{"id":22234,"date":"2022-08-03T20:14:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T15:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cya.live\/page\/?p=22234"},"modified":"2025-08-17T13:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T18:21:34","slug":"gen-z-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cya.live\/info\/blog\/gen-z-era\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gen Z Era: Everything you need to know about Gen Z and their presence in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22234\" class=\"elementor elementor-22234\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-336b7bd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"336b7bd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57046824\" data-id=\"57046824\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1523f0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1523f0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In a period dominated by TikTok dances, social justice warriors, and self-care, it can\u2019t be denied that a particular generational group comes to mind: the Gen Z era. With the majority of this population falling within the 18-25 age bracket, Gen Z is largely responsible for charting the course that the planet will take. While older generations feel the greatest disconnect between Gen Z and themselves, there are certainly many qualities they possess that the rest of the world can\u2019t help but commend.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\">WHY DO GENERATIONAL PATTERNS MATTER?<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/?topic-page=368723\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Generation Z<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">, commonly \u201cGen Z,\u201d is defined as those born after 1997, following just behind their millennial predecessors. Currently made up of those aged 9 and 24, the Gen Z population makes up about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/797321\/us-population-by-generation\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">22.5% <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">of the American population and roughly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/01\/25\/generation-z-is-bigger-than-millennials-and-theyre-out-to-change-the-world\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">32%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> of the global population.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">So, what exactly is Gen Z, and what makes this such a distinct generational group? To dig deeper into this phenomenon, let\u2019s first go over a primary generational <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdueglobal.edu\/education-partnerships\/generational-workforce-differences-infographic\/\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; white-space: pre-wrap;\">breakdown<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>Tra<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>ditionalists<\/b> or<b> Silent Generation:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">born before 1946&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>Major Shapers<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> The Great Depression, World War II, Radio and Movies&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b><br>Baby Boomers: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">born 1946 &#8211; 1964&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>Major Shapers:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> The Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement, Watergate&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b><br>Generation X:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> born 1965 &#8211; 1976&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>Major Shapers: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">AIDS Epidemic, Fall of Berlin Wall, dot-com boom&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b><br>Generation Y or Millennials:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> born 1977 &#8211; 1995*&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>Major Shapers: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Columbine Massacre, 9\/11, Internet Explosion <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b><br>Generation Z or Gen Z:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> born 1996-2015*&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>Major Shapers: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Post-9\/11, The Great Recession, Technology, and Social Media&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">It\u2019s necessary to preface that<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2019\/01\/17\/where-millennials-end-and-generation-z-begins\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> the cutoff between Millennials and Gen Z<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><i>isn&#8217;t an exact science<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u2013while cutoff estimates often vary 4-5 years between sources, these spans should merely be viewed as tools for analyses rather than definitive rules.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">WHAT IS GENERATION Z?<\/span><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">To understand Gen Z, we must first dig into their native habitat: the internet. Unique to Gen Z is their familiarity with technology, particularly as their generation comes only after the \u201cInternet Explosion\u201d of 1994-1996. This phenomenon has since revolutionized the way we communicate, socialize, and conduct business. According to Pew Research Center, \u201cSocial media, constant connectivity and on-demand entertainment and communication are innovations Millennials adapted to as they came of age. For those born after 1996, these are largely assumed.\u201d Yes, video games, social media, and streaming services often come to mind, but what\u2019s lesser considered is that the Gen Z population embodies a knack for talent that was only recently brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic. As technology is now incorporated more than ever into the education system and ingrained into everyday life, it\u2019s fair to say that most Gen Z individuals simply don\u2019t remember a time without laptops, tablets, and smartphones by their sides. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><i>Googling your way to success<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> might sound a little odd, but is actually one of the most viable ways Gen Z use technology to succeed. Gen Z has grown up as a generation of problem-solvers and has been able to adapt to the ever-evolving world of technology in an extremely short amount of time. Their swiftness with a keyboard and expertise around the web make Gen Z individuals natural-born experts in working with technology and using it to their advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">How Gen-Z is Redefining School and Work Culture<br><\/span><\/h6>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">It goes without saying that the<\/span><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> Gen Z era is sweeping through and conquering the business world. The generation born in the 21st century is now moving past the millennial generation to infiltrate businesses across the globe. The effects of growing up not knowing a life without the internet and smartphones have created the first-ever demographic of extremely tech-savvy young adults entering the workforce. Gen Z is on a different educational trajectory than their predecessors, as they are more likely to attend college and have at least one<\/span><\/font><span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/social-trends\/2020\/05\/14\/on-the-cusp-of-adulthood-and-facing-an-uncertain-future-what-we-know-about-gen-z-so-far-2\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; white-space: pre-wrap;\">college-educated parent<\/span><\/a><\/span><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. While this is not a limiting factor for measuring a child\u2019s educational success, higher educated parents give their children the benefit of having educational role models and economic stability.