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Survey reveals tough job market for Gen Z grads due to employer preferences (wjla.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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WASHINGTON (TND) — A recent survey found nearly 40% of employers avoid hiring recent college graduates in favor of older employees.

Survey reveals tough job market for Gen Z grads due to employer preferences (TND)

According to Intelligent.com, Gen Z college graduates are struggling with many aspects of professional life.

Their survey of 800 U.S. managers, directors, and executives who are involved in hiring, found these key results:

38% of employers avoid hiring recent college graduates in favor of older employees

1 in 5 employers have had a recent college graduate bring a parent to a job interview

58% say recent college graduates are unprepared for the workforce

Nearly half of employers have had to fire a recent college graduate

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

The "1 in 5" probably makes it sound way more prevalent than it actually is.

Say you have 5 companies that interviewed 200 people each in the recent past
1 candidate had a parent come to their interview (which could mean "driving them to the interview and waiting in the lobby," which is still weird but nowhere near the connotation of "sat in and listened to interview questions")
1 in 5 companies will report they've had a parent come to an interview, even though 0.1% of candidates brought a parent