Job Searching During COVID, According To Gen-Z
Job Searching During COVID, According To Gen-Z
Job Searching During COVID, According To Gen-Z
By Shira Inbar Whizy Kim
October 27, 2020
Summary
In July, the national unemployment rate was around 10.2%. That same month, the unemployment rate for those between 16 to 24 years old was 18.5%. These unemployment numbers are even more stark when you consider that they don't include everyone eligible to work, only those who are actively seeking work.
While Gen Z workers are just a few years removed from childhood, dreams of what they "Wanted to be" when they grew up are fading increasingly into the rear view mirror.
It's no wonder then that many young people living in America are fed up with antiquated ideas about work.
She's continuing to apply to jobs, mostly in non-profits, but she doesn't want to just work anywhere.
One of the biggest differences Skylar sees in the way her generation treats work is marking a clear line between work and personal lives.
Americans today spend less time with coworkers than they used to in decades past, even though studies have shown that having a close friend at work is important to job satisfaction.
American adults work all week, sometimes work during the weekends, and hardly ever take vacations.
He's studying psychology with an emphasis on medical humanities and environmental health disparities - but he's also an environmental health activist working who works to connect issues of climate justice to health justice.
"They're hiring [POC] at such low positions, where they just take all the credit for their work or they just use them as a diversity example on their website. Oh, look, this is our chief diversity officer. I was reading this study that by 2050, most people will actually be mixed. The demographics of the U.S. are changing, and so should work culture - to really value minority youth labor."
With COVID-necessary social distancing, a shitty job market, and closed campuses, 2020 hasn't given us much to work with.
Reference
Whizy Kim, S. (2020, October 27). I'm Gen Z & I'm Not Just Hunting For My First Job - I'm Taking Aim At Why We Work. Retrieved October 28, 2020, from https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/10/10012208/first-job-search-during-covid-19-experience