Table of Contents Executive •Generation Z (born 1996-2012) will comprise approximatelyone-third of the global workforce in 2030.The majority ofthe generation has entered or will enter the workforce during •According to ManpowerGroup’s 2024 Global Talent BarometerResearch, global Gen Zers’ current lives as “corporate Zoomers”are a mixed proposition.Gen Z workers were the most likely Of Gen Z workers areconsidering leavingtheir current role inthe next six months. •Despite some persistent concerns, employers are undertaking avariety of strategies tomake their workplaces more palatableto Gen Z, including improving technology tools (76%), •The Gen Zers of 2030 will bemore accustomed to remoteor hybrid professional work and frontline work infused withAI-based technologies and automation.Gen Zers are likely to •Moving forward, leaders can keep their Gen Z pipelines movingvia AI-informed recruitment, multi-dimensional skilling, clearcareer growth and succession planning, and holistic care and Imagine that you’re twenty-two years oldand working in your first corporate job. Youare fully remote with no opportunities toengage with your manager or colleagues have experienced a five-point decline inactive engagement, from 40% to 35%.The youngest workers saw the greatestdeclines in feeling cared about by someone You are flying blind. These disconnects add up to a lot of GenZ workers who do not see a future forthemselves in their current organizations. This is the plight of the Generation It has always been challenging for recentcollege graduates to assimilate to abusiness world environment that playsby different rules than school. But prior To do so, let’s look closely at the globalstate of the Gen Z workforce, includingwhat younger employees want and whatleaders are seeing from them. The hope According to 2024 Glassdoor research1,Generation Zers – or those bornapproximately 1996-2012 – will overtakeBaby Boomers in the full-time workforcethis year. And the difference in engagement Gallup’s U.S.-based 2024 employeeengagement study2 found that since ManpowerGroup’s 2024 Talent Barometer Research3, which polledmore than 12,000 employees in 16 countries, shows global Gen In addition to the declining engagement reported by Gallup,ManpowerGroup found that Gen Z workers were the most likely(47%) to say they will voluntarily leave their current roles in the Gen Z workers are mostlikely to say they will Deloitte’s 2024 Gen Z and Millennial survey4illustrated some of themore provocative job-seeking priorities of younger workers. Forexample,nearly six in 10 Gen Zers (59%) believe the prevalenceof generative AI will prompt them to look for job opportunities When it comes to upskilling and reskilling, a 2024 global study byIndeed5showed that45% of Gen Zers are open to taking on sideprojects or small gigs to expand their professional development. Financially, many Gen Zers are not meetingtheir own expectations. A recent reportby Yahoo!6indicated thatGen Z workersrequire an average salary of more than$170,000 to feel financially healthy, the Similarly, in a 2024 poll conducted byNewsweek9,40% of U.S. adults identifiedGen Z as the most difficult generation to Nevertheless, many employers maintaina focus on Gen Z’s recruitment anddevelopment. For example, according tothe National Association of Colleges andEmployers (NACE) 2024 Internship and It has been widely reported7that GenZ has poorer mental health than othergenerations. Regardless of the cause ofthis, ManpowerGroup’s Talent Barometerresearch found thatGen Zers were Leaders recognize the need to assist GenZers while they are still in the recruitmentphase.In a U.S.-based 2024 iHire study12,58% of employers said Gen Z job seekers Despite these obstacles, the Indeedresearch showed that Gen Zers arerelatively confident in their ability to More than half of Gen Z reports high On the employer side of the equation,a pivotal 2023 Intelligent.com survey8 found that40% of leaders believe recentcollege graduates are unprepared for theworkforce.Of those who responded citing Will these improvements be enough to keep Gen Z employees engaged and productive as theymature into more senior roles? We examined some of the challenges and opportunities Gen Z is Despite their reporteddifficulties hiring andintegrating Gen Z, employers Gen Z 2030 Forecast According to the World Economic Forum13and other sources,Generation Z will comprise approximately one-third of theglobal workforce in 2030.At the time of the 2008 global Generation Z may follow the same path. The majority ofthis generation will enter the workforce during a periodof massive disruption – from the COVID-19 pandemic to So far, it has been difficult for these young people to gain afoothold in the workforce, and by 2030, Gen Zers may be thevictims of what is known in employment circles as scarring.Scarring takes place when longer periods of unemployment Nevertheless, in 2030 some of the oldest Gen Zers will