Going into 2019, there was a lot of talk about what the year would bring, particularly for Gen Z, today’s youngest working population. With more than 70 million of these students seeking employment over the summer, and another 220 million still enrolled in higher education, Gen Z continues outpacing its predecessors in size and scope. …

If it's time to switch your focus from Milliennials to Gen Z, here's a solid guide on how to reach, connect with and engage them.

Do job seekers really change? Here's two charts to show how much graduating talent has changed in just nine years.

TalentCulture, in a three trends for hiring Gen Z talent article, suggest that we are in the midst of a shift in which tech talent doesn't always have a tech degree, which is interesting. As technology becomes democratized, it will simply be a larger element in every major's curriculum. And since you can download code and code snippets for free, it becomes easier and easier for other majors to tap into the tech. I mean, not all doctors started as biology majors.

Are you thinking seriously about Gen Z talent yet? You should. And not because they are the 23 and 24 year olds you're desperate to attract, but because they really are very different from their millennial predecessors. First and foremost? The current landscape of economic and political instability is forcing them to make very different choices in employer.

More data points on how different Gen Z is from Millennials. Example, Gen Z-ers are more black and white in their thinking and that they are more inclined to look for and select a niche or specialization sooner, rather than be a generalist and see what happens.