Almost one-quarter (24 percent) of U.S. hiring managers consider young Gen-Z workers “unemployable” due to lack of workplace skills, according to a survey recently conducted by the job-seeker-resource website ResumeTemplates.com. The study — which defined “young Gen-Zers” as those, currently 18-23 years old — found that many respondents were critical of the age cohort’s lack […]
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- 17 percent of respondents said their employers were either “not very” or “not at all” willing to hire young Gen-Zers for full-time positions.
- More than half (56 percent) said their employers were offering the age group part-time roles including contract work and internships.
- More than one-third (38 percent) said their employers offer young Gen-Zers lower pay than older co-workers for similar roles.
- Almost four in 10 (37 percent) respondents said the young Gen-Z age cohort is “not very” or “not at all” reliable in the workplace.
- 42 percent say young Gen-Zers are not well-prepared for the workforce.
- A similar percentage (41 percent) believe young Gen-Zers are not receptive to constructive criticism.
- 39 percent said the generation has unrealistic career expectations.