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- Gen Z may face hiring bias, with a third reporting age discrimination in a recent survey.
- AI, portfolio careers, and stereotypes could make recruiters distrust Gen Z.
- A CEO advises young candidates to focus on their skills and not let rejections get them down.
Everyone is likely to face challenges early on in their career, but Gen Zers feel they're discriminated against — largely because of their age.
And they have a point. In a survey from Resume Builder earlier this year, over a third (36%) of the 1,000 hiring managers polled said they had a bias against Gen Z candidates.