Hiring continues to get harder for younger generations Nearly 2.5x as many younger generation managers said hiring got more difficult in 2018 than 42% said it got easier. 7 point Increase compared to 2017 in the percent of younger 18% generation managers that said hiring became harder compared with past years. Q2.7. In your opinion, how hard has hiring for the following roles been this past year compared to prior years? 8