VIVA: Working With Millennials

Millennials

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Is there such thing as generational differences in the workplace? The answer varies. Some labour market experts believe the key to surviving and thriving in a multigenerational environment is to focus on the similarities, rather than the differences.


What's it like working with millennials born between the early 80s and mid 90s? Media often stereotype baby boomers as being loyal and technologically deficient, whereas the millennials are tech-savvy and less likely to stay at a job for a long time. Skilled migrant job strategist of Tribus Lingua, Ailis Logan, notices an obvious difference from her own experiences of working with millennials. 

It's estimated that we could well live up to our mid-nineties by 2055 - with our life span now much longer than our grandparents' generation. And with the pension age set to rise to 70 in less than two decades, mature workers are under more pressure than ever to reinvent themselves in a changing job market to compete with younger workers.


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