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Conceptualizing Job Attributes Minoritized Gen Z College Students Seek in Employers

Conceptualizing Job Attributes Minoritized Gen Z College Students Seek in Employers

Yuan Li, Gilpatrick Hornsby, Joshua Pate
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 27
ISBN13: 9798369321737|ISBN13 Softcover: 9798369345900|EISBN13: 9798369321744
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-2173-7.ch006
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Li, Yuan, et al. "Conceptualizing Job Attributes Minoritized Gen Z College Students Seek in Employers." Effective Human Resources Management in the Multigenerational Workplace, edited by Angela M. Even and Bryan Christiansen, IGI Global, 2024, pp. 115-141. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2173-7.ch006

APA

Li, Y., Hornsby, G., & Pate, J. (2024). Conceptualizing Job Attributes Minoritized Gen Z College Students Seek in Employers. In A. Even & B. Christiansen (Eds.), Effective Human Resources Management in the Multigenerational Workplace (pp. 115-141). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2173-7.ch006

Chicago

Li, Yuan, Gilpatrick Hornsby, and Joshua Pate. "Conceptualizing Job Attributes Minoritized Gen Z College Students Seek in Employers." In Effective Human Resources Management in the Multigenerational Workplace, edited by Angela M. Even and Bryan Christiansen, 115-141. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2173-7.ch006

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Abstract

Job preferences of college graduates before entering their professional fields is an area that should receive attention, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Job choice decisions literature suggests that demographic characteristics can impact individual's employment preferences, but little is known about what the current generation of college students (i.e., Generation Z) seek in a job. This study focuses on what job attributes Gen Z college students sought in employment during the pandemic. Additionally, the study explores job attributes minoritized Gen Z college students seek or avoid in employment. The findings of an online survey among 393 graduating college students suggest race and gender affect job preferences. The factors coworker/policy, status/advancement, diversity/work itself, and schedule/relocation are what college graduates seek. Moreover, the qualitative data analysis revealed four themes regarding qualities minoritized graduates seek and two themes regarding deal breakers for minoritized graduates.

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