Gen Z: The future has arrived

Executive Summary
 THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVED
ARE YOU READY FOR GEN Z?
Gen Z could represent 20 percent of the workforce by 2020. As organizations welcome these digital
natives, they must bridge the deepening digital divide across multiple generations in the workplace.

Dell Technologies surveyed 12,000 high school and college students from around
the globe about their views on technology and future careers.

Ages 16-23: Global perspective: Work experience:

12,086 Gen Z 17 countries 83% have some
students surveyed represented exposure to jobs

Survey conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of Dell Technologies, from August to September 2018.
KEY FINDINGS
KEY FINDINGS
1 2 3
Gen Z wants to work with Great technology will Gen Z cares about data
cutting-edge technology entice Gen Z job security, but is unsure
and is eager to share candidates how to address it
its knowledge

4 5 6
Gen Zers are confident Gen Z wants more than Gen Z is eager for more
about their tech skills, but just money for its work human interaction
that doesn’t equate
to workforce readiness
KEY FINDINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6
Gen Z wants to work with cutting-edge technology and is eager to share its knowledge

80% 77% 98% 97%

want to work with cutting- are willing to be have used say technology
edge technology in their technology mentors technology as part of literacy matters
future careers to others on the job their formal
education
KEY FINDINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6
Great technology will entice Gen Z job candidates

91% 80%
say the technology offered believe technology and
by an employer would be a automation will create a
factor in choosing among more equitable work
similar job offers environment
KEY FINDINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6
Gen Z cares about data security, but is unsure how to address it

73% 31% 95%

rank data security say they are doing are careful about
as a high priority everything they can what they post to
to protect social media because
their data it could impact their
future career
KEY FINDINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6
Gen Zers are confident about their tech skills, but that doesn’t equate to workforce readiness

73% 52% 57% 94%

rank their technology are more confident rank their education have concerns about
literacy as good or they have the as good or excellent starting work
excellent technology skills at preparing them for
employers want than their future career
non-tech skills
KEY FINDINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6
Gen Z wants more than just money for its work

38% 50% 45%

want to work for a socially want the ability to learn want work that has
or environmentally new skills and have new meaning and purpose
responsible organization experiences beyond just getting paid
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Gen Z is eager for more human interaction

53%

43% 75% 82% prefer to go to a workplace

vs. working from home

prefer to communicate expect to learn say that social media

with coworkers in-person on the job from can be a valuable 58%
over any other method coworkers or other tool in the workplace
people – not online

prefer to work as part of team

vs. working independently