Something not to do on a job interview

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I saw this article on the Huffington Post yesterday and had a major W T H moment.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/11/parent-job-interview_n_3907447.html

What?? I'm 23 and thank god none of my friends are doing this! I rely on my mother a decent amount, I probably either call her or text her once a day. She helps me with my resume and reads over all of my job applications but I would neverrrrr ask her to go to the actual interview with me. So weird.

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Specializes in School nursing.

I should be surprised by this article, but I'm not. I worked for 7 years in high education administration/advising before changing careers to nursing a couple of years ago. Helicopter parenting, indeed! In many of the perspective student meetings I had, the parents did all the talking and the kid just stood there. The few where the kid did all the talking (and those children had always researched the university, had interesting questions, and wrote me a hand-written thank you note) were delights. I worked for a hands-on marine science program where you needed to know how to handle things on your own or you'd change your major quickly.

I'm 31 and while my parents are there for support when I need it, they also taught me early on how to fend for myself and I am greater person because of it. My dad