{"id":999881590,"date":"2016-12-21T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/?p=485143658"},"modified":"2016-12-21T15:18:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T15:18:00","slug":"recruiting-gen-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/hiring\/recruitment\/recruiting-gen-z","title":{"rendered":"What to Know When Recruiting Gen Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138882\" src=\"https:\/\/dice.com\/binaries\/medium\/content\/gallery\/dice\/insights\/2016\/12\/shutterstock_518975659.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_518975659\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"> Yet another generation of tech-savvy workers\u2014the post-Millennial group known as Generation Z\u2014will soon enter the workforce. Recruiters and hiring managers should be aware of this group&#8217;s attitudes and expectations of office norms: it could have a significant impact on recruiting efforts in years to come. This group, born in the 1990s and later, have work preferences that in many ways align more closely with Generation X than Millennials, according to an 8&#215;8 and Koski Research survey of 1,000 respondents across the United States. While less than 20 percent of Gen Z respondents said they are likely to use traditional \u201cGen X tools\u201d such as email or landlines for work, they\u2019re also less inclined to use the messaging and chat apps preferred by Millennials. Indeed, Gen Z appears to value face-to-face communication more than any other generation, with an emphasis on effectiveness over convenience\u2014a major shift from how Millennials prefer to work. Millennials were most likely to respond that face-to-face communication will be less important in the future. (In other words, if you&#8217;re recruiting Gen Z workers, don&#8217;t be afraid of trying to schedule a meeting in-person, if the potential candidate shows interest in the position.) &#8220;We think the biggest finding is definitely that Gen Z more closely emulates its Gen X parents in terms of work style preferences, versus Millennials,&#8221; Enzo Signore, CMO of 8&#215;8, told Dice: \u201cWe think this makes Gen Z the rogue generation that will bring balance back to the workplace after the shock of IT having to deal with Millennial preferences.\u201d As Signore explained, Gen Z will have to contend with an ever-faster pace of innovation: \u201cEverything, from virtual reality to automation and bots, will have a major impact on the way Gen Z works and the way IT services Gen Z employees.&#8221; Given Gen Z&#8217;s heavy emphasis on effective communications versus convenience, there\u2019s a high likelihood that they won\u2019t want to operate in silos. \u201c[Gen Z wants] things to work across the board, and they also want to be able to use the same tools and devices they use for their personal life at work,\u201d Signore said. The majority of all respondents (56 percent) said they would prefer to use the same tools for work as in their personal lives. In addition, workers are increasingly mobile-centric, with desktop devices assuming a secondary role in the daily workflow. The results of the 8&#215;8 survey reflect similar findings in a <a href=\"mailto:http:\/\/millennialbranding.com\/2014\/geny-genz-global-workplace-expectations-study\/\">report<\/a> from human resources specialist Randstad and research and consulting firm Millennial Branding, which found that 53 percent of Gen Z respondents prefer face-to-face communication over tools such as instant messaging and video conferencing. Kathy Van Pelt, vice president of strategy marketing for Randstad Technologies, noted that Gen Z appears to be more loyal to their current employers than Millennials, with 29 percent of Gen Z\u2019ers planning to stay at their current company between three and four years, compared to only 25 percent of Millennials. As she explained, Gen Z is also interested in incorporating more cutting-edge technologies, including wearables, virtual reality and robotics. Access to social media is likewise a must\u2014not to mention a direct conflict for the more than half of U.S. employers that currently block social media access in the workplace. \u201cAnd unlike their more seasoned peers, Gen Z considers things like telework and flexible scheduling to be a given, not an exception reserved for a select few,\u201d Van Pelt added. Van Pelt predicted that messaging tools and video conferencing would make flexible working arrangements possible: \u201cWe may see some companies ease their social media policies as more and more young adults enter the workforce.\u201d Keep all of this in mind as a younger generation enters the workforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yet another generation of tech-savvy workers\u2014the post-Millennial group known as Generation Z\u2014will soon enter the workforce. Recruiters and hiring managers should be aware of this group&#8217;s attitudes and expectations of office norms: it could have a significant impact on recruiting efforts in years to come. 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