Gen Z is Taking Job Interviews on Their Phones — Hiring Managers Call It ‘incredibly Disrespectful.’ What to Do Instead

Gen Z is taking job interviews on their phones — hiring managers call it ‘incredibly disrespectful.’ What to do instead Gen Z already has a public-relations problem at work.

Taking job interviews from an iPhone is probably not going to help

The pandemic normalized remote hiring, giving applicants the freedom to log on from almost anywhere. For Jason Rogers, that meant using his phone while interviewing for his first job out of college as a content writer. Must Read “I thought I was underprepared, but the setup was more solid than I imagined,” he told MarketWatch. “The pressure was different as well, since holding the device in your hand changes the way you hold yourself in the conversation.” Rogers landed the job and continued taking interviews from his iPhone without receiving any criticism.

But as phone interviews become more common among younger applicants, the practice is starting to irritate hiring managers who see it as yet another sign that some members of Gen Z are treating the job hunt a little too casually. First impressions That is not exactly the reputation the generation needs right now. Gen Z workers have already been accused of arriving late, ghosting recruiters and refusing to complete lengthy screening assignments, all while older workers complain that they are unwilling to “bust their behinds” like previous generations.