How to Guide Young Professionals Through Your Hiring Process

How to Guide Young Professionals Through Your Hiring ProcessHiring young professionals? Get the secrets from InternQueen GenZ HiringClick To TweetIn the 22nd episode of The Recruiting Reel, Lauren Berger, the CEO and Founder of InternQueen.com, discusses how to guide young professionals through your hiring process and into long term careers at your organization. Heres the transcriptJosh TolanMy name is Josh Tolan and Im the CEO of Spark Hire, the leading video interviewing platform used by thousands of organizations around the world.And this is The Recruiting Reel, a video series in which we discuss real recruiting challenges with prominent recruiting experts to provide you with actionable tips you can apply to your own recruitingWith the summer internship season fast approaching, the release of this episode couldnt have better timing.Today, were joined by the Intern Queen herself, Lauren Berger. She is the CEO and Founder of InternQueen.com which offers a mora personalized way for y oung people to connect with the internships and career opportunities of their dreams. Shes authored several best-selling books, speaks at over 50 events per year, has been featured on major media outlets, and has an extremely popular YouTube channel.As you begin to recruit, hire, and onboard your next group of interns or young professionals, its important for you to understand how to guide them through your hiring process and into careers at your organization.With Laurens experience working with young professionals and employers, she is the perfect expert for this topic. Take it away, LaurenLauren Berger Hi Im Lauren Berger, CEO and founder of InternQueen.comBiggest obstacles Gen Z faces in the hiring processTo answer these questions, the first one is what are the biggest obstacles Gen Z faces in the hiring process and in transitioning into a new role with an employer. I think one of the biggest obstacles is that there landseems to be a disconnect between the skillset that employers look for and the skill set students graduate with. So I think that opportunities like internships are crucial because its an opportunity for young people to really understand what it takes to be successful at work.Hiring young professionalsThe second one is what strategies can recruiters and hiring professionals use to help Gen Z navigate the hiring process. I think the best strategy employers can utilize is providing feedback. Its interesting timing with this video as were going to be doing exit interviews and giving feedback to our chose interns today And its so important that our interns really hear and realize this feedback because their insight into what employers are looking for in the real world. Empowering young professionals at your organizationNumber 3 How can recruiters and hiring professionals hit the ground running and adopt a positive role in their company from day one? I think the way recruiters can help Gen Z get set up for success from day one is identifying what t hese young people want to eventually be doing and help lay out their career path. Show them that theyre not at this job forever, youre at this job to hit benchmark one, and benchmark two, and benchmark three and so on. I think when you can see that big picture, and you dont just feel like youre coming to work to come to work and theres no upward mobility, thats how Gen Z can really see the bigger picture and be really successful.Josh TolanAnd thats why they call her the Intern QueenBuilding on top of what Lauren said, its super important for you to understand that not every young professional knows exactly what they want to do or what their skills are best suited for. In fact, most dont and thats okayIts your job as a recruiter or hiring manager to identify the candidates strengths throughout the hiring process and identify areas where they can add value within the organization. Of course, you should be framing this in light of the position they are interviewing for, but you should also be thinking about the bigger picture and what their growth opportunities look like.As Lauren mentioned, its critical that you provide feedback to young professionals. These people want to know what you think about them. This starts in the hiring process, continues into their internship, and even beyond that once they are full time.And make these conversations a two-way street. Encourage them to brainstorm with you. What do they think theyll do well in? Where do they see themselves growing? What do they like? What do they dislike?The younger generation wants to know youre invested in them. You have a ton of opportunities to demonstrate this as earlier as your first conversation with them in the hiring process. Show them you care and this will help you not only guide them through your hiring process, but also into long-term careers at your organization.I want to thank Lauren Berger for joining us today. If youd like to learn more about her company, check out the website at intern queen.com. To connect with Lauren on LinkedIn, please use the URL below (https//www.linkedin.com/in/laurenberger). Also, follow her on Twitter InternQueen and you can subscribe to her YouTube channel at youtube.com/internqueenThank you for watching The Recruiting Reel and stay tuned for more episodes. For additionalHR and recruiting content, head over to hr.sparkhire.com and subscribe. Also, follow us on Twitter,sparkhire. And subscribe to ourYouTube channelto be the first to know about the newest episodes of The Recruiting Reel.Thanks again for watching and happy recruiting