Mind the Gap

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How are new grads faring at work?

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What the ‘broken rung’ means for Gen Z women at work
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Why workplaces need Gen Z influencers
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Why Gen Zers may have a head start in building their CEO skill sets
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Baby, it’s hot outside: Gen Z and climate change
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Gen Z and healthcare industry
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Why Gen Z is the ‘road map generation’
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New grad, no job? How to beat ‘postgrad blues’
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Tech this out: A look at Gen Z in India
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Booked and busy: Six must-read titles for Gen Z
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Gen Zers get degrees. The jobs? TBD.
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Now versus next: How Gen Z is challenging consumer sector norms
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Why Gen Z is more likely to identify as LGBTQ+—except at work
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All jokes aside: Why Gen Z needs more fun at work
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Will Gen Z watch the Olympics?
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A career hack for the Gen Z ‘ideal-matist’
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Why spiritual health matters for Gen Z
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Can Gen Z shake the stigma associated with these jobs?
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HR’s upgrade is Gen Z’s gain
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Are Gen Zers sick of the digital world?
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Buy five, get one Z: Gen Zers and loyalty programs
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Are Gen Zers more entrepreneurial than millennials?
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White Lotus or ‘tattourism’: Inside Gen Z’s travel plans
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The ‘Einstein of management’ has advice for Gen Z
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Friend request: Gen Z to literally anyone
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Leveling up the ladder: Gen Z women at work
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Let me take a shelfie: Gen Z’s incoming splurge on beauty products
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Why Gen Z is shopping more frequently than other consumers
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Gen Z student achievement is down, but these school systems are beating the odds
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What happens when Gen Zers outnumber boomers at work?
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Why Gen Z should embrace—not run from—gen AI
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Addressing Gen Z women’s health: the $165 billion opportunity
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Why Gen Z is spending more on wellness than other generations
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The Gen Z EV equation
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The Gen Z guide to Davos 2024
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Gen Zers, a note about your next promotion...
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Do influencers still influence Gen Z?
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How Gen Z is influencing the conversation around climate change
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Bore out vs burnout: Which one affects Gen Z?
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Will Gen Z splurge or save on holiday gifts this year?
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A woman interviewing a candidate with an enthusiastic expression on her face.
The secret to getting hired—regardless of whether you went to college
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Wait, Gen Z wants to retire how early?
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Does Gen Z need a five-year plan?
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How Gen Z feels about drinking
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Why don’t Gen Zers want these jobs?
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How much does it cost to make friends?
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Do you have FOBO?
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What will it take to solve the Gen Z mental health crisis?
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Smells like school spirit: Inside Gen Z’s college experience
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Climate Quitting
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Q&A Jacky Wright x Owusu Agyeman
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Introducing Mind the Gap—Gen Z Personal Finance
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The fight isn’t over: The challenges facing Gen Z working women
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It’s giving literary: The ultimate Gen Z summer reading list
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Dive into recent favorites
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Why are Gen Zers so obsessed with time?
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Why a workation is the new summer Friday
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Reinvention may be the answer to Gen Z’s quarter-life crises
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Are Gen Z CEOs a thing already?
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A new era for Gen Z employees as the Great Resignation winds down
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The price is not right: Gen Z’s sustainable-fashion conundrum
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A look inside Gen Z’s ‘prejuvenation’ habit
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Is Gen Z up for a little game of risk?
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The Gen Z guide to finding a mentor
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Is Gen Z in a New York state of mind?
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How much does social media impact Gen Z’s mental health, really?
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Myth busters: Gen Z’s real feelings about work
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What will it take to get activist-minded Gen Z to take government jobs?
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Gen Z’s three must-have skills in the age of AI
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Loyal Z: Why Gen Z customers won’t be tied down to one brand
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What designer ice tells us about Gen Z’s spending habits
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The genAI is out of the bottle. What wishes can it grant Gen Z?
