Survey reveals tough job market for Gen Z grads due to employer preferences | WJLA
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A recent survey found nearly 40% of employers avoid hiring recent college graduates in favor of older employees.

WASHINGTON (TND) — A recent survey found nearly 40% of employers avoid hiring recent college graduates in favor of older employees.

Survey reveals tough job market for Gen Z grads due to employer preferences (TND)

According to Intelligent.com, Gen Z college graduates are struggling with many aspects of professional life.

Their survey of 800 U.S. managers, directors, and executives who are involved in hiring, found these key results:

38% of employers avoid hiring recent college graduates in favor of older employees

1 in 5 employers have had a recent college graduate bring a parent to a job interview

58% say recent college graduates are unprepared for the workforce

Nearly half of employers have had to fire a recent college graduate

  • RandomWalker@lemmy.worldEnglish
    381·
    1 year ago

    1-in-5 of the survey respondents say they’ve seen a recent grad bring in a parent. That doesn’t mean 1-in-5 bring parents.

    • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
      121·
      1 year ago

      That doesnt even mean anyone brought in parents. Thats an easy lie that multiple managers Ive worked for would gleefully tell

        • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          Reinforcing stereotypes they believe are true despite lack of evidence.

          Like how these same people swore up and down that millenials were lazy, greedy, worthless members of society not 10 years prior. Wasnt true then, isnt true now, but I spent my working years getting an earful of “examples” of why millenials were awful workers.