From Boomers to Gen Z, the traditional career path has evolved. Gen Zers expect to hold 20 jobs over their careers, more than three times the number by Boomers. Oliver Wyman Forum research shows younger workers place greater emphasis on emotional intelligence, flexibility, and purpose when evaluating leadership and career growth, older generations continue to value stability, clear advancement pathways, and in-person collaboration.
These shifts reflect a broader transformation fueled by demographic change, evolving employee expectations, and rapid advances in technology. Companies are moving away from rigid, traditional job-structures and/or process-driven models toward more fluid, skills-based systems. Many organizations are racing to keep up and leaders face growing pressure to develop a workforce that can get the most out of new technologies, affecting everything from how work is structured to how skills are developed and re-deployed (and more). Take a closer look in our latest Uncharted below.
The definition of a career is undergoing a fundamental transformation
