Employers are complaining why the young talent are lacking the common sense required in the workplace. For instance, these young people do not know how to do a proper mail and lack the knowledge in using the photocopying machine.
As a summary, employers may have to understand that what classified as common sense for them might not be common these days. The new generation talent is equipped with a different skillset and live in a different world. For instance, mailing is not a common action anymore for the young talent. Allow the time for the young talent to learn or even self-learn the skills lacking for the workplace. One key strengths of the young talent these days is their self-learning capability via Internet and different sources.
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