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Gen Z will soon surpass Millennials as  \nthe most populous generation on earth, with more than one-third of  \nthe world’s population counting themselves Gen Zers. In the US, Gen  \nZ constitutes more than a quarter of the population and by 2020 will  \nbe the most diverse generation in the nation’s history2.  \nIts members are about to step onto the world stage, entering the  \nworkforce and spending money on the products, services and  \nsolutions that you produce, provide and create.  \nThe impact of their entry will be swift and profound, its effects rippling  \nthrough the workplace, retail consumption and technology, as well  \nas in politics and culture. Radically different than Millennials, this  \ngeneration has an entirely unique perspective on careers and how  \nto define success in life and in the workforce.  \nIn late 2018, in partnership with Deloitte, NEW surveyed more than  \n6,000 individuals across several demographics including generation, race, gender, income, education and location. Of the total respondents, 1,531 were considered Generation Z, 1,541 were considered Millennials, 1,560 were considered Generation X and  \n1,595 were considered Baby Boomers. Women represented 3,151 of the total respondents with 1,590 respondents classified as minority women. For the purposes of this report, Black, Hispanic and Asian women data and insights are grouped as minority women.  \nIn this report, we look at the factors that have gone into shaping Gen Z, demographic shifts taking place in the US that will affect Gen Z’s entry into the workforce, Gen Z behaviors and attitudes and their view toward work, the future of work and what it means to organizations and employers seeking to entice and integrate Gen Z into the workplace.  \nEntire industries and businesses will rise and fall in the wake of the Gen Zers. Yet few industries or organizations seem to be ready for it.  \nAre YOU?  \ntalkin’ bout this  \nGENERATION  \nBorn between 1995 and 2012, making up 24.3% of the U.S. population3  \nand on track to be the most diverse generation in US history by  \n20204, Gen Z is about to make its presence known in the workplace  \nin a major way—and it’s important to understand the differences  \nthat set them apart.  \nGen Z cannot remember a time before the September 11 attacks and the  \nWar on Terror. Its members were born after the collapse of communism and witnessed the meteoric rise of China in the global economy. It came of age  \nin a world where content and information is increasingly free and shared,  \nwhere the body of human knowledge has expanded with mapping of the human genome and where one-click online purchasing is taken for granted.  \n8 THINGS FROM THE ‘90S, ZERS DON’T QUITE GET…5  \n1. Listening to music on cassette players.  \n2. Drawing a picture on an Etch a Sketch—the forerunner of creative drawing tablets.  \n3. Making a pay phone call.  \n4. Transistor radios: Invented in 1947, it was revolutionary for its time. Today it’s a rare sight.  \n5. Myspace, the first social networking site of choice.  \n6. Paper maps: With step-by-step directionson Google Maps, paper maps are a thing of the past.  \n7. Fax machines, the original email.  \n8. 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