One in five Gen Z job seekers has reneged on an offer. Image: Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffIn recruiting the Gen Z generation out of college to work for the government, agencies should focus on establishing relationships with faculty and administrators, according to a posting by the Volcker Alliance.
Those contact can serve as “critical gatekeepers to get their opportunities out to their students. Given the chaos of searching for jobs virtually, there is a unique return on building focused pipelines with specific institutions by engaging reliable intermediaries,” said the Alliance, which has a “Government to University” program to connect current college students and recent graduates to public service jobs.
It says that other takeaways from a recent conference of the National Association of Colleges and Employers included that “the talent crunch is here to stay, especially at the undergraduate level. Various presentations exploring the labor market reinforced that at least in the medium term, universities will produce somewhat fewer graduates than employers will be seeking to hire. In response, employers must differentiate themselves and stay abreast of candidate expectations. They will also need to move quickly—perhaps uncomfortably so—to land promising candidates.”
It says that in recruiting agencies also should bear in mind some distinguishing traits of that generation, including that “sufficient compensation to live comfortably is the top consideration for recent graduates in taking a job, but professional development and skills building is close behind, offering an opportunity for employers with less cash.”
“One in five Gen Z job seekers has reneged on an offer; finding an offer with better long-term goal alignment is the top reason,” while they further want to see a “clear pathway to advance” even in their first year on the job.
“Even more than usual, agencies will need to provide forward guidance on their hiring cycles and timelines to help meet the pace of the market. They might re-emphasize the uniqueness of mission and advancement trajectories to tap alignment with Gen Z career expectations. And while governments cannot always run nationwide recruitment campaigns, they can connect with a targeted handful of proximate university partners and furnish them with up-to-date information about their employment opportunities,” it says.
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