These days, there is
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widespread phenomenon of
owners being unsatisfied with their new employee's interpersonal
skills
. It is claimed that they are incompetent
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communicating with
and following their superior's instructions.
This
essay will cover the culprits behind
this
debated issue and propose some remedial suggestions.
To commence with,
employees
of the new generations might lack
of Remove the preposition
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interpersonal
skills
due to
the
curriculum
of their former education.
Hong
Kong
's education is well-known for being a spoon-fed education which highly emphasizes academic performance
instead
of whole-person development, which includes generic
skills
like interpersonal
skills
.
Generation
Z spent most of their time in secondary schools or
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working on papers, drilling or learning theoretical knowledge.
Although
universities do provide
opportunities, it might not be sufficient for the younger
generation
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. With
this
being said, younger
workers
might lack
in Change preposition
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such
generic
skills
to cooperate with their
to enhance
work
efficacy, resulting in their
employers
' or
disappointment.
, younger generations
valuesChange the verb form
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their rights and
work
-life balance, leading to a less-cooperative mindset compared to experienced
employees
.
According to
statistics,
workers
between the age of 18-30 are less willing to
work
overtime compared to
workers
aged between 31-50.
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decades ago,
Hong
Kong
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diligent and
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working opportunities
due to
the limited job
back
then
.
On the contrary
,
Hong
Kong
young adults now value personal space and mental health and might not be willing to comply
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additional demands proposed by their
employers
.
That is
to say,
due to
generational differences in priorities in life, young
workers
might not be as obedient as the previous
generation
.
Knowing that there are patent differences between the younger
generation
and
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generation
in basic interpersonal
skills
,
employers
can bridge the gap by introducing a mentorship scheme
while
the
curriculum
can put more emphasis on practical working opportunities to enhance the development of interpersonal
skills
.
Firstly
,
owners can implement a mentorship scheme to equip young
employees
with the interpersonal
skills
needed for the job in a step-wise manner. Experienced
employers
can serve as these young employee's
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.
To begin
with, young
employees
can
a shadowing-week to just observe how their
mentor
communicateCorrect subject-verb agreement
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with clients or
.
Then
, their
mentor
could allow them to have some hands-on experience to complete their duty under the supervision of their
mentor
. Feedback should be given in order to improve new employee's communication
skills
. With good feedback and hands-on experience, new
employers
could understand the expectations of their
employers
and deliver a better performance.
In addition
to the above, the educational
curriculum
should be redesigned to include more
and practical working
opportunityFix the agreement mistake
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to equip the younger
generation
with the interpersonal
skills
needed for their future career. For secondary
curriculum
, schools should include more project-based group
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that
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interpersonal
skills
, like communication and collaboration
skills
.
Therefore
, students will have more
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working with people and understanding how to
work
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before they step out of
. As for
students, students might not be willing to conduct internships
due to
the reason that most internships in
Hong
Kong
are unpaid. If
are willing to use financial
,
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could gain more experience in
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and collaborating with people.
With the reasons and solutions above, it is
that new
employers
could deliver better
work
with improved interpersonal
skills
.