The Next Generation Workforce

The Next Generation Workforce IN ORDER TO APPEAL TO A WIDER GROUP OF NEW TALENT, EMPLOYERS NEED TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND CREATE MODERN AND WELCOMING WORKPLACES. People and technology are the main changes needed to keep up-to-date with a changing workforce. People GENERATION UK POPULATION IN 2010 Z: RE-TEEN-15 11.6 MILLION In education and entering into the workplace Y:MILLENNIALS:6-33 15.8 MILLION Quickly growing in the workplace X: 6 11.4 MILLION Increasingly important group in the workplace BOOMERS:65 14.9 MILLION Dominant group in the workplace TRADITIONALS: 6-76 8.4 MILLION Almost retiring workforce WORKFORCES SHOULD DESIGN FOR THE MILLENNIALS OF GENERATION Y Knowledge workers They understand technology better than older generations, are quicker to pick up new advances and multitasking. They are able to listen to music, watch tv, read texts and social networking sites, all at once. 65% A job that involves handling or using information. - By 2014, knowledge workers of boomers say that millennials look to them for advice will account for 45% of all UK workers. Social Changes The New York Times NOVEMBER 2013 CHANGES WITHIN THE WORKPLACE ARE. Boomers are the most highly experienced generation in history and invented youth culture. "A TREND WHICH REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT FROM THE LAST FEW DECADES" They have rewritten the rules throughout each decade of their career and are open to change. Boomers questioned their authority and rights much more than any previous generation. THE SONG 'THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN' IS OVER 40 YEARS OLD, AND REPRESENTS THE CHANGING DYNAMICS THEY ENCOURAGED EQUALITY OF BUSINESSES, YET STILL APPLIES TODAY. Technology THE WORKPLACE BEGAN WITH TELEX, WHICH BECAME FAXING, THEN EMAILING.. 200 MILLION .WHICH IS NOW BEING PUSHED TABLETS WERE SOLD ASIDE FOR TEXTING, INSTANT BEFORE 2012 MESSAGING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING. IT IS PROJECTED THAT AN ADDITIONAL 1 BILLION 75% 5 YEARS TABLETS WILL BE SOLD IN THE NEXT OF MILLENNIALS -HAVE CREATED A SOCIAL 450 -NETWORKING PROFILE MILLION PEOPLE NOW ACCESS THE WEB FROM МОBILE DEVICES CHANGING TECHNOLOGY CULTURE ALLOWS US TO BE DICKER, MORE DYNAMIC AND MORE PRODUCTIVE .NEW TECHNOLOGIES REDEFINE HOW SMALLER COMPANIES COMPETE THROUGH THE USE OF ONLINE AND .OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS, ALMOST 50% OF SOCIAL PLATFORMS. ALL CIOS EXPECT TO OPERATE THE MAJORITY OF THEIR APPLICATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURES VIA CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES. office principles total business interiors http://www.hdrinc.com/sites/all/files/content/articles/article-files/3286-millenials-and-new-ways-of-working.pdf http://www.orangebox.com/downloads/smartworking_research/Boomers.pdf http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/01/28/abi-nearly-200m-tablets-have-shipped-worldwide-since-2009-22-of-us-owners-spend-over-50-monthly/