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As the digital generation, Gen Z has been the poster child for the success of virtual and hybrid work, but the very thing they’ve excelled at is starting to hurt their careers.
Forty percent of business leaders believe that Gen Z is unprepared for the workforce, according to a survey from educational insights resource Intelligent.com. Additionally, 88% said this younger generation was less prepared than graduates from more than three years ago, and 94% admitted to avoiding hiring recent grads.
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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