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5db7aa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5db7aa1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eb8780\" data-id=\"2eb8780\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88623fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88623fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cya.live\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-03-at-10.31.39-AM-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Gen Z era graph\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b83b0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b83b0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-682062f\" data-id=\"682062f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc58bcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc58bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In following racial and ethnic patterns, it\u2019s interesting to note that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/popproj\/data\/datasets.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Gen Z is projected to become majority nonwhite by 2026<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">. Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, those born within the Gen Z timeline have experienced and were dramatically affected by numerous racial injustice-rooted movements such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/about\/\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Black Lives Matter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stopaapihate.org\/about\/\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Stop AAPI Hate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\">As such, we have a strong and outspoken newer generation changing the framework for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in the workplace and forcing companies to make changes to outdated practices.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdueglobal.edu\/education-partnerships\/generational-workforce-differences-infographic\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Purdue University Global<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> suggests, we are living in a time period where, for the first time in history, there are five different generations in the workplace: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. Surely, this combination could make for the perfect recipe for disaster, right? Interestingly enough, adjusting to multigenerational teams from an inside-out approach could be the key to employers seeing better results in their sales or overall performance. Five different generations, each equipped with their strengths and skillsets, encourage different approaches to capturing various markets. A multi-faceted approach allows team members to tether off of each other&#8217;s strengths and cumulate five generations&#8217; worth of expertise.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Gen Z in the Workplace<br><\/span><\/h6>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">So what exactly is Gen Z up to these days, and what can we learn from a generation of young adults fascinated by technology? For starters, it can\u2019t be ignored that these past few years have been met with an upsurge in young entrepreneurs, many of whom use social media as a catalyst for their business endeavours. The Gen Z population often experiment with fresh ideas and combine their passions with their technology skills to create their own businesses. For many, what began as posting content as a hobby on social media has led to successful business ventures and immense success. For example, <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.org\/article\/influencers-modern-entrepreneur\/7th-grade\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; white-space: pre-wrap;\">social media influencers <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">use their platform to earn money by partnering with companies to advertise services or products, like lipsticks, to their followers. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">As they harness a larger following, they can then choose to launch their own businesses with the help of a loyal fanbase and <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cya.live\/events\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\">industry<\/span><\/a><\/span> connections.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">While used commonly for mindless browsing and keeping up with friends, social media has also transformed into an invaluable tool for aspiring business owners and entrepreneurs. The \u201cbe your own boss\u201d mentality is ingrained in the minds of young people and, luckily for them, the world is their oyster. Be it through browsing quick 30-second micro-lessons on TikTok or following YouTube mentors, Gen Z has defied old norms by deterring away from the rigid boundaries of the traditional 9-5.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Social Media has fundamentally changed the way we communicate, connect and do business. It\u2019s a great place to find new customers and find new employees. Since the emergence of networking platforms such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.linkedin.com\/2020\/may\/june\/12\/four-tips-to-network-on-linkedin\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">, Gen Z is more likely than any other generation to use social media when looking for a job. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/social-trends\/2020\/05\/14\/on-the-cusp-of-adulthood-and-facing-an-uncertain-future-what-we-know-about-gen-z-so-far-2\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Pew Research Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">, 41 percent of Gen Z say they have used social media to search for employment opportunities in the past year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/28\/business\/gen-z-workplace-culture.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cThe 37-Year-Olds Are Afraid of the 23-Year-Olds Who Work for Them<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">,\u201d Emma Goldberg explains<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cOlder generations were much more used to punching the clock,\u201d Mr. Kennedy mused. \u201cIt was, \u2018I climb the ladder and get my pension and gold watch.\u2019 Then for <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">millennials, it was, \u2018There\u2019s still an office but I can play Ping-Pong and drink nitro coffee.\u2019 For the next generation, it\u2019s \u2018Holy cow I can make a living by posting on social media when I want and how I want.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">It\u2019s common for Gen Z to<\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">see the millennial workaholic lifestyle <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/gen-z-changing-workplace-experts-130009416.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">as a red flag <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">because they\u2019ve seen its adverse health effects<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1d2228;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">. As business owner Chelsea Cohen suggests, \u201cthey\u2019re a generation of observers and refiners \u2013 those are the people employers will be seeking soon to manage our technology-driven work culture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Separate from the entrepreneurship route, the greater emphasis placed on work-life balance, schedule flexibility, and mental health are just a glimpse of the new values upheld by Gen Z in the workplace. This group of individuals has used the internet to become more independent than any generation that came before them. Gen Z is creative, complex, and forms opinions out of a desire to change the world. This generation embodies a different set of values than those that came before them, which means that employers, in turn, should understand how they operate in order to drive desired results. Gen Z is spearheading a coming of age in an era where job opportunities lie beyond traditional boundaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;\">The takeaway<br><\/span>The continuously-evolving differences between generations make it easy to see that standards of work and social behaviour are constantly in flux. And while millennials are currently the most well-known generation at work today, the Gen Z floodgates have opened. It&#8217;s evident that we\u2019re in the midst of a large generational shift unlike any other\u2013and I, for one, am hopeful about the direction that we\u2019re headed. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">What skills do you think we can learn from our Gen Z counterparts? 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