Finance Monthly November 2019 Edition

HOW TO CAPTURE GENERATION Z TALENT Want to hire the very best new talent from Generation Z? John Forword, Reed Finance expert, says finance companies need to match the career aspirations and values of a generation which knows what it wants from prospective employers. John Forword - Reed Finance www.reed.co.uk For some firms, this already means investing in organisational change in order to compete for and secure the employees they will need for a stronger commercial future. Generation Z – those born from 1995 onwards - offer a unique and prized set of skills and aspirations. The combination of being tech-savvy, entrepreneurial in outlook and collaborative by nature in order to co-create, are some of the key characteristics that separate Gen Z from previous generations And finance companies want what they offer. But in the face of increasing competition to attract the very best talent from a pool that is in demand, the need for finance industry employers to take a holistic look at their cultures and structure to ensure they chime with what Generation Z is looking for becomes increasingly pressing. For many companies, these changes are well underway with some businesses already looking to leave others behind in the race for Generation Z. Reed Finance recently conducted an in-depth survey 32 www.finance-monthly.com FINANCE CAREERS - HOW TO CAPTURE GENERATION Z TALENT