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RESEARCH, ANALYSIS & TRENDS































             Generation Z is technophile and thoughtful


            Born  in  the  mid-nineties  and  raised  with  smartphones,  More technical than soft skills
            apps and social media, the Generation Z is cultivating an
            almost  natural  approach  to  modern  technologies.  In  The self-confident Generation Z is convinced of having
            order  to  find  out  what  attitudes  and  expectations,  but  technological  abilities but  are often unsure about their
            also fears, this generation, that right now pushes for the  other skills. 68% consider their technology expertise to
            job  market,  is  bringing  to  work,  Dell  Technologies  be  good  to  excellent  and  62%  believe  they  have
            conducted a study, revealing the following:          programming  skills  that  are  acceptable  or  excellent.
                                                                 Nevertheless,  with  over  90%,,  almost  all  respondents
            Partnership man-machine                              have  a  bellyache  when  thinking  about  starting  their
                                                                 career. Only about half (55%) consider their education
            As expected, for Generation Z modern technologies also  to be good to  excellent for their future careers. Forty-
            play  an  important  role  in  looking  at  working  life.  Thus,  one  percent  believe  that  they  bring  the  necessary
            86% of respondents said that the technology offered by  technological skills that their employers expect, but not
            the potential employer would be a factor for them if they  necessarily the soft skills they need.
            had  to  choose  between  several  equivalent  job  offers;
            75% said that they would like to work with the very latest  Despite all technical affinity, human interaction plays an
            technology  in  their  workplace.  After  all,  a  third  can  important  role  for  the  Generation  Z  in  the  workplace.
            imagine technology as the subject of their work and are  When asked about the preferred way of communicating
            interested in a career in the IT field.              with  colleagues,  the  relative  majority  (43%)  said  the
                                                                 personal conversation. More than half (56%) prefer to
            The  attitude  of  generation  Z  towards  automation  is  for  be  in-person  at  work  instead  of  working  from  home;
            the most part positive. For example, 73% of respondents  and 60% prefer to work as part of a team rather than as
            believe  that  automation  creates  a  fairer  workplace,  lone fighters. The great affinity to human interaction is
            because  it  knows  no  prejudice  or  discrimination.  also reflected  in the fact that 85%  of respondents are
            Generation Z is not afraid of robots; on the contrary, it is  willing to support older colleagues who have difficulties
            convinced that we are heading for a partnership between  dealing with modern technologies.
            man  and  machine.  45%  believe  that  people  and
            machines will work hand in hand as integrated teams in  Incidentally,  those  belonging  to  the  Generation  Z  do
            the  future.  Another  36%  see  machines  as  helpful  tools  globally  not  differ  significantly  with  these  attitudes,
            for people to use when they need them. Only 19% were  which  opens  the  door  to  fruitful  cooperation  between
            pessimistic  and  feared  that  machines  could  replace  different  generations  in  a  company.  The  older
            human labor.                                         colleagues  can  provide  the  young  with  missing  soft
                                                                 skills, and vice versa, the Generation Z can ensure that
            Often, the Generation Z is said to be naïve and careless  the  technological  skills  are  expanded  throughout  the
            when dealing with personal data. The Dell technologies  company,  making  an  important  contribution  to
            study shows that this is not true across the board. After  digitization.  Priceless  synergies  that  advance  the
            all,  71%  of  surveyed  students  see  privacy  as  a  top  digitization in business. ◊
            priority and most of them are cautious, especially when                             By Daniela La Marca
            they  start  their  careers.  For  example,  58%  make  sure
            they  do  not  publish  anything  that  could  harm  their
            careers when posting on social media. Another 30% try
            to do this but admitted that they do not always succeed.


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