February 7, 2012
"Michigan State University surveyed more than 700 employers seeking to hire recent college graduates. Nearly one-third said parents had submitted resumes on their child’s behalf, some without even informing the child. One-quarter reported hearing from parents urging the employer to hire their son or daughter for a position. Four percent of respondents reported that a parent actually showed up for the candidate’s job interview."

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Bring Your Parent To Work Day: So-called helicopter parents have hit the workplace, phoning employers to advocate on behalf of their adult children. Human resource managers say more parents are trying to negotiate salary and benefits and are even sitting in on job interviews. (via nprfreshair)

I work for the university I go to, mainly answering phones. So many of the calls we get are parents trying to do everything for their kids—even things that they can’t (eg. getting information or changing passwords). It’s ridiculous.

(via nprfreshair)

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