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February 21, 2026

How to Succeed in Your First 90 Days at a New Job: A Gen Z Guide  

Figuring out how to succeed in your first 90 days at a new job is the highest-stakes challenge of your early career — and almost no one gives you a real roadmap for it. Understanding how to succeed in your first 90 days at a new job means recognizing that the goal isn’t to arrive […]

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February 21, 2026

How to Negotiate Your First Salary: A Step-by-Step Guide for Gen Z  

Knowing how to negotiate your first salary is one of the highest-ROI skills you’ll ever develop — and most Gen Z professionals never use it. The majority accept the first number they receive without a single counteroffer. Learning how to negotiate your first salary the right way takes about 10 minutes to understand and approximately […]

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February 21, 2026

Not Getting Job Interview Callbacks? Here’s Exactly Why — And How to Fix It

Not getting job interview callbacks after submitting application after application is one of the most demoralizing experiences in a Gen Z job search. You spent two hours on that application. You tailored the cover letter. You triple-checked the resume. You hit submit — and then heard nothing. Not getting job interview callbacks isn’t just frustrating. […]

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February 21, 2026

Gen Z vs. Millennials in the Workplace: What Leaders Keep Getting Wrong

The Gen Z vs. Millennial dynamic in the workplace is one of the most misunderstood management challenges I encounter in my consulting work. Leaders come to me having figured out Millennials — and completely baffled as to why the same approach fails with Gen Z. Understanding the Gen Z vs. Millennial difference in the workplace […]

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February 21, 2026

How to Recruit Gen Z: 5 Things They Look For Before Accepting Any Offer  

Understanding how to recruit Gen Z starts with one uncomfortable truth: by the time a Gen Z candidate answers your first recruiter call, they’ve already formed a strong opinion about your company. Knowing how to recruit Gen Z means understanding that they research employers as thoroughly as employers research them — often more. So, before […]

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February 21, 2026

 Why Gen Z Keeps Quitting (And Why It’s Not About the Money)

Why is Gen Z quitting? Every week, I talk to HR directors, CHROs, and managers who are exhausted. They’ve raised salaries and added mental health days. They’ve launched ERGs, updated the office snack selection, and rewritten the onboarding presentation three times. And Gen Z is still leaving — sometimes before the 90-day mark. And then […]

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Recent Posts

  • How to Succeed in Your First 90 Days at a New Job: A Gen Z Guide  
  • How to Negotiate Your First Salary: A Step-by-Step Guide for Gen Z  
  • Not Getting Job Interview Callbacks? Here’s Exactly Why — And How to Fix It
  • Gen Z vs. Millennials in the Workplace: What Leaders Keep Getting Wrong
  • How to Recruit Gen Z: 5 Things They Look For Before Accepting Any Offer  
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