New Survey Shows Many Gen Z Job Candidates Not Prepared for Workforce

More than half of human resources managers indicated that Gen Z job candidates exhibited poor communication skills, a recent Resume survey found.
New Survey Shows Many Gen Z Job Candidates Not Prepared for Workforce
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Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
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When it comes to some job candidates from Generation Z (ages 12 to 28), traditional interviewing skills such as dressing professionally, arriving on time, paying attention to the interviewer, and showing a general interest in the job may have gone the way of dial-up Internet.

In a recent survey of 765 human resources managers across the United States, Resume.Org found that some Gen Z candidates not only arrived late for an interview but also were dressed inappropriately, used their cellphone during the meeting to text or answer calls, or even brought a friend or parent with them.
Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
Mary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.