Most-clicked story of the week
The end of September was marked by another generational kerfuffle, this time around whether job candidates — particularly young Generation Zers — should avoid showing up to interviews with an iced coffee in hand and what that communicates. Other surveys and studies recently released point to ongoing communication troubles between Gen Z and the rest of the workforce due to the vastly different digital environment Gen Z has had to contend with, including the rise of artificial intelligence tools.
Number of the week: More than 90
The number of jobs one Gen Z job seeker interviewed by Indeed said she had to apply to before she received an offer. The job hunt is especially draining for workers right now, Indeed’s survey showed, due in part to the length of the application process and a lack of communication from employers.
Quote of the week
“Organizations are responding to relentless change by asking more of their people, often without strengthening the culture that makes those demands sustainable.”
Alexander Lovell
Vice president, O.C. Tanner Institute
Companies that focus on what O.C. Tanner calls the pillars of care are more likely to see growth and innovation, a recent report indicated. Those pillars of care include “capacity protection,” or ensuring that workers are not working beyond their capacity, especially not long-term — a rising issue amid reportedly rising rates of burnout.
