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Gen-Z’s Job Hop

Gen-Z is entering the workforce - and investment banking analyst stints. And you might realize why their managers think their attitudes towards some taboos are a little different. And it’s not just towards Zyn - it’s job hopping, too.

We’ve known that younger generations like to job hop for a while. But we found out just how bad it got last year - 22.3% of workers in their 20s spent less than a year at their jobs in 2022. Making matters worse, 74% of 18 to 26-year-olds and 62% of 27 to 42-year-olds were actively seeking new job opportunities or had plans to do so within the next six months.

Younger generations see job hopping as a strategic means to advance their skills and increase their income early in their careers. They can move up the corporate ladder fast, and often get 15-20% pay bumps in the process.

In some industries, the high-turnover is a way of life. Take finance for example, an analyst bullpen can look entirely different within a year, as most investment banking analysts expect to leave for greener pastures within a couple of years.

But managers aren’t as enthusiastic about the trend. 77% of hiring managers named job hopping as their number one red flag when evaluating a candidate's resume.

Takeaway: There’s always a trade-off between building a network/skills at your current job, or taking a 15-20% raise and/or a promotion at a different company. But sometimes, the intangibles of sticking it out at your current firm can more than make up for a negligible pay bump. Turns out the grass is not always greener on the other side.

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Markets Rundown

Stocks closed higher as tech stocks led a comeback.

Movers & Shakers

• (+) Nvidia ($NVDA) +7% after Morgan Stanley reiterated its bullish outlook.

• (–) Hawaiian Electric ($HE) -34% over potential liability risk from Maui wildfires.

• (–) AMC Entertainment ($AMC) -36% after court approved the conversion of APE units.

Private Dealmaking

• Bain Capital bought Chindata Group, a data center operator, for $3.16 billion

• Antrophic, an AI research firm, raised $100 million

• Credgenics, a debt collections software startup, raised $50 million

• Wint, a water management startup, raised $35 million

• Cyble, a cyber threat intelligence platform, raised $24 million

• Pano AI, a wildfire detection startup, raised $20 million

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Top Reads

• Goldman says Fed rate cuts could come in May 2024 (YF)

• The scary math behind the world’s safest assets (WSJ)

• Apple Watch X coming next year with blood pressure tracking (CNBC)

• Young adults are more reliant on credit cards than ever (YF)

• Corporate America is rebranding ESG (Axios)

• Lloyd Blankfein ‘can’t imagine’ returning to Goldman (CNBC)

• UBS to pay $1.44B in mortgage-backed securities settlement (YF)

• Russian Ruble slumps near 17-month low (CNBC)

• Tech stocks have a yield problem (YF)

• 3 ways Covid changed the restaurant industry (CNN)

• Post-SVB crisis, the private credit market is poised to grow even more (Axios)

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Short Squeez Picks

• Hack your motivational flow

• How to develop discipline as a mindset

• How building a winning mindset unlocks your public speaking potential

• Transitioning from a people pleaser to an assertive leader

• 10 best mindset books for personal growth

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Instead, how about we zero in on what’s actually within our control? Your actions, your responses, your attitude – that’s your domain. Let the world do its wild dance; you've got your own moves to focus on.

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