key positions.

At TeamKC, we help recruiters and HR executives learn about Kansas City’s lifestyle to share with their candidates and new hires.

For attendees at last week’s Technology Councils of North America’s Summer Conference, winning the war for tech talent was a hot topic. TeamKC moderated a panel to help conference attendees “think like a recruiter,” and get a peek behind the curtain on why Kansas City companies excel in recruiting tech talent.

The intern-led program, #InternKC, hosted more than 150 young professionals at its first-ever event. Learn more about the #ParkPopUp event and how it’s helping recruit talent to Kansas City.

Today, the success or failure of a company is strongly tied to its ability to recruit and retain its top employees.