Experienced staff - Challenges to face and how to overcome them

1. Changes in HR assessment in the current labor market

Previously, age was often considered an important indicator in assessing the ability and experience of an employee. However, today, many companies are transitioning to skill-based assessments, work performance and ability to adapt to the new working environment. This reflects a shift in how people oversee and manage human resources in the modern workplace.

2. Difficulties of veteran staff when facing against the young generation

Currently, many experienced staff are in severe rivalry with the young generation, which is motivated and possesses talents that fit the needs of today. When senior staff face younger people at work, they may encounter the following difficulties and challenges:

2.1 Differences in work approaches

Experienced people tend to approach work in a traditional manner, but younger people may bring new ideas and more modern working practices. This can lead to inconsistencies in working and communication methods, and senior staff may struggle to accept change and new working methods. This change can cause individuals to feel insecure and lose confidence.

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2.2 Encountering barriers in building relationships

Differences in age, experience, life views and work approaches can create barriers in building positive working relationships between senior staff and younger staff. This can be a problem that affects the morale and performance of the whole team.

2.3 Difficulty in maintaining position and prestige

Those with more experience may face challenges in maintaining their position and prestige in the workplace when competing with younger generations. Sometimes their contributions, opinions or suggestions may be unfairly evaluated or forgotten since the leadership's attention is drawn to younger generations.

2.4 Difficulty in learning and development

Those with more experience may also have difficulty adapting to the new demands and fast-paced environment of the modern workplace. This can make it difficult for them to learn and acquire new knowledge to retain and advance their careers.

3. How to compete with young employees

Competition with young employees is a concern that many long-time employees are facing today. To overcome this situation and boost competitive advantage while maintaining job stability, long-time employees can take the following actions:

3.1 Learn and update new knowledge

First of all, you should re-evaluate your skills and abilities, thereby identifying the strengths that need to be focused on developing and the weaknesses that need to be improved. You can learn about new technical features and modern working methods that young employees often use. Updating information and constantly learning will help you not fall behind, but rather develop more.

3.2 Use experience as a strength

Using experience as a strength might also help you outperform younger staff. Based on your own extensive experience, you can share real-life situations and valuable lessons from the work process, resulting in a positive and supportive working environment for all sides.

In addition, people with many years of experience also have better problem-solving and risk-management skills, as well as being more responsible . Therefore, take advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate these abilities to score points in front of managers and colleagues, thereby increasing trust and respect for you.

3.3 Build relationships

Building good relationships with colleagues, leaders and experts in the industry not only makes your working environment more positive, but also allows you to develop a variety of skills. Even good relationships can be beneficial and supportive when facing difficult situations.

Donot hesitate to develop relationships with young generation. Through them, you will absorb new information and trends of the times as well as increase your adaptability to development.

In general, it is inevitable that long-term workers have to compete with the younger generation of workers, as the proverb goes “Bamboos grow old, young shoots spring up “. It is important that you focus on self-development to rentain stability and achieve your own career goals.

Accepting and encouraging generational diversity in the workforce promotes creativity, flexibility and positivity in the workplace. However, to ensure the sustainability, transparency and stability of this new approach of human resource management, businesses also need to understand the psychology of human resources to come up with appropriate support and training policies.

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