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ALC Learns Ways To Attract Gen Z Employees Roanoke, VA – Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club (ALC) members seeking workers in 2023 should change their method of reaching younger candidates, according to a speaker at the club’s recent meeting. Toye Oshoniyi, commercial risk advisor with Dominion Risk Advisors in Roanoke, VA, spoke about the latest generation of adults entering the workforce. Generation Z are people who were born from 1997 to 2012. Employers need to understand the group is different from previous generations, he said. Gen Z employees have grown up with the constant development of technology and the internet. Oshoniyi said this makes Gen Z more adaptable and open to change in the workplace. They are often able to learn new methods of completing tasks than older generations. He used a mock interview video that stereotyped the typical interaction between a Gen Z applicant and a Baby Boom generation employer. While poking fun, it did characterize the different thinking of the two groups. Gen Z has a shorter attention span than previous By Tom Inman generations because they absorb a continuous flow of content on the internet, affecting how they process information. Oshoniyi said studies show the span is approximately 8 seconds. He said it affects the way they handle various tasks at work. Millennials, those born between 1981 to 1996, have a somewhat longer attention span and can discipline themselves when getting jobs done. He noted that millennials are more collaborative and build more connections at work and Gen Z is more resourceful and tech-savvy. Studies have shown that Gen Z workers want their time and effort to have an impact on whatever task they do. They often want to know what exactly is expected from them at work and how it affects the company. Oshoniyi encouraged employers to use social media to educate and attract new employees. He said simple methods can have positive results. The next meeting of the Club is the Spring Beach Meeting on May 4-7 at the Avista Resort in North Myrtle Beach, SC. Registration is available at www.lumberclub.org.n David Bailey, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Rick McCreary, ETT Fine Woods, Donalds, SC; Joshua Bond, Turman Forest Products, Bedford, VA; and Mike Turman and Ross Frazier, Turman Lumber, Salem, VA 50 MAY 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.org
Tyler King and Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City. TN; and Doyle Kitchings and Jim Burris, Corley Manufacturing Co., Chattanooga, TN Bruce Horner, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; Anthony Hammond, Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc., Tompkinsville, KY; Steve Benfield, Ocean Freight Express, Suwanee, GA; and Steve Leonard, Lawrence Lumber Co. Inc., Maiden, NC Eric Alanko and David Olah, Allegheny Wood Products, Petersburg, WV; Jamie Straka, NWH, Hickory, NC; and Ken Matthews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC Logan Josey, Josey Lumber Co. Inc., Scotland Neck, NC; Andrew Robinson, Penn-Sylvan International, Spartansburg, PA; Jack Matson, WoodWorks, Marietta, OH; Michael Oakes, ISK Biocides Inc., Roanoke, VA; and Stephen Beam, NWH, Staunton, VA Dave Sondel, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Scott Scruggs, Drakes Branch Mfg., Drakes Branch, VA; and Robert Pittman, Bryant Church Hardwoods Inc., Wilkesboro, NC Jeff Dougherty, Ally Global Logistics, Jacksonville, FL; Erin Cox, GTL Lumber Inc., Ironton, OH; and Clark Delabar, Graf Custom Hardwood, Portsmouth, OH Jay Reese, Penn-Sylvan International, Spartansburg, PA; Scott Scruggs, Drakes Branch Mfg., Drakes Branch, VA; and Ken Scruggs, Koppers Inc., Pittsburgh, PA www.RealAmericanHardwood.org Anton Yang and Claire Xiao, AD Hardwoods, Mooresville, NC; and Bill Graban, Prime Lumber Co., Lexington, NC MAY 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 51
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