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Orianna Rosa Royle

Verizon exec tells unemployed Gen Z they can always volunteer to stand out in the current bleak job market

(Credit: Jacob Wackerhausen—Getty Images)

Young millennials and Gen Zers are having a hard time breaking into the world of work. Millions are unemployed, many are questioning whether their expensive college degree was “pointless”, and they’re quickly realizing that in today’s economy, you need work experience to get experience. 

That’s where Verizon’s chief talent officer Christina Schelling has some advice: Stop thinking you need to have something snazzy on your resume to catch the attention of prospective employers.

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