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If you’re reading this, it’s too late
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The power of Gen Z pessimism
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Gen Z in the driver’s seat? No, thanks.
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Ordering in: The rapid evolution of the food delivery ecosystem
I can’t believe it’s not a butter board, Gen Z says
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How the Black tech talent gap affects Gen Z
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For Gen Z, is the return of the workplace ritual fun or forced?
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How Gen Z really feels about hustle culture
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Privacy, security, and public health in a pandemic year
Is there such a thing as anonymity for Gen Z?
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Hiring from unlikely sources as the talent pool shrinks
Here’s what Gen Zers look for in their first jobs
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Opportunities for insurers in a rapidly shifting insurtech market
Minding the résumé gap: Why blank spots on your CV don’t have to spell doom
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Gen Z is seeking ‘main-character energy’ in 2023—literally and figuratively
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I’m Mr. Lonely: Gen Zers are running the numbers on remote work
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Eighty-eight percent of Gen Z doesn’t trust eco-friendly claims
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Navigating the next decade of US insurance claims
Not so fast: Three realities busting the Gen Z attention-span myth
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How lessons from the recordbreaking 2018 holiday season can inform retailers’ 2019 strategy
Gen Zers in the US are ready for some serious spending this holiday season
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India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Here’s what that means for its youth.
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Why we all need performance ratings on a regular basis
Gen Z and year-end reviews season
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Can you beat the winter blues with brighter hues?
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Is an easy future only a dream for young people?
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Avoid leadership blind spots by asking the crowd
Does Gen Z humor belong in the workplace?
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Europe’s Gen Zers are compassionate about mental health—but not when it comes to their own
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Most read insurance insights of 2021
Gen Z will stick around if given more internal opportunities
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Are Gen Zers too trusting with their data online?
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Twelve highlights from our 2020 research
Roommates, childhood bedrooms, and $226,000 on rent: Gen Z’s housing future
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Apparel, Fashion & Luxury
Influencer economy: The 24/7 sponsorship market that surrounds Gen Z
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Understanding and shaping consumer behavior in the next normal
Are your Gen Z employees ‘quiet quitting’?
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Growing meat instead of raising animals for food: A conversation with Eat Just's Josh Tetrick
Gen Z is craving a more sustainable food system
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Virtually possible: Getting remote work right for G&A functions
Gen Z in the workplace. Literally.
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School’s back soon—with a host of problems for Gen Z
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Gen Z wants to bond with coworkers, but that doesn’t mean we want to follow you
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Gen Z is asking ‘YPMPGAS’ when prices are so high
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Riding the nostalgia wave: Gen Z is dreaming of the ’80s and ’90s
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Will Gen Z sink or swim the sportswear industry?
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Where does Gen Z get their news?
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HED: How much is that unicorn in the window?
Making start-up magic: Will your company be the next unicorn?
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How companies can use DataOps to jump-start advanced analytics
Here’s why it’s a good thing that ~25% of Gen Z is looking to leave their jobs
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‘Revenge travel’: Last year’s hot vax summer didn’t pan out, but Gen Z is ready to hit the road
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Asia’s Generation Z comes of age
What do Gen Zers in Asia want?
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Should Gen Z care about Davos?
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A grad’s guide to the new world of work
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Why insurers should embrace remote work
No hybrid option? Then Gen Z might quit
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Playing the Gen Z game
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The future of space: It’s getting crowded out there
Gazing into the future of space
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Business people on a video call.
How to hack your unproductive workplace
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Fashionably green for Earth Day
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Health for you, the economy, and everyone
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The rising toll of student debt: More than graduates can sustain?
How Gen Z is trying to beat inflation
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LGBTQ+ voices: Learning from lived experiences
More young adults than ever are identifying as LGBTQ+
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How stores can attract more inclusive consumers
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Introducing Mind the Gap—for Gen Z and the Z-curious colleagues we work with
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