Gen Z Vs The Workplace: Who Really Needs To Change?

<p><strong>The Great Gen Z Soft Skills Debate: Who&#39;s Really to Blame?</strong></p><p>Mandy Holt and Mandy Alt are back with a conversation that got a little too real. It starts with a story about a teenage road trip speed trap crackdown and spirals into a full breakdown of why Gen Z is entering the workforce without the soft skills managers say they need — and who actually dropped the ball.</p><p>The Mandys dig into the millennial and Gen X parenting instinct to smooth every hard thing over for our kids, why that&#39;s created a generation that&#39;s smart, capable, and totally unequipped for confrontation, feedback, and phone calls. They talk through the CAPS program and why more schools need it, why &quot;just text me&quot; is a red flag in an interview, how to actually ask AI a good question (it&#39;s a skill!), and what it really takes to get hired right now if you&#39;re missing some of these fundamentals.</p><p>Whether you&#39;re a Gen Z listener trying to figure out why you&#39;re not landing interviews, or a manager trying to bridge the gap with your team, this one&#39;s got something for you.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Why millennial and Gen X parents may have created the soft skills gap</li><li>The CAPS program and why every school should have one</li><li>Red flags (and green flags) in interviewing young talent</li><li>Why &quot;how do you like to receive feedback&quot; is the most telling interview question</li><li>Learning to ask AI (and Google) better questions</li><li>Advice for Gen Z job seekers on standing out despite the skills gap</li></ul><p>Got thoughts? Leave a review and let us know where you land. New episodes every week — hit follow so you don&#39;t miss the next one.</p>