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Overview
As the modern workforce evolves, organizations face increasing challenges in attracting, onboarding, and retaining Gen Z LGBTQ+ talent. This generation enters the job market with a unique set of expectations, prioritizing authenticity, inclusivity, and alignment with personal values. Understanding and meeting these expectations is crucial for companies that want to secure and retain the brightest minds. This 2025 Workplace Summit session offered essential insights into what Gen Z LGBTQ+ talent seeks in potential employers. You’ll learn how to position your organization as a top choice, from the early stages of attraction and interviewing to the critical onboarding.
Key Insights
- Understand Gen Z’s Values and Expectations: Recognize that Gen Z prioritizes authenticity, diversity, sustainability, and social activism, and expects employers to demonstrate real commitment through transparent DEI and ESG practices.
- Strengthen Attraction and Recruitment Through Transparency: Showcase LGBTQ+ inclusion with visible data, authentic storytelling, and partnerships with LGBTQ+ organizations and universities to build early talent pipelines.
- Retain Gen Z Through Belonging and Representation: Elevate LGBTQ+ leaders, provide mentorship and sponsorship, and build cultures grounded in psychological safety, inclusive policies, and leadership accountability.
- Align Employer Brand With Social Impact: Take clear, consistent stances on LGBTQ+ rights and social justice; silence or performative allyship undermines credibility with Gen Z talent.
- Deliver Action, Not Statements: Integrate DEI into every stage of the employee experience—ERGs, leadership development, inclusive benefits, and transparent reporting drive both trust and retention.
