Events

Engaging the next generation of talent is more than creating informal and social connections at work. It’s about creating strategies to offer meaningful work and opportunities for continued learning and development. While the pandemic continues to disrupt workplace culture, hiring programs and HR initiatives focused on engaging young talent can help organizations navigate a complex and uncertain world of work.  

As today’s workforce changes, organizations face increased competition to invest in young talent.

As today’s workforce shifts, organizations face an urgent need to upskill their teams to create opportunities for valued existing employees to take on new roles and functions.

In this next phase of the future-ready workforce series, you will learn about the characteristics of lifelong learners and what they can contribute to your organizational success.

From hybrid or fully remote work settings to the introduction of new technologies, the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically shifted how we engage with work. What have these changes meant for how people interact with and relate to each other at work? How can you enhance the quality of relationships in remote/hybrid work arrangements? 

Michelle Eady, associate professor for Professional Studies at University of Wollongong, will share findings of work done with Indigenous students on the East coast of Australia in an effort to better understand the current situation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education (HE) graduates entering the workforce highlighting the personal reflections from self-identified Indigenous students.

In this inaugural virtual conference, CEE at the University of Waterloo along with industry and student experts will discuss the changing world of work.

What does Gen Z value most and how do their values inform how they seek employers and jobs? In this session, you’ll hear about the latest research on next-generation talent from the Work-Learn Institute, the only institute in the world dedicated to research on work-integrated learning.

Are you prepared to supervise the next generation of talent? Supervising emerging talent, like co-op students, can be a unique opportunity. In this session, you’ll hear about the latest research on the research-based 4C model to manage next-gen talent from the University of Wateroo's Work-Learn Institute, the only institute in the world dedicated to research on work-integrated learning.

Are you prepared to supervise the next generation of talent? Supervising emerging talent, like co-op students, can be a unique opportunity. In this session, you’ll hear about the latest research on the research-based 4C model to manage next-gen talent from the University of Wateroo's Work-Learn Institute, the only institute in the world dedicated to research on work-integrated learning.