Posted on 01/08/2024 11:05:46 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Recent college graduates are failing at job interviews, according to a new study.
Developmental setbacks from various factors have appeared to delay communication skills among Gen Z grads — and employers are taking notice.
In a Dec. 2023 study, the New Jersey-based research group Intelligent surveyed 800 U.S. managers, directors and executives who are involved in hiring. One in five employers reported that recent college grads are generally unprepared when it comes to interviewing for a job.
More than half of employers surveyed said Gen Z candidates struggle the most with eye contact during interviews.
Candidates in this age group also ask for unreasonable salaries and have dressed inappropriately for in-person interviews, according to about half of the study respondents.
Even virtual interviews have posed issues, with 21% of employers reporting that some candidates refuse to turn on their cameras for the interview.
The respondents reported that Gen Z candidates struggle to pick up professional cues, causing 39% of employers to favor hiring older candidates.
About 60% of employers said they are willing to offer more benefits and pay higher salaries to attract older workers rather than recent grads.
For that same reason, 48% of employers are offering remote or hybrid positions to older employees and 46% are willing to hire overqualified candidates, according to the new study.
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"I like intersectionality..."
In a recent radio report a hiring manager said that 20% of young applicants bring a parent to the interview. Ay caramba. I would rather have lived on the street than bring my mom or dad to an interview!
Also, an overabundance of confidence without anything of value behind it. With the Gen Zs at work, I have never met a group that knew so little about how things actually work and how little they are interested in find out how it does. They also seem to want everyone to bow to there version of reality. I can’t wait to retire. It can’t come soon enough.
I recently retired, and my employer wants me back.
Yup. The boomers have been the true git ‘er done generation. It’s called “the work ethic” and it is dying as America loses her salt. That’s what this story is all about.
You’d be surprised at how many think that a six figure salary is “minimum wage” to them, and that’s just for showing up.
you've got to be kidding, 8:30 is like, waaaay early.
I don't even get up until like, 930-10, I could be here by like 11,
except fridays, I have a spin class. at 10, and since I wount make it till 12 and I need lunch and its friday, I'll just skip it.
how much vacation does this job have? I need 2 weeks before I can start, I'm breaking up with my boyfriend and I need a vacation to florida or vegas before I can concentrate on work..
do you all have like, friday parties? do you serve liquor?
I didnt expect to start off at 40 hours the first week, I was looking at like 3-4, 4hour days the first week with an hour for lunch, OMG You are stressing me with your stupid questions, youre running a concentration camp here!!!!
“Can we, like, you know, text this interview, like, on our phones?”
Who would have thought a degree in transgender Palestinian studies wouldn’t land you a $2 million a year job right away?
“You said intersectionality twice.”
Check my resume for my 2-week internship at the Department of Redundancy Department….
no......but close.
A big part of that, I suspect, is that they are just loaded to the gills with self-esteem.
Self-respect, on the other hand; not so much, if any.
Incredible experience your wife had. Wow, I’m speechless.
LOL...I’m obviously not qualified to hold any position if I can’t remember what I wrote seconds earlier. Seconds earlier. Seconds earlier...
“Check my resume for my 2-week internship at the Department of Redundancy Department….”
LOL. Us interns excelled in that internship. We were interning for an internship at the Department of Internship.
I don’t know Gen This from Gen That; I think the whole Gen Whatever thing is for mindless idiots.
I conduct candidate interviews; I have yet to see anyone, regardless of age, show up improperly dressed, unable to make eye contact, or with a badly prepared resume.
Of course, that’s in engineering ...
There was a guy at Costco today - looked like late 20’s? He was hustling all over the place helping out (returns, then checking receipts at the door, then helping a cashier, ran over to the pharmacy, etc.).
And had a cheerful attitude the entire time. I complimented him on his hustle and good attitude. I suppose I should email costco - but I imagine they already know all of that about him. I thought he might be a manager of sorts - but it didn’t say anything on his name tag.
My Gen Z son was embarrassed at Christmas because he had to give me an IOU for the present he really wants to give me. But he gave me 2 outstanding ones that I’m confident are better than what he has in mind - graduating college a semester early and having a full-time job in his major lined up before graduation, which he starts next week! And he won’t be living at home, so I guess that’s 3 gifts.
“Gen Z grads are tanking job interviews”
This suggests to me that the problem is in the interview process. HR offices have long been the bane of “good potential hires”. Known for things like judging solely by appearance; hiring based on ‘electives’ on the resume instead of real credentials; trying to cheat potential hires; and the list goes on and on.
There is a ‘backdoor’ approach to hiring that bypasses HR. And that is to have the potential hires meet with current employees and be vetted by them. Current employees know what is needed and wanted, so have a much better take on who will fit in to the actual workings of the business.
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