I recently read a very interesting article in the Edmonton Journal that indicated that working with “linksters”, also referred to as the tech-savvy generation, calls for understanding from employers.
Linksters are technologically savvy teenagers born after 1995 who are just entering the workforce, with little or no social or communication skills because they spend so much time online. In addition, they learn differently and may not absorb anything from books or training manuals because they do “most of their learning through interaction,” says Larry Johnson, of Johnson Training Group.
You can read more via Employers: the Linksters are coming.
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The term linksters seem to annoy a lot of people. This generation is also called the Facebook generation or generation Y. I think the term linksters or facebook generation comes from the book, Generations, Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters—Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work, written by Larry and Meagan Johnson.
However, Demographers or sociologists have different names for them:
2000/2001-Present – New Silent Generation or Generation Z
1980-2000 – Millennials or Generation Y
1965-1979 – Generation X
1946-1964 – Baby Boom
1925-1945 – Silent Generation
1900-1924 – G.I. Generation
The Population Reference Bureau http://prb.org/ provides an alternate listing and chronology of generational names in the United States.
1983-2001 – New Boomers
1965-1982 – Generation X
1946-1964 – Baby Boomers
1929-1945 – Lucky Few
1909-1928 – Good Warriors
1890-1908 – Hard Timers
1871-1889 – New Worlders
Where does the word Linksters come from to indicate the generation of those born after 1995?