Problem-solving skills and employability traits amongst Generation Y and Millenials in developed economies

In a rapidly changing world where new technologies, mass communications, alternative energies, shifting economic balances of power and genetic engineering are just five of a multitude of global developments and trends, it is perhaps not surprising that those born into, or growing up within, such an environment develop different characteristics compared to those from earlier times. The degree of generational shifts in attitudes and approaches to life are open to debate but evidence appears to exist that changes do occur at both an individual and broader generational level. This study suggests that a particular shift has evolved in the approaches by Generation Y and Millenials to problem-solving and that this has an impact on their individual employability. It also has implications on the training and development programmes and processes that employers offer, and there are also lessons to be learnt for education and training practices generally.