Career success for Gen Z and millennials

As a tail-end baby boomer, I still saw my greatest generation or GI generation (born between 1901 and 1927) grandmother before she passed away.

- MARIANNE GO

As far as I know, my grandmother never worked and relied on my grandfather to provide for her and the nine children she bore.

Education for her was not of utmost importance, but my mother, uncles and aunts (who were the silent generation or those born from 1928 to 1945) were given the opportunity to seek higher education if they so wanted, more so for the men and optional for girls, as the priority was more to seek a good marriage for the women and start their own families.

In fact, it was only my uncles and my mother who made use of their college education and pursued professional careers. The rest of my aunts chose to pursue the traditional family path.

Thus, for me, a boomer whose mother had pursued a career, my dream was to get a college degree, get a job, have a family, build a house and eventually depend on my husband when we become comfortable. Thankfully, we achieved those dreams.

But somehow, here I am still pursuing, after retirement, my second career as a columnist.

However, according to the 14th edition of the Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial Survey, those born between 1965 and 1980 and known as generation X, and those born between 1981 to 1996 and known as either generation Y or millennials, are redefining their own view of success.

Deloitte conducted the survey to understand the values, motivations and expectations of Gen Z and millennials who are projected to make up 74 percent of the global workforce by 2030. The 14th edition of the survey examines the career and workplace priorities of 23,000 participants across 44 countries, including 419 respondents from the Philippines.