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When asked whether they would take full$-$time gig work over a traditional job, $53$ percent of Generation Z $($born $19972012)$ respondents in a global study said yes.

Commissioned by the Workforce Institute of Kronos, this study, titled $$Gen Z and the Gig Economy: It$$s Time to Gig in or Get Out,$$ surveyed $3,400$ individuals around the world. What is it about gig work that appeals to Gen Z people and others? What disadvantages do you see?

$2.$

$$If you are starting your job search with Monster.com, CareerBuilder, or similar search tools, then you are starting at the end of the chain,$$ claims job$-$search author Ryan Guina. What do you think he means?

$3.$

Why do you think some businesses avoid advertising job openings? If jobs are unlisted, how can candidates locate them?

$4.$

Although it is highly recommended that new grads complete and maintain a LinkedIn profile, some critics charge that LinkedIn is a waste of time because it has become bogged down with spam connection requests, posturing, and users$$ attempts to market products instead of building relationships, as originally intended. As a job candidate, will you post and maintain your r$$sum$$ information on LinkedIn? Why or why not? How could candidates make better use of LinkedIn?

$5.$

Phantom job listings are announcements for jobs that have already been filled through informal networking processes. The public job posting is necessary to comply with human resources department rules that mandate the advertising of open positions. Sometimes the job has been filled by an internal candidate who already had the position nailed down. Although not required by law, management policies and human resources departments at many companies demand that hiring managers list all openings on job boards or career sites. Often, hiring managers have already selected candidates for these phantom jobs. Do you believe it is ethical to advertise jobs that are not really available?