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Coverage dated September 21, 2026 to September 23, 2026

Gen Z Candidates Taking Iced Coffee to Job Interviews Sparks Conduct Debate

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The discussion began after recruiter Caitlin Wehniainen posted a TikTok video criticizing the practice.

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  1. Inc.

    A Recruiter Said Iced Coffee Makes Job Candidates Look Too Casual. Now Gen-Z Is Pushing Back (opens Inc.)

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    Recruiters see the drink as a sign of poor judgment. Young job seekers say employers are focusing on the wrong problem.

  2. Insider

    Gen Z is bringing iced coffee to the job interview. Recruiters have thoughts. (opens Insider)

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    Career experts are divided on whether bringing iced coffee to a job interview is a harmless habit or a professional misstep.

  3. The Guardian

    The great iced coffee debate: is it wrong to take a beverage into a job interview? (opens The Guardian)

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    It might seem a perfectly natural thing to do. But, on TikTok, a recruiter has expressed her dismay at gen Zs showing up with a takeout drink – and it’s caused a ruckus Name: Iced coffee. Age: Colonial troops in Algeria invented a sweetened cold coffee beverage known as Mazagran in around about 1840…

  4. Black Enterprise

    Gen Z’s Iced Coffee Habit Could Stop Them From Getting Hired (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Iced lattes and matchas may be a daily essential for Gen Zers, but some career experts warn that their habit could prohibit them from getting a job. A viral workplace...

  5. Newsweek

    Gen Z Candidates Taking Iced Coffee to Job Interviews Sparks Conduct Debate (opens Newsweek)

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    The discussion began after recruiter Caitlin Wehniainen posted a TikTok video criticizing the practice.

  6. Fortune

    Gen Z’s iced coffee habit in interviews could be costing them jobs, recruiters warn: ‘It isn’t really about coffee’ (opens Fortune)

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    Professionals and hiring experts are divided on the internet’s iced coffee debate—but the real issue could be changing workplace norms.

  7. End Time Headlines

    Gen Z is now being warned to not bring iced coffee to job interviews (opens End Time Headlines)

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    A cup of coffee may be an American daily ritual, but career and etiquette experts say carrying one into a job interview can cost you the job. A viral fight has broken out over whether an iced coffee looks sloppy to hiring managers or is simply part of a packed day. Caitlin Wehniainen, a Florida […]

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