Gen Z is navigating uncharted workplace terrain: With that, comes challenges

Organisations must support and empower Generation Z to navigate workplace complexity and harness huge potential.

Gen Z graduates face a substantial disconnect between the skills they possess upon graduation and those demanded by the contemporary workplace – a gap exacerbated by their disrupted education during the pandemic. Picture: iStock

The workforce landscape is witnessing a significant influx of Generation Z graduates — those born between the late-1990s and early 2000s — to the world of work. 

While they bring with them a wealth of talent, fresh perspectives and a genuine desire to create meaningful impact, they’re also encountering a myriad of unique challenges previous generations will not have faced and, more importantly, may not be able to understand and relate to.