With all the talk about how workers are not wanting to return to the office, a surprising factoid from LinkedIn’s research has revealed that despite an increase in the number of remote roles, Gen Z workers between the ages of 20 – 24 were making the fewest applications to fully remote roles. When segmenting the data, 35% of Gen Z in the US applied for fully remote positions versus 16% in Germany, 14% in the UK and only 4% in France.
Analysing data from across Europe and North America, LinkedIn’s findings aimed to understand which sectors are offering the most opportunities for Gen Z workers and which employers are looking to capture them.
The findings revealed that the vast majority of Gen Z (70%) are seeking roles that are a combination of on-site and remote work rather than fully remote. The reasons cited include on-site working acting as a separation between work and home, greater productivity, the opportunity to build relationships with colleagues and the in-person training, mentorship and access to senior colleagues that working in an office brings.
When it comes to the top industries that are hiring career starters, Technology and IT are consistently strong sectors globally with Software Engineering topping the lists of many countries with the remainder of the top three comprised of sales or technical roles.
Paul Arkwright
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