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| MSc. Pham Thi Khanh Ly believes that Gen Z also needs the sharing, sympathy and support of other generations in the labor market. (Photo: NVCC) |
That is the opinion of Ms. Pham Thi Khanh Ly, Vice President of the School Board/Executive Director of FPT Cau Giay Primary and Secondary School (Hanoi)/FPT Bac Giang Primary, Secondary and High School with The World & Vietnam Newspaper about the Gen Z generation.
According to the General Statistics Office, in Vietnam, the number of Gen Z in working age (from 15 to 24 years old) in 2019 was about 13 million people. By 2025, Gen Z is expected to contribute to one-third of the working age population in Vietnam and will have a major impact on the domestic labor market. What is your perspective on Gen Z?
Gen Z, a generation born and raised in the era of strong Internet development, certainly not only impacts but even changes the face of the labor market. Gen Z's creativity and personality pose both opportunities and challenges for themselves, forcing the training system and businesses to transform to adapt, opening up new opportunities.
It can be said that this generation brings together dynamic and individualistic young people. No matter what working environment they are in, they bring youthfulness and enthusiasm. In particular, Gen Z is very agile in terms of ideas and is not afraid to express themselves. The working atmosphere without Gen Z will be less dynamic and lack the abundant energy from these young people.
However, Gen Z is still quite fragmented, having all the characteristics but not mature enough to turn those characteristics into sharp tools in their work.
As someone who interacts with many young people of Generation Z, what do you see as the differences of this generation? What opportunities and challenges are there for them?
This generation was born in a developing and favorable social environment, and is considered the first generation to have access to technology from a young age. In addition, they grew up in an environment fully influenced by the technological revolution, which deeply affected the way they interact with the world, and also affected the way they handle emotions and behaviors, which is often considered "concave" in the eyes of other generations.
However, with the explosion of technology, if Gen Zers do not make an effort to learn, they can easily fall into the trap of becoming "useless people" when computers can gradually replace human jobs.
Gen Z has the difference of being straightforward, understanding themselves, being transparent with the mindset of wanting income commensurate with the effort put in, and finally spending and enjoying themselves because this is how this group balances their lives.
In addition, this generation has a generational "break" and no longer limits itself to the framework and orientation of the family like previous generations. Unlike previous generations who prefer stability in work and life, Gen Z values experience and wants to try many different aspects. Of course, these personalities, if not well controlled, can easily become a "double-edged sword" for Gen Z, even leading to loss of direction, many of them may experience confusion about the meaning and value of life.
| "Gen Z today is like raw 'materials' that need to be polished through experience to become diamonds. But when the diamond is bright, it will attract and attract other generations to follow this trend." |
At the same time, Gen Z is intelligent, dynamic, and sharp but not determined and disciplined enough in their goals. They lack leaders and connectors who can tell them what to really do with those strengths or show them when to turn to another path, when to persevere to the end.
Gen Z is a future labor trend because their personalities will help jobs not follow the same path as previous generations. Instead of working based mainly on experience, Gen Z has more information and personality. They are curious, eager to learn and want to learn more, so in the future, the labor market will have more diversity and creativity.
But being born in the information "matrix" era is a trap for them. Whether they know how to turn that information into a useful asset for themselves in life or in work is another matter.
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| Gen Z are intelligent, dynamic, and sharp people. (Illustration photo - Source: vneconomy) |
That means they have many advantages?
The advantage of Gen Z is the ability to absorb technology quickly, making them very proactive and independent in their work. This is also a generation that is not afraid to make mistakes and learn from them, but it is also a very vulnerable generation.
The positive characteristics of this human resource are creativity, dynamism, and the ability to innovate and create breakthroughs in work. These are essential for businesses in the current context, especially when Vietnam is integrating internationally with trade agreements and global competition.
Faced with the elimination of the labor market, how should Gen Z prepare themselves to seize opportunities in the digital age?
Layoffs and layoffs are a constant story in the labor market, it happens to every generation. Especially with the increasingly competitive labor market like today, the pressure to lay off is even greater. The problem is, each generation reacts to it in different ways. If previous generations prioritized stability and passively quit their jobs, in Gen Z, the characteristic of "job hopping" has become a trend for a large number of people.
They do not like being constrained and tied down, so they pursue their dream of starting a business instead of becoming an employee at a company. The common phenomenon of job-hopping among young workers partly comes from the businesses themselves. The reason is that young workers often have high expectations of their workplace; they need a leader with vision and heart, a business with a breakthrough development orientation. Therefore, when disappointed, young workers are influenced by emotions and will easily choose to leave to find a more suitable place.
Gen Z is like raw material that needs to be polished through experience to become diamonds. But when the diamond is bright, it will attract and attract other generations to follow this trend.
They will learn work skills very quickly, that is not a concern, what Gen Z needs is to practice adaptive life skills, change perspectives, learn to face uncertainty, and manage emotions.
After all, Gen Z also needs the sharing, sympathy and support of other generations towards them in the labor market.
Thank you!
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