Younger generations’ role in the professional world is one of transition – while older generations stay at a job for an average of anywhere from 1.8 to 2.9 years early in their careers, Gen Z averages 1.1 years. But that’s not a bad thing, according to the September 2025 Randstad survey that highlighted Gen Z ’s knack for changing jobs often. The talent company’s polling of 11,250 respondents from 15 job markets around the world also found that the job hopping wasn’t for a lack of loyalty. “They’re ambitious, adaptable, and searching for growth,” Randstad CEO Sander van’t Noordende said in the survey. Younger generations can leverage job hopping as a way to boost their pay and secure financial stability in a time when the U.S. economy is on shaky ground amid fears over the war in Iran and rising inflation .…