Dear College Grads: Do NOT bring your parents to a job interview
I can’t believe that anyone would even think of bringing a parent or parents to a job interview but according to a new report at the Wall Street Journal via The Blaze, this actually happens.
College grads now bringing mom and dad to job interviews?
The Wall Street Journal recently reported:
A 2012 survey of more than 500 college graduates by Adecco, a human-resources organization, found that 8% of them had a parent accompany them to a job interview, and 3% had the parent sit in on the interview.
Meanwhile, some high-profile tech companies are turning the traditional “Bring Your Daughter/Son to Work Day” holiday on its head in a bid to boost morale.
LinkedIn Inc. will host its first “Bring In Your Parents Day” in November at its offices in 14 countries, and it plans to roll out how-to guides for businesses hoping to host similar events. Following a successful pilot in Dublin, spokeswoman Danielle Restivo expects the event to boost employee morale. Plus, she says, employees who have their parents’ backing are happier workers.
Still, the attention paid to parents has put some employers in an awkward position. “This is a situation that’s odd and uncomfortable to say the least,” says Jaime Fall, a vice president of the HR Policy Association.
Hat tip to Meredith Jessup of The Blaze.
https://twitter.com/MeredithJessup/status/380371576883269632
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RE: LinkedIn, this was common for us in the military. We often had both younger soldiers, who were single, and even married couples who had parents visit them. Of course in Army combat units, the interviewing was previously done, so that wasn’t an issue. Instead, the senior leadership took the opportunity to reassure the parents that their son was doing fine, and a valuable member of the unit. I always enjoyed them, and it was a great morale boost for these young soldiers.
I’ve seen this at the fish processing plant where I worked, and it was always a case of the kid not wanting to work there at all. The kid eventually did something to get fired, or injured and quit.