{"id":6131,"date":"2015-02-02T12:18:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T20:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recruitloop.wpengine.com\/?p=6131"},"modified":"2023-05-12T12:22:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T19:22:27","slug":"generation-showdown-x-vs-y-vs-z-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/generation-showdown-x-vs-y-vs-z-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Generation Showdown: X vs Y vs Z [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generation X and Y, with their own professional attitudes and skill sets, have defined the modern workplace.<\/p>\n<p>So, how do they compare against the next generation?<\/p>\n<p>Understanding the motivations and skills of each generation is vital when it comes to talent attraction, selection\u00a0and retention.<\/p>\n<p>Our friends at NextGeneration Recruitment in Ireland, have come up with an awesome infographic\u00a0which will help any recruiter or hiring manager be well prepared for any potential\u00a0&#8216;Generational Showdown&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6132\" src=\"http:\/\/recruitloop.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Generation-X-vs-Y-vs-Z-workplace-edition-V4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Generation-X-vs-Y-vs-Z--workplace-edition-V4 (1)\" width=\"720\" height=\"4930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Generation-X-vs-Y-vs-Z-workplace-edition-V4-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Generation-X-vs-Y-vs-Z-workplace-edition-V4-1-44x300.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding the different motivations and skills of Gen X, Gen Y and Gen Z is vital when it comes to talent attraction, selection and retention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - 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