Crafting New Talent Pipelines for Gen Z

摘要

In general, the Gen-Z demographic has a different mindset when it comes to seeking and keeping jobs. Nagarathnam will speak about how distributors can take this mindset into account as they build their next generation talent pipelines during MDM's Future of Distribution Summit virtual conference on April 13. Nagarathnam says the Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M graduates about 300 to 350 students each year. "Our students go into many sectors, but mostly distribution. If you take a 20-year-old, or a 21-year-old, job titles mean something to them. They may not mean a whole lot to me, but saying, 'I'm an inside sales rep with a distributor' is not very appealing or sexy to them." Re-thinking job titles in a manner that is more appealing to Gen-Z prospects should be coupled with defined career paths for prospective employees. Nagarathnam says the old-school approach of "work hard and good things will happen" doesn't resonate with Gen Z. They want to know that a job is providing them a defined career path with attainable goals in place. Defining the steps of a career path helps prospective employees envision where they might be with a company five years down the road.