GET READY FOR GENERATION Z

By 2020, they’ll make up 20% of the total workforce

WORKPLACE EXPECTATIONS

77% EXPECT TO WORK HARDER THAN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS

$46,799 MEAN SALARY EXPECTATION PER YEAR FOR THEIR FIRST JOB AFTER COLLEGE

5 YEARS AFTER COLLEGE, THEY’D LIKE TO BE:

20% Entrepreneurs

24% Working their way up the corporate ladder

32% Managing employees

4: AVERAGE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THEY EXPECT TO WORK FOR THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS

CAREER ATTITUDES

82% SAY THEIR PARENTS WILL HELP INFLUENCE THEIR CAREER DECISIONS

30% WOULD TAKE A 10-20% PAY CUT TO WORK FOR A COMPANY WITH A MISSION THEY DEEPLY CARE ABOUT

TOP 7 JOB SEARCH PRIORITIES:

1. Growth opportunities

2. Generous pay

3. Making a positive impact

4. Job security

5. Healthcare benefits

6. Flexible hours

7. Manager to learn from

50% WOULD LIKE TO RETIRE BEFORE AGE 60

54% EXPECT TO WORK UNTIL THEY’RE 61-70 YEARS OLD

WORKING WITH GEN Z

ATTITUDES TOWARD COWORKERS

52% FEEL IT WILL BE EASY TO WORK WITH GENERATION X-1

27% FEEL THE SAME ABOUT THE BABY BOOMER GENERATION-2

WORK ENVIRONMENT

PREFERRED: COLLABORATING WITH A SMALL GROUP IN AN OFFICE SETTING

LEAST IDEAL: WORKING OFF-SITE AS PART OF A VIRTUAL TEAM

74% PREFER TO COMMUNICATE FACE-TO-FACE WITH COLLEAGUES

QUALITIES VALUED IN A MANAGER

38% Honesty/integrity

22% Mentoring ability

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1-Individuals born roughly between 1960-1980

2-Individuals born roughly between 1946-1964

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Source: Robert Half, “Get Ready for Generation Z” research report

Bruce Tulgan, Rainmaker Thinking, “Meet Generation Z: The Second Generation Within the Giant ‘Millennial’ Cohort” research report.