| You're a… |
Veteran, Traditionalist, Mature,
Silent Generation
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Baby Boomer,
Boomer
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Generation X
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Millennial,
Generation Y, Gen Why? Nexters, Echo Boomer
|
| If you were born… |
before 1945 |
between 1946 and 1964 |
between 1964 and 1980 |
since 1980 |
| You're shaped by… |
World War II,
the Depression, traditional family
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television,
the Cold War,
Vietnam War student activism
youth culture,
Feminism, space travel, stay-at-home moms |
the energy crisis, technology's first wave, fall of the Berlin Wall, music videos, AIDS, working mothers (latchkey kids), rising divorce rates |
explosion of technology and media, 9-11, Columbine shootings, multiculturalism, variety of family structures |
| You value… |
respect, loyalty, experience |
standing out, recognition |
flexibility, honesty, feedback
work-life balance |
strong leadership, concern for community, structure, fair play, diversity |
| On the job you are… |
a disciplined, hard worker who appreciates order and a job well done |
Often a driven, service-oriented team player who doesn't want to be micromanaged. You live to work. Work - Life Balance is part of everyday life and move between home and work easily |
independent, self-reliant, unimpressed by authority and focused on self-development. You work to live. |
self-confident, competent, optimistic, out-spoken and collaborative, change jobs easily, if better offer |
| Your career motto is… |
Seek job security. |
Education plus hard work equals success. Believe in creating aBetter world. |
Invest in portable career skills. |
Multi-tasking |
