Employers across the U.S. are increasingly frustrated by Generation Z applicants who accept job offers, then disappear without notice—a practice known as “ghosting.”
“Applicants are simply uninterested in the job offer, same as they would be uninterested in a profile on Tinder,” said Clark Lowe, CEO of the O’Connor Co.
A Resume.org survey found that 54% of hiring managers have been ghosted by Gen Z candidates, and 1 in 10 have stopped considering them altogether.
Brian Minick of ZeroBounce noted, “All three had accepted the salary we negotiated, so it wasn’t about compensation.”
Experts blame digital hiring processes and post-pandemic etiquette shifts. “The pandemic made virtual communication a standard, but it dehumanized job searching,” said Brittany Truszkowski of Grand Canyon Law Group.
“They often have high expectations,” said Caitlin Luetger-Schlewitt, a career instructor, citing salary concerns and poor communication from employers.
“Companies need to treat hiring as a two-way street,” said Patrice Williams-Lindo of Career Nomad.
Matt Poepsel of the Predictive Index added, “The burden to fix the system should not fall on early-career candidates. The bigger shift has to come from employers.”
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