To Work For This Guy You Better Learn To Code

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Millennials have it hard enough as it is, but one CEO wants to make sure every millennial he hires, has to know how to do a certain thing; to code.

General Electric’s CEO Jeff Immelt wrote in a LinkedIn post on Thursday, “”If you are joining the company in your 20s, unlike when I joined, you’re going to learn to code. It doesn’t matter whether you are in sales, finance or operations. You may not end up being a programmer, but you will know how to code.”

“If you are joining the company in your 20s, unlike when I joined, you’re going to learn to code. It doesn’t matter whether you are in sales, finance or operations. You may not end up being a programmer, but you will know how to code,” he continued.

This is a part of Immelt’s plan to adopt a “startup-like mentality” at GE. He’s been chief since 2001.

GE is already more than 100 years old and employs about 300,000 workers.

Disclaimer: We have no position in General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and have not been compensated for this article.