B
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62%
62% -- job applications preferring referrals for Gen Z job applicants (2025)
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62%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Yello
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Tier B
https://bespokerecruitment.ie/how-to-produce-engaging-social-media-for-gen-z-candidates/ ↗
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How to Produce Engaging Social Media for Gen Z Candidates | Bespoke Recruitment
While it may be difficult to imagine the generation Z cohort succeeding millennials having a major impact on the workforce – with the majority still working their way through higher education and some having barely even left primary school – the reality is, that Gen Zs will make up 27% of teams by 2…
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Gen Z job applicants: 62% job applications preferring referrals. Source: Yello (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/gen-z-referral-job-search
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gen-z-referral-job-search" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>62%</strong> -- job applications preferring referrals for Gen Z job applicants<br><small>Source: Yello (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gen-z-referral-job-search" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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