Key Takeaways

Gen Z values flexibility, purpose and genuine workplace connection.

Outdated hierarchies push young workers away faster than pay gaps.

The US job market has reached a new level in 2025. According to Fortune , more than half of new college graduates — 58% — are still looking for a job. That’s more than double the 25% of Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers looking for work right out of college in previous decades.

But here’s the good news: There’s a whole crop of fresh talent to hire for your open positions. You just have to know how to attract them, tap into their reservoir of knowledge and keep them for the long term.

Young minds bring fresh ideas

Gen Z can often get an askew reputation in the minds of some employers who think they are “lazy” or “unprofessional

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