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Especially among older generations, Gen Z is considered unwilling to work. A CEO now wanted to confirm this – and faced some headwind.
Frankfurt – Anyone who applies for a job often goes through an extremely lengthy application process. A case that was published on
Gen Z applicants don’t want to take a 90-minute test
A post by a supposed CEO on X sparked some discussion. As he wrote there, he had to get the behavior of someone applying for a job off his chest. “I really enjoyed the conversation. Enclosed you will find a financial modeling test,” he wrote to the job seeker. The CEO couldn’t believe the answer from the person applying: “That looks like a lot of work. Without knowing where I currently stand in the application process, I don’t want to spend 90 minutes in Excel.”
As the CEO stated, he then very quickly informed the person applying where they were after this statement – namely no longer in the application process. The CEO got a precise picture of their work attitude through the behavior of the person applying, as he wrote in another tweet: “If an analyst can’t do it in 90 minutes, it’s not the right person.” He disregarded the fact that the person applying wasn’t necessarily concerned with the fact that he wasn’t up to the task. Job advertisements can also deter job seekers.
CEO faces some backlash for prematurely rejecting applications from Gen Z applicants
Opposite the website fortune.com The CEO subsequently stated that such tests are standard practice during the application process. “Applicants are also told that the test should not take longer than an hour,” he said there. Without such a test, he said, he would not know whether the applicants would be suitable for the job as an analyst. Since the Gen Z person applying did not want to take the test, the CEO assumed that the necessary skills were not available.
Under the CEO’s tweet, only a few took his side: “I fully support the applicant,” one person wrote. “I once had to do a four-hour data analysis for an application. In the end it wasn’t worth it,” another account commented. “He probably just wanted to know how many applicants were still in the process and where he stood,” it continued. However, some also felt with the CEO: “I’m currently teaching Gen Z and I have to say: Unfortunately, I’m not surprised by the behavior of the person applying.” (approx)
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