Gen Z Work by David Stillman

Author:David Stillman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2017-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

The Realistic Recruit

Whether it’s VANTAGE or UnCollege, there is no denying that Gen Z’s realistic attitude will result in resumes the workforce has not seen before. There is also no doubt that their realistic attitude will result in a different mindset altogether, especially compared to Millennials. Because Millennials grew up in more prosperous times combined with a lot of self-esteem; they showed up at work and often felt that the job was lucky to have them. Gen Z, on the other hand, grew up in a recession and had parents with more tough love. As a result, Gen Z will show up and feel they are lucky to have the job.

In our national survey 75 percent of Gen Z said they were more worried about getting a job and starting a career than they were about finding a soul mate.

Because Gen Z feels lucky to get a job, the workplace should not have as difficult a time recruiting or convincing them to take it. This generation might even accept positions for which they are overqualified because that way they can get their foot in the door. As they see it, why waste time waiting to get experiences when you can just get started and hopefully move up? As Jonah said, they have learned that experience trumps all.

For Millennials, it seems all the recruitment conversations were about selling the moon and stars. There were lots of catchphrases like “flex time,” “constant movement,” and “unparalleled growth.”

Now we are seeing a lot of Millennials feeling a bit lost. They spent a lot of money on college and besides being straddled with debt, they are not happy with their careers. Many are even moving home. It seems they bought into a destination and got a little lost along the way. Of course they will figure it out, but watching them go through all of this has an impact on my generation.

The key with my generation will be to not use a lot of big buzzwords. Just be direct and to the point. In our national survey, 85 percent of Gen Z reported that straightforward, constructive communication is most important.

Instead of just explaining the experience we will get, talk to us about what we can learn along the way. Make us Gen Zers feel that we will learn so much we will never want to leave.

At the end of the recruitment day, probably the most important conversation will be around keeping it very real about what the company even does.

Dad, I was doing some research for our upcoming speech to that gravel company.

Nice.

I read their mission statement and couldn’t help but roll my eyes.

Why?

They are claiming that they are the foundation for everything in our country because everything that is created starts as a grain of sand.

Well, that probably is true.

C’mon, Dad! You really believe that this company is the foundation of everything in our country today? Please!

Gen Z will want real proof that you can stand behind any claim you make. Mission statements that tell a customer you are changing the world may help sell a product or service.

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