Over the next 20 years, 81 million Baby Boomers will be exiting the workforce.
Their retirement will leave a void in many organizations. Their skills and experience cannot be replaced easily by the 46 million Gen Xers that will succeed them. Can this looming skills gap be filled by the 85 million hungry Millennials anxious to make their mark in the world?
The Millennial generation (also known as Generation Y) is poised to take on the challenge of a new job, and, with their affinity for technology and networking, they are more adept at developing their career path to getting noticed by employers. However, this energetic, tech savvy age group arguably still lacks valuable work experience necessary to fill the big shoes of the more experienced workers who are fast approaching retirement. Read more…
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