Employers may be looking at how to handle incoming tickets Generation Z workers and retiring boomersbut it would be wise not to look at their middle-aged workers.
About 78.5% of the workers are over 40 years old actively working learn new professional skillsaccording to the last one the report Udemy, an education technology company. This group includes many millennial and Gen X workers, who it can escape the watchful eye of superiors trying to nurture talent elsewhere.
Udemy CEO Greg Brown tells us luck because these mid-career professionals want new skills because their careers are longer, and many won’t leave it as usual. retirement age 65 years.
“We’re living longer, we’re living healthier, and our perspective on the concept of retirement is very different,” says Brown. “Many (middle-class workers) don’t even think about retiring. They continue to evolve their skill sets and are potentially doing different things as they move on to the next stage of life.”
There are certain types of skills that middle-aged workers are dealing with. About 49% are targeted developing technical skills-the most requested skill-, according to the report. Many are also learning more Technology like AIbecause they recognize it as more and more important a marketing skill.
“They’re very focused on making sure that as technology evolves, they evolve with it and don’t get left behind,” he says.
But hard skills aren’t the only things they’re working on. According to the report, about 40% of middle-aged workers are engaged in communication, 39.7% in creativity, 35.8% in personal interaction, 34.8% in organizational development and 31% in planning and project management.
Brown says that interest soft skills among this group has become a top priority as more and more millennials and Gen X workers become employed middle managers who lead the groups. He also has strong communication skills are particularly important in a distributed workforce, and very helpful when it comes to Gen Z workers who don’t know the rules of the office.
“Being able to communicate in a hybrid environment, do that effectively, and bring people on board are really important skills for managers to have,” says Brown.
Brown advises companies to take the initiative and have conversations with them middle-aged workers how they want to grow and develop. Some people can feel it neglected in their dutiesand helping them achieve their aspirations could be a business and retention driver. It also suggests that if a mid-career worker is interested in a different role, employers should give them the opportunity to move around the company rather than being stuck in a role they’re good at, which they may not feel passionate about.
“It’s about having a conversation and peeling the onion a little bit to better understand where the head is at,” says Brown. “Organisations should explore options such as (replacement roles) where it makes sense to avoid losing that knowledge and expertise once they have been retained.”
Emma Burleigh
emma.burleigh@fortune.com
Today’s edition is edited by Brit Morse.
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Everything you need to know luck.
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