Gen Z adults are primarily motivated to learn if the benefits are financially worth it, according to a LinkedIn survey of more than 2,000 members of Gen Z. More...
What food and dining experiences Gen Z crave
The predominant age group for college students, 18 to 21-years-old really hasn’t changed, but what has is that they’ve grown up with new influences that have shaped their relationship to dining. They are known as Generation Z (Gen Z for short): They have special dietary needs, desire convenience, and don’t know a world before mobile phone technology. More...
Mobile graduates launch app for the ‘study abroad generation’
By Claudia Civinini. Two graduates of Vanderbilt University have launched an “app”, entirely based on student reviews, to create a “shared knowledge base” and help international students navigate their host countries. More...
Gen Z entrepreneurs view higher education as vital to their startups
Today’s college students – dubbed Generation Z – are beginning to make their mark on the workplace with a distinctly unconventional and often irreverent approach to problem-solving. More...
Dix ans plus tard, les Y moins mercenaires que jamais
Par Joëlle Brunet-Labbez. Millenials ou Digital natives et Y âgés de 25 à 40 ans, sont désormais la génération la plus nombreuse dans le paysage professionnel. Ainsi, dans les bureaux en open space, les Chloé ont remplacé les Valérie, Arthur encadre Patrick et Stéphane. Les Gérard, Jean Luc et Françoise ont disparu. Plus...
Y & Z, vive ces empêcheurs de tourner en rond !
Par Suzanne Castel. Alors que la tension sur le marché du recrutement et de la rétention des talents continue d’être très forte, il est intéressant d’analyser la façon dont des organisations très différentes* ont dû faire évoluer leur marque employeur et revoir leur image de recruteur, afin de répondre aux aspirations et comportements de ces nouveaux collaborateurs. Plus...
Gen Z-ers set their sights on tech-rich employment
A Dell survey of 12,000 high school and college students in 17 countries finds that 80 percent of Gen Z hopes to work with innovative technology, and more than one-third are interested in IT careers. More...
Millennials to the Rescue?
Young academics, branded as industry killers, should slay these higher education traditions, too. More...
Intergenerational mobility: new evidence from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth
Intergenerational mobility: new evidence from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth
Bruce Bradbury, Gerry Redmond, Ilan Katz, Melissa Wong, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), March 26, 2014
Interesting long-term study of the impaact of education on intergenerational mobility. What this study asks is whether increased access to education, and imporved educational outcomes, lead to changes in students' socio-economic standing: do they get better jobs? Do they assume more influential positions in society? Are they wealthier? The study's conclusion is negative: dispite improving educational outcomes since the 1970s, intergenerational mobility has not improved. More...
Tirer parti des forces de chaque génération
Par Marc Raynaud. A La Réunion, les cadres du monde de la santé entendent tirer parti des forces de toutes les générations : une ambition salutaire sur une terre très multiculturelle, où le respect mutuel est développé et l’équilibre forcément fragile entre les nombreuses communautés. Plus...