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Gen Z Shuns Prestige: Seeking New Career Paths

10/26/2025

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Gen Z is increasingly avoiding prestigious firms such as McKinsey and Goldman Sachs, according to Simon van Teutem, an Oxford graduate.
In The Bermuda Triangle of Talent, he notes that 50% of Harvard graduates enter finance, consulting, or Big Tech.
He argues social and economic factors, including high living costs in New York and London, drive this trend.
He calls for structural changes to encourage risk-taking in career paths.

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Gen Z is increasingly avoiding prestigious firms such as McKinsey and Goldman Sachs, according to Simon van Teutem, an Oxford graduate.
In The Bermuda Triangle of Talent, he notes that 50% of Harvard graduates enter finance, consulting, or Big Tech.
He argues social and economic factors, including high living costs in New York and London, drive this trend.
He calls for structural changes to encourage risk-taking in career paths.