Surveys show bad behavior when it comes to job hunting. A survey of over 1400 Gen Zers showed abundant reliance on parents for their job search. For instance, the survey showed:
- 25 percent brought their parents to interviews
- 70 percent asked their parents for help with job hunting
- Out of those 76 percent of mothers and 45 percent of fathers helped out
- 17 percent had parents submit job applications for them
- 34 percent said they had a parent do the job application because they were unmotivated.
On the surface, these are depressing statistics, but they don’t seem to match what I see in my life. Are all these youngsters stuck in terminal childhood with mommy (and the survey showed it was more likely mom) taking charge of life into their 20s?
Or is the problem exaggerated?
Who is at fault here?
First, the concept of the younger generation being inept is something every adult says about the new generation, and has probably been said since the dawn of time. (Adam to Eve: ‘Our boys just don’t have the work ethic we did! Why do we put in 60 hours a week tending the Garden of Eden? Now, look at them—lollygagging around!’)
To keep reading, click here: Gen Z: helpless or just asking for help?
