Episode Details

Christine Cruzvergara is the Chief Strategy & Education Officer at Handshake, a technology platform that connects early career talent with jobs and internships at 650,000+ employers. 

In her role, Christine spends time connecting, advising and listening to employers, students, and Career Development offices on college campuses and has a keen sense of the labor market for early career professionals.

During our conversation, Christine spoke about some of the recent trends in preferences about work, careers, and employers from Gen- Z talent, including:

• What kinds of companies students are interested in (hint: not tech companies!)
• The top elements that Gen Z talent is interested in out of a job and employer
• Why Gen Z views upskilling and reskilling as critical to their first job and their entire career

Links:

• Report: https://joinhandshake.com/network-trends/new-grad-future-of-work/
• Handshake Website: https://joinhandshake.com/
• Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/03/new-college-grads-worried-about-being-overworked-in-their-first-jobs.html 
• Christine’s Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinecruzvergara/