{"id":24481,"date":"2023-04-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/?page_id=24481"},"modified":"2025-06-19T15:27:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T20:27:40","slug":"ready-and-resilient-class-of-2023-feels-stressed-but-prepared-to-enter-the-workforce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/ready-and-resilient-class-of-2023-feels-stressed-but-prepared-to-enter-the-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready and Resilient: Class of 2023 Feels Stressed but Prepared to Enter the Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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April 19, 2023
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College seniors are prioritizing their mental and emotional health and an overwhelming majority think employers should, too<\/h4>

(FORT WORTH, Texas)<\/strong> –\u00a0<\/em> Despite a largely disrupted college experience, nearly all soon-to-be college graduates (93%) are hopeful for their future, according to a new survey by TimelyCare<\/a>, the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education.<\/p>

Four years ago, most students in the Class of 2023 were less than a year into their college career when the global pandemic brought everything to a halt.<\/p>

With their hopes and dreams of a \u201cnormal\u201d college experience dashed, students faced a steep learning curve to navigate new pandemic-era norms both inside and outside of the classroom. Now in the wake of the pandemic, nearly eight in 10 (79%) graduating seniors say COVID-19 impacted their workforce preparedness, and a majority (68%) citing the pandemic\u2019s impact on their mental health as their No. 1 reason for feeling less prepared.<\/p>

Nearly three-quarters (71%) of the nearly 700 students surveyed nationwide say they are somewhat (58%) or very stressed (13%) about entering the workforce. Still, 88% of those earning two- or four-year degrees feel prepared to do so, crediting personalized workforce development support from their campus career services (81%) as well as AI r\u00e9sum\u00e9 writing assistance from ChatGPT (59%).<\/p>

\u201cThis is the first group of students to graduate whose college experience was fully shaped by COVID-19. These survey results affirm what students using TimelyCare demonstrate every day \u2013 that the Class of 2023 has shown incredible resilience and growth in the last four years during unprecedented times, and they should be applauded for it,\u201d said Luke Hejl, CEO and co-founder of TimelyCare. \u201cEmployers should view the Gen Z passion for self-care and their insistence for mental and emotional health support in the workplace as a unique strength that has the potential to change American work culture for the better.\u201d<\/p>

Employee Expectations \u2013 Prioritizing Mental Health is Non-negotiable<\/h4>

Nine in 10 seniors say mental health resources are a necessity for college students, and this survey makes abundantly clear that the need extends beyond their college experience.<\/p>