Later, LinkedIn: Gen Z is using TikTok to find jobs

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Recruiting Gen Z is critical for the future success of organizations, but it’s proving to be tricky. Especially since young professionals aren’t networking where recruiters are used to finding them — they’re on TikTok.

The average young person spends 25% of their time awake scrolling through social media, according to a recent survey from writing and academic aid site EduBirdie, mostly looking to enrich their professional life. Seventy percent of Gen Z have scrolled through TikTok in search of career advice, with 19% claiming it’s their main resource.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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