Generations: Baby Boomers

Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964 making them between 54 and 72 years old today. …And I take this opportunity to apologise to any of those 73 years old plus, from the so-called Silent or Great Generation, who I haven’t focused on in this series. Baby Boomer Traits Baby boomers are an interestingContinueContinue reading “Generations: Baby Boomers”

The Generations: Gen Z

Gen Z, also known as iGen, were born between 1995 to 2012 making them between 6 and 23 years old today. These are the latest generation to join the professional workforce as they graduate university and seek graduate positions in their profession. For baby boomers and Gen X-ers it can be difficult to see aContinueContinue reading “The Generations: Gen Z”

The Generations: Gen Y / Millennials

Millennials, also known as Gen Y were born between 1980 and 1994 making them between 24 and 38 years old today. Millennial Traits These generational labels only have meaning when compared to the generations that precede or follow them. So using this comparative approach, we can define Millennial traits to the following topics as follows:ContinueContinue reading “The Generations: Gen Y / Millennials”

The Generations: Gen X

Let’s kick off our look at the generations, with my own generation, Gen X. Gen X were born between 1965 and 1979 making them between 39 and 53 years old today. Gen X Traits These generational labels only have meaning when compared to the generations that precede or follow them. So using this comparative approach,ContinueContinue reading “The Generations: Gen X”