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fromFast Company
2 weeks agoDoes Gen Z need 'resilience training'?
Despite the headlines lambasting young employees as " lazy" and " entitled ", a Big Four consulting firm is taking matters into its own hands and offering training for recent grads. PwC will give its new young hires "resilience" training to toughen them up for careers as management consultants. The firm has introduced the initiative in the UK to help Gen Z brush up on their "human skills," including communication with clients and handling day-to-day work dynamics, like pressure or criticism.
Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks agoBosses expect you to know AI - even if it's not in your job description
That job description you're reading might not mention AI, but an employer will likely still expect you to know how to use it. A new snapshot of job listings from career platform Ladders showed that, while the number of AI roles listed on the site has tripled since 2021, the share of postings mentioning AI has decreased. It's an indication that more employers are viewing technology as an everyday skillratherthan as a differentiator, Marc Cenedella, founder and CEO of Ladders, told Business Insider.
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fromFortune
3 weeks agoGen Z grads are now being given 'resilience' training at PwC U.K. to toughen up for the job-like taking criticisms on the chin | Fortune
Gen Z graduates often lack workplace resilience and human communication skills due to pandemic disruptions, prompting employers to provide targeted resilience and skills training.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months agoLinkedIn CEO says fancy degrees will matter less than having these 4 qualities in the future workforce
I think the mindset shift is probably the most exciting thing because my guess is that the future of work belongs not anymore to the people that have the fanciest degrees or went to the best colleges, but to the people who are adaptable, forward thinking, ready to learn, and ready to embrace these tools. It really kind of opens up the playing field in a way that I think we've never seen before.
Artificial intelligence
Business
fromFortune
3 months agoSuzy Welch worries that Gen Z is 'unemployable'-and some leaders are intervening to teach them basic life skills | Fortune
Generation Z lacks core workplace skills and employer-valued priorities, prompting employers and colleges to implement interventions to bridge readiness gaps.
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