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Business Standard
22-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Gen Z, millennials prioritise learning, growth in career choices: Survey
The 2025 Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial survey is based on insights from a global lens, with responses from 809 Indian professionals - 505 Gen Zs and 304 millennials Press Trust of India Mumbai As the workplace continues to evolve with automation, GenAI, and changing expectations, a Deloitte survey on Thursday revealed that career progression and learning opportunities are among the top factors driving job decisions of India's young workforce. "India's Gen Zs and millennials are not just adapting to the future of work, they're shaping it. With 85 per cent engaged in weekly upskilling and a strong preference for on-the-job learning, they're building agile, purpose-driven careers aligned with technologies like GenAI," says Saraswathi Kasturirangan, Chief Happiness Officer, Deloitte India. For employers, this is a call to build cultures anchored in growth, innovation, and continuous learning, she said, quoting the 2025 Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial Survey. The survey further found that career progression and learning opportunities are among the top factors that are driving job decisions for the young workforce. However, there is a mentorship shortfall as around half respondents who seek active mentorship from managers but far fewer receive it, the survey stated. The 2025 Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial survey is based on insights from a global lens, with responses from 809 Indian professionals - 505 Gen Zs and 304 millennials. The survey revealed rising doubts about the value of traditional education, as many questioned whether formal degrees alone are enough in a fast-changing job market. Over 94 per cent of Gen Zs and 97 per cent of millennials said they value hands-on experience over theory, it added. Further, the survey also found that 52 per cent of Gen Zs and 45 per cent of millennials are dissatisfied with the quality of higher education, and the corresponding numbers are 36 per cent and 40 per cent for cost concerns. Meanwhile, it revealed that 33 per cent of Gen Zs and 29 per cent of millennials in India said they feel stressed or anxious all or most of the time. Over 36 per cent of Gen Zs and 39 per cent of millennials in India said that their job is a factor contributing a lot to their feelings of anxiety or stress, it stated. "Organisations need to relook at how they prioritise employee happiness and well-being. Physical, mental, and financial well-being are closely interconnected and need to be addressed in tandem at the highest levels of leadership," Saraswathi added. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Gen Zs, millennials prioritise learning, growth in job decisions: Survey
As the workplace continues to evolve with automation, GenAI, and changing expectations, a Deloitte survey on Thursday revealed that career progression and learning opportunities are among the top factors driving job decisions of India's young workforce. "India's Gen Zs and millennials are not just adapting to the future of work, they're shaping it. With 85 per cent engaged in weekly upskilling and a strong preference for on-the-job learning, they're building agile, purpose-driven careers aligned with technologies like GenAI," says Saraswathi Kasturirangan, Chief Happiness Officer, Deloitte India. For employers, this is a call to build cultures anchored in growth, innovation, and continuous learning, she said, quoting the 2025 Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial Survey. The survey further found that career progression and learning opportunities are among the top factors that are driving job decisions for the young workforce. However, there is a mentorship shortfall as around half respondents who seek active mentorship from managers but far fewer receive it, the survey stated. The 2025 Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial survey is based on insights from a global lens, with responses from 809 Indian professionals - 505 Gen Zs and 304 millennials. The survey revealed rising doubts about the value of traditional education, as many questioned whether formal degrees alone are enough in a fast-changing job market. Over 94 per cent of Gen Zs and 97 per cent of millennials said they value hands-on experience over theory, it added. Further, the survey also found that 52 per cent of Gen Zs and 45 per cent of millennials are dissatisfied with the quality of higher education, and the corresponding numbers are 36 per cent and 40 per cent for cost concerns. Meanwhile, it revealed that 33 per cent of Gen Zs and 29 per cent of millennials in India said they feel stressed or anxious all or most of the time. Over 36 per cent of Gen Zs and 39 per cent of millennials in India said that their job is a factor contributing a lot to their feelings of anxiety or stress, it stated. "Organisations need to relook at how they prioritise employee happiness and well-being. Physical, mental, and financial well-being are closely interconnected and need to be addressed in tandem at the highest levels of leadership," Saraswathi added.
