Embracing Gen Y

IAN HARVEY Special to Globetechnology.com Even as Baby Boomers begin to exit the workforce, the question is not how quickly the GenXers can fill their shoes, but how are we going to groom the next wave in the workforce? Loosely defined, Generation Y encompasses those born in the 1980's through mid 1990s, a generation raised on the success of their Boomer parents with cellphones, video games and the Internet. Gen Xers may have kicked off the digital age, but it is Gen Y that has defined it; they are constantly linked to their e-tribe, have developed their own text language — OMG, LOL — and are poised to enter the workforce with expectations far removed from the Protestant work ethic. The challenge, of course, is going to be how to find, hire, train and retain new... [read full story]