According to a survey of employment managers at about 1,000 companies conducted by Intelligent, an educational and career advisory platform, about 60% of companies said they had fired college graduates hired this year.
The reason for the dismissal was the lack of expertise and communication skills of Generation Z employees and lack of motivation.
More than half of the respondents said Generation Z, which refers to people born between 1997 and the early 2010s, lacks work ethics, has difficulty communicating, and does not handle feedback well, which does not meet the talent required by companies.
Euronews reported that Generation Z’s standards for work are so high that it is easy to complain and actively express them. Seventeen percent of respondents said Generation Z is reluctant to hire because of its reputation for being easily offended by the workplace environment.
Holly Shroth, a senior lecturer at Berkeley University’s Haas School of Business, explained, “Generation Z has ‘unrealistic expectations’ on how to treat the workplace and boss by focusing on extracurricular activities to increase university competitiveness rather than gaining work experience.” “Generation Z does not know basic skills or workplace etiquette for social interaction with customers, customers, and colleagues,” she said.
Huey Nguyen, senior education and career development adviser at Intelligent, said, “Many recent college graduates expect a free work culture and autonomous work, but the reality is that they often fall short of expectations, and they are struggling.” He added, “I have accumulated some theoretical knowledge since college, but I often lack practical and practical experience needed to succeed in a work environment.”
Employment managers who participated in the survey responded that some Gen Z employees often have difficulty managing their workload and are late, and that their clothes or remarks are not appropriate.
SALLY LEE
US ASIA JOURNAL
