I’m a reporter who covers Gen Z for The New York Times, and I hear from young people all the time that it is a bruising time to enter the working world. It’s not just that the market for recent college graduates is grim: Job boards seem like a wasteland of outdated listings, and interviews are being conducted by the disembodied voice of A.I.
I want to hear more about what that feels like on a personal level. I’m hoping to talk to members of Gen Z and newcomers to the work force about what they’ve encountered on the job hunt — the good, the bad and the ugly. When you send in résumés and cover letters, how confident are you that a person will actually read them? How deep into an application process do you typically get before a human speaks to you? Have you applied to tens of jobs, or hundreds, or have you lost track?
If you’re the parent or mentor of a Gen Z job searcher, feel free to weigh in with what you’ve observed, too. I’ll read all of the submissions, and no part of your submission will be published unless I’ve contacted you and gotten your permission.
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