{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking","title":"Gen Z, Graduates, and Getting Ready for the Real World","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1859,"description":"Alastair speaks with higher education professional Charlotte Marshall about what student life and employability really look like right now. From supporting “hard to reach” students to preparing Gen Z for a workplace that doesn’t come with pastoral support, Charlotte offers a grounded view of the transition from education to employment.The conversation progresses to collaboration, communication across generations, the emotional weight of rejection in early careers, and Charlotte’s one piece of advice that cuts across age groups. That is to not take it personally.HighlightsThe idea of being a “peak millennial” who is fluent in changeWhat universities can and can’t realistically do to prepare students for workWhy the workplace feels harsher than education (and why that’s not always bad)AI is a useful tool, but not the answer to everythingThe emotional cost of modern job huntingCharlotte Marshall Takeaways:Collaboration is a skill you practise, not a personality traitRejection is structural, not personal and resilience comes from repetitionMiscommunication is usually clumsy, not maliciousSupport structures help, but self-management still mattersCuriosity and respect are the fastest route to generational understandingCharlotte Marshall Linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-marshall-050614194/https://www.linkedin.com/school/bath-spa-university/Generationally Speaking Links:Generationally Speaking WebsiteGenerationally Speaking on LinkedInAlastair on LinkedIn","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U7n8uwsw80mjG_mfmfgOCOM6fQoJtslw2bwnu7AmkaU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZGFl/MjMzNjMzMDE2MzAz/NzkzMjYyYWRjYjk1/NWMxZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}