‘Generation Y runs into Reality’
Generation Y has had to grow up fast. With their career options shrinking, the bright young graduates who a few years ago burst on to the jobs market with their technological nous and demands for more flexible working, have taken a recession-shaped reality check.
They are also becoming disillusioned with work. A survey of 24,500 graduates by Graduate Prospects and the Association of Graduate Recruiters found that one in three felt let down by their employers, with their opinions ignored and their passion for innovation stifled.
According to Dr Carina Paine Schofield, a research fellow at Ashridge Business School, many Generation Y graduates are poorly prepared for the commercial world.
“Gen Y require continuous support,” she says. “That outwardly confident young person actually wants guidance and the annual performance review is not enough. Ongoing critique and feedback is essential.”
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