The next generation of workers is already on its way, and high school seniors have already formed some pretty concrete opinions around life in the working world. A new CareerBuilder survey looked at how this next generation’s opinions compare to that of the current workforce, and there are some surprising results. One thing they have in common—they care about succeeding in their positions, and learning and mentorship can help.
The national online survey, conducted on behalf of CareerBuilder by Harris Poll between May 14, 2015, and June 3, 2015, included a representative sample of more than 3,000 full-time U.S. workers across industries and company sizes and more than 200 high school seniors.
“With the next generation of workers preparing to enter the workforce, now is the time for companies to adjust their recruitment and retention strategies to guarantee the success of all workers and strengthen the bottom line,” says Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources officer of CareerBuilder.
Haefner continues by saying, “While workplace expectations can vary widely among different generations, one thing they have in common is the want to be successful in their positions. Introducing programs that promote learning and collaboration—such as mentoring—can help workers of all generations achieve that together.”
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Money Matters
When asked what salary they feel they need to earn to be successful, one in four current workers (25%) feel they would be successful making less than $50,000 a year, a sentiment shared by only 18% of high school students. In fact, high school students are nearly three times as likely as current workers to say they need to make $200,000 or more to feel successful (13% versus 5%).
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Defining Success
The majority of both current workers (76%) and high school students (81%) define success in a career as the ability to provide a comfortable life for themselves and their families. Both groups also agree that having a good balance between work and personal life is a defining factor in success (71% of current workers and 76% of high school students).
High school students, however, are more likely to associate success with a sense of accomplishment (78%, compared to 67% of current workers); the ability to make a positive impact on people’s lives (78% versus 47% of current workers); and making a lot of money (53% versus 33% of current workers).
The gap grows even wider when it comes to a loftier goal: High school students were more than twice as likely as current workers to define success as “making a mark on this world” (54% versus 22%).