Work Readiness for Gen Z: Bridging the gap between education and employment
Work readiness is a crucial concept in early careers hiring, referring to how well a candidate can apply their skills, knowledge, and attitudes in a workplace setting. While technical and role-specific skills are often developed on the job, work readiness discussions typically focus on soft skills—communication, resilience, self-awareness—along with basic professional competencies like time management, virtual meeting etiquette, and workplace collaboration.
Over half of UK employers believe that young people entering the workplace are not job-ready (CIPD Changing Face of the Labour Market Report). And young people are telling us they need help too: 91% of students surveyed by UCAS said they wanted help developing soft workplace skills like communication, teamwork and confidence.
So, how can employers bridge this widening gap between education and the workplace?
We’re here to help!
Download our latest guidebook to explore where the skills gaps are and how employers can embed work readiness support into their hiring processes.
By offering guidance, education, and support as early as possible during your hiring process, you set your organisation apart as a workplace that values and supports emerging talent at a time in their lives when they are telling us they feel vulnerable and unsupported.
