Editorial
Every year, thousands of young higher education graduates enter the job market. Between the desire for personal fulfilment and the quest for meaning, they are constantly redefining work standards and norms. While their expectations are sometimes complex, their vision of the corporate world is positive but uncompromising: collaborative yet hierarchical, captivating yet stressful. Implicitly, it is also a profoundly new concept of career that is emerging, one that is based on movement! Future graduates are considering their first position as short-term, already anticipating changes in profession, sector or even a complete reorientation. Is it a fear of commitment or simply a necessary adaptability in the face of a world more uncertain?
Far from caricatures, our study paints the portrait of a generation who does not turn away from business but pushes it to reinvent itself. A generation that offers, for employers who are willing to listen, a unique opportunity to rethink their models, ensuring they remain attractive and competitive.
Happy reading,
Manuelle Malot, Director NewGen Talent Center, EDHEC Business School
Michaël Giaj, Insight Manager, JobTeaser
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