The college-to-office path is dead: CEO of the world’s biggest recruiter says Gen Z grads need to consider trade jobs that didn’t even require degrees
- Posted on January 6, 2026
- By Fortune
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The college-to-office path is dead: CEO of the world’s biggest recruiter says Gen Z grads need to consider trade jobs that didn’t even require degrees

Struggling Gen Z and millennial grads should consider turning their back on their degrees and retraining to become hospitality and trade workers, Randstad’s CEO warns.