Bengaluru: About 7 of 10 Gen Z Job Applications are rejected or canceled during the second wave of Covid-19 in India, showing the Aspiration of Linkedin’s Career of the Indian Z Gen study conducted by GFK.
This study focuses on the insight of 1,000 students of gene and young professionals in the age group 18 to 24 years.
The survey captures their current sentiment, changes perceptions, and future prospects towards work, skills, and network opportunities.
Ashutosh Gupta, India Country Manager on LinkedIn, said that recruitment activities in the country have increased since May, between 10% and 35%, but it is not uniform in all segments.
“But 70% of Z Indian genes have their work applications rejected because they employ challenges during a pandemic.
Skills are new currencies and are paths for recovery.
Some employment opportunities have been disrupted.
Digital transformation has been accelerated many times.
AI and the role of data science is very Interested, “he said.
Asked what they felt was the biggest barrier to advance in a pandemic, Z India gene quoted ‘less opportunities’, followed by ‘slower recruitment’ and ‘higher competition’.
About 85% of Z Indians genes are willing to carry out online learning, although ‘too many disturbances at home’, ‘connectivity issues’, and ‘limited interactions with peers’.
When asked how they chose their online course, more than half of Z Indians said they were looking for quality faculty (58%), affordability (56%), and accessible content (52%).
Top 5 Soft skills chased by Z Indian genes including creative thinking, problem solving, time management, leadership, and effective communication; While 5 top hard skills include data science, marketing, engineering, financial management, and AI & Automation.
Pandemic also causes a large shift in the needs and priority of employees, because more than half of the Z Indians gene wants an organization to offer a flexible schedule (52%), more leave to increase (48%), and physical and emotional access to health provisions (48% ).
The second wave of Covid-19 has disrupted the education plan nearly 75% of the Z Indian Gen.
In fact, 40% of those who have higher academic aspirations have delayed or canceled their plans due to security issues, financial constraints, and restrictions on trips.
That’s the disorder that every Z Indian elevator genes now rotate on different learning programs than initially planned.