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January 13, 2008

Young IT Workers Demands

Young IT workers disillusioned, hard to hold, survey says

more than 50% of respondents described those teen and 20-something employees as the “toughest generation to manage.”
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“Millennials are coming in with high expectations and are disillusioned about the reality of a work place. They feel they should be rewarded and start at the top, when we all know you have to work your way up.
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“There is a shrinking talent pool of qualified IT professionals and some managers are talking about the graying of their current staff.

The IT job market continues to be very strong. The number of IT jobs continues to grow and remains at an all time high.

Could It Be? Data Shows U.S. Info Tech Jobs Grew 8% In 2007

Estimated employment in IT passed 3.76 million in 2007, based on the average of the BLS’ household surveys throughout the year. In 2006, employment was 3.46 million, for a gain of 292,000 jobs

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2 Responses to “Young IT Workers Demands”

El Yanqui Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 5:12 am
If young workers are disillusioned with the reality of the workplace they will be passed over
in favour of workers who aren’t. While the field may be graying, there are plenty of people who will
fill the demand.
Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Internships Increasing Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
The Deming Scholars MBA program at Fordham includes a heavy dose of internships…Integrating well planned internships can be very valuable to improving learning.