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In recent years, a narrative has emerged that Gen Zers aren’t excelling in the workforce due to poor attitudes and work ethic.

At the end of December 2024, Intelligent.com surveyed 1,000 managers involved in hiring for entry-level positions to learn about their attitudes toward offering opportunities to recent college graduates.

What we found:

🔺 1 in 8 hiring managers will avoid hiring recent college graduates in 2025
🔺 33% of hiring managers say recent graduates lack work ethic, and 24% say they’re unprepared for the workforce
🔺 1 in 4 find recent graduates underprepared for interviews
🔺 During interviews, hiring managers say recent college graduates struggle with eye contact, dressing appropriately, and negotiating compensation. Additionally, nearly 1 in 10 hiring managers have had a candidate bring a parent to an interview.
🔺 55% of hiring managers had to fire a recent college grad in 2024

See our findings: https://www.intelligent.com/1-in-4-hiring-managers-say-recent-grads-are-unprepared-for-the-workforce-many-plan-to-avoid-hiring-them-in-2025/

Generation Z (Gen Z) has a reputation for being challenging to work with and difficult to manage.

In August, Intelligent.com surveyed 966 business leaders involved in hiring decisions at their company to explore attitudes toward hiring recent Gen Z college graduates.

What we found:

🎓 75% of companies report that some or all of the recent college graduates they hired this year were unsatisfactory
🎓 6 in 10 companies fired a recent college graduate they hired this year
🎓 1 in 6 hiring managers say they are hesitant to hire from this cohort
🎓 Hiring managers say recent college grads are unprepared for the workforce, can’t handle the workload, and are unprofessional
🎓 1 in 7 companies may refrain from hiring recent college graduates next year
🎓 9 in 10 hiring managers say recent college graduates should undergo etiquette training

Read story: https://www.intelligent.com/1-in-6-companies-are-hesitant-to-hire-recent-college-graduates/

Dads are often criticized for their lack of involvement and knowledge about their children’s lives.

With Father’s Day approaching, in June, Intelligent.com sought to find out just how much dads know about their kids’ education. We surveyed 408 fathers with at least one school-age child, from kindergarten through higher education.

Key findings:
-1 in 13 dads don’t know what college their kid attends
-1 in 5 don’t know how much tuition costs, and 28% don’t know if their child has student loans
-1 in 5 dads don’t know their high schooler’s GPA
-Majority of dads with K-8 children attend parent-teacher conferences, assist with homework

Full article: https://www.intelligent.com/1-in-4-dads-dont-know-their-childs-college-major/

In May, Intelligent.com surveyed 1,268 business leaders to understand what, if any, concerns they have about hiring recent college graduates and whether they have more worries about the most recent generation of graduates.

What we found:
-64% of business leaders have concerns about hiring recent college grads
-1 in 2 have become more concerned in the past five years, as -Gen Z recent grads have a worse work ethic, are more political, and have fewer practical skills
-30% business leaders are more concerned about hiring recent grads because of the pandemic, pro-Palestine protests
-22% of business leaders are less likely to hire a recent college graduate who participated in pro-Palestine protests

Read the full article: https://www.intelligent.com/due-to-pro-palestine-protests-3-in-10-business-leaders-are-more-concerned-about-hiring-recent-college-graduates/

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In February 2024, Intelligent.com surveyed 588 college students and found 37% currently use ChatGPT. We asked these current ChatGPT users about how they are utilizing the tool.

We found out the following about students currently using ChatGPT:

- 96% of use ChatGPT for schoolwork; 80% use it for other tasks (e.g., communication, job searching)
- 69% use the tool for help with writing assignments; 29% of which have ChatGPT write entire essays
- Half have had at least one professor encourage ChatGPT use
- 86% say their ChatGPT use has gone undetected
- 3 in 4 believe using ChatGPT is cheating

To view the full results, click here: https://bit.ly/3Te4oNU

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