Mint
22-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
Gen Zs, millennials prioritise learning, growth in job decisions: Survey
Mumbai, May 22 (PTI) As the workplace continues to evolve with automation, GenAI, and changing expectations, a Deloitte survey on Thursday revealed that career progression and learning opportunities are among the top factors driving job decisions of India's young workforce. "India's Gen Zs and millennials are not just adapting to the future of work, they're shaping it. With 85 per cent engaged in weekly upskilling and a strong preference for on-the-job learning, they're building agile, purpose-driven careers aligned with technologies like GenAI," says Saraswathi Kasturirangan, Chief Happiness Officer, Deloitte India. For employers, this is a call to build cultures anchored in growth, innovation, and continuous learning, she said, quoting the 2025 Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial Survey. The survey further found that career progression and learning opportunities are among the top factors that are driving job decisions for the young workforce. However, there is a mentorship shortfall as around half respondents who seek active mentorship from managers but far fewer receive it, the survey stated. The 2025 Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial survey is based on insights from a global lens, with responses from 809 Indian professionals - 505 Gen Zs and 304 millennials. The survey revealed rising doubts about the value of traditional education, as many questioned whether formal degrees alone are enough in a fast-changing job market. Over 94 per cent of Gen Zs and 97 per cent of millennials said they value hands-on experience over theory, it added. Further, the survey also found that 52 per cent of Gen Zs and 45 per cent of millennials are dissatisfied with the quality of higher education, and the corresponding numbers are 36 per cent and 40 per cent for cost concerns. Meanwhile, it revealed that 33 per cent of Gen Zs and 29 per cent of millennials in India said they feel stressed or anxious all or most of the time. Over 36 per cent of Gen Zs and 39 per cent of millennials in India said that their job is a factor contributing a lot to their feelings of anxiety or stress, it stated. "Organisations need to relook at how they prioritise employee happiness and well-being. Physical, mental, and financial well-being are closely interconnected and need to be addressed in tandem at the highest levels of leadership," Saraswathi added.
Time of India
11-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Elderly couple killed in Valasaravakkam fire
C hennai: A fire at a bungalow in Valasaravakkam claimed the lives of an elderly couple on Sunday afternoon. Their grandson and maid jumped from the first floor to escape the blaze. The fire broke out at a G+2 (three-storey) bungalow on fourth street, Savithri Nagar, Valasaravakkam, where Natarajan, 78, a retired lawyer, lived with his wife Thangam, 73, who was bedridden due to health issues. His son Sriram, 50, an auditor, his wife Shyamala (43), and their children — Saravanan, 18, a Class 12 student, and Shreya also lived in the same Sunday morning, Sriram, Shyamala, and Shreya had gone to Adyar, leaving the elderly couple, Saravanan, and a domestic help Saraswathi at home. All four of them were in different rooms on the first floor. Around noon, a fire started on the ground floor and quickly spread to the upper floors. Saravanan, who sensed the fire and opened a door, was shocked to see flames engulfing the house. Amid the smoke, he was unable to rescue his grandparents, but managed to locate Saraswathi. With no escape route, Saravanan and Saraswathi jumped from the balcony on the first floor, police suffered fractures and cried out in pain, drawing the attention of neighbours, who alerted the fire services. Firefighters from Ramapuram and Virugambakkam rushed to the scene, and additional units from Kilpauk and Poonamallee were also deployed due to the intensity of the blaze. Despite the heavy rain that followed, firemen battled the flames for more than an was taken to hospital for treatment, while Saravanan escaped unhurt. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Time of India
Boy gets trapped in rice canister, dies
Vijayawada: A seven-year-old boy died after accidentally locking himself inside a rice canister while playing with his friends on Friday evening in Arundhati Nagar, Kanchikacharla, NTR district. However, the incident came to light on SI B Raju told TOI that U Vinay and his twin brother Vikas, sons of Pawan and Saraswathi, had recently returned from their maternal aunt's home in Madupalli, Khammam district. The boys had spent the summer vacation there and were brought back on Thursday to have Vinay's Aadhaar card details Friday afternoon, the children were playing hide and seek with neighborhood kids. During the game, Vinay went inside his house to hide and unknowingly climbed into a large rice canister kept on the terrace. He shut the lid over himself, and the latch fell into place, trapping him inside. The family and neighbors searched the entire locality in panic, but hours passed with no sign of the 1 am that night, , Saraswathi, still frantically looking for her son, went up to the terrace again. Noticing the rice canister, she grew suspicious. On opening the cannister, she found her son lay lifeless in there. It is believed that he died of suffocation after being trapped for several hours. Saraswathi, already under intense stress from the search for her son, reportedly developed a severe stomach ulcer upon discovering his body. Neighbours and relatives gathered to console the bereaved family. The entire colony fell into mourning as news of the child's death had registered a complaint prior to identifying Vinay in the canister and opened a missing person case. Preliminary investigations suggest accidental death due to suffocation. Police are continuing inquiries to rule out any foul play. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
