When I graduated college last May, I didnt think that my first post-college job would be writing about workers compensation. I didnt even know what workers compensation was.
After I received the job offer and began telling people that I was covering workers comp, I was met with many confused stares.
Save for the odd person whose parent had filed a claim, many in my generation didnt know what workers compensation was. Eventually, I just started saying that I wrote about insurance.
The lack of knowledge about the workers compensation industry among young people is a major problem for the industry, which is facing a historic talent gap. As older workers retire, young people arent stepping up to fill those roles.
