Comments on: Not just Gen Y - Everyone http://www.shiftedhr.com/2007/07/18/not-just-gen-y-everyone/ HR thoughts from Australia Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Guy Hargreaves http://www.shiftedhr.com/2007/07/18/not-just-gen-y-everyone/#comment-9 Guy Hargreaves Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:20:26 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/2007/07/18/not-just-gen-y-everyone/#comment-9 Hudson's have a White Paper on the "Generational Mirage". Access it at http://au.hudson.com/node.asp?SID=100#whitepapernov05?SID=5580 Basically saying that the stereotypes we apply to Gen Ys actually apply almost equally to Gen X. The argument is an interesting one saying that the differences between the generations have less to do with the way they were brought up and more to do with 'life-cycle phases'. The growing similarities between gen Y and gen X suggest though that we are learning from them !!! Anyway the paper is a good read and a slightly different perspective. Hudson's have a White Paper on the "Generational Mirage". Access it at http://au.hudson.com/node.asp?SID=100#whitepapernov05?SID=5580

Basically saying that the stereotypes we apply to Gen Ys actually apply almost equally to Gen X. The argument is an interesting one saying that the differences between the generations have less to do with the way they were brought up and more to do with 'life-cycle phases'.

The growing similarities between gen Y and gen X suggest though that we are learning from them !!! Anyway the paper is a good read and a slightly different perspective.

]]> By: On banning social computing in the enterprise | acidlabs http://www.shiftedhr.com/2007/07/18/not-just-gen-y-everyone/#comment-8 On banning social computing in the enterprise | acidlabs Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:34:38 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/2007/07/18/not-just-gen-y-everyone/#comment-8 [...] articles in the mainstream media on the battle between management and Gen Y in recent weeks. Again, Alli has some useful discussion on the [...] [...] articles in the mainstream media on the battle between management and Gen Y in recent weeks. Again, Alli has some useful discussion on the [...]

]]> By: Kevin Howard http://www.shiftedhr.com/2007/07/18/not-just-gen-y-everyone/#comment-6 Kevin Howard Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:45:44 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/2007/07/18/not-just-gen-y-everyone/#comment-6 Alli, you said; <em>I find point 12 very interesting given that there is a trend to move from organisation to organisation or even into different careers.</em> Point 12 was 'security'. I started my recruitment career in '89 focussing on the IT industry and 2 years was considered a reasonable amount of time to stay in the same job, particularly for people younger than 30. Is it that much different now ? Alli, you said;

I find point 12 very interesting given that there is a trend to move from organisation to organisation or even into different careers. Point 12 was 'security'.

I started my recruitment career in '89 focussing on the IT industry and 2 years was considered a reasonable amount of time to stay in the same job, particularly for people younger than 30. Is it that much different now ?

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