Millennials are increasingly worried about the widening gap between education and employment. Universities are not connected to their future goals and employers do not engage with them in a meaningful way, according to a report by the youth leadership development organisation AIESEC. The results of the report were published in partnership with PwC with the support of the United Nations Millennium Campaign.
Worldwide, millennials say they are lacking career guidance and support that would help them understand what they need for the ideal post-graduation career.
For most millennials beyond technical backgrounds, their degrees have not given them the value they were looking for. 53 per cent of millennials see a disconnection between what they are learning today versus what they will need tomorrow. But it is not just the educators who can bridge this gap.
Also, 64.1 per cent of the (YouthSpeak) survey respondents state that they aspire to hold a leadership or senior decision maker position in the future, it serves as a reminder for employers of the ambitious nature of millennials and how they want to hold responsibility in their jobs. If they want to attract these future leaders, employers need to develop an entrepreneurial work culture and an environment where the office becomes a hub of creativity.
Read the whole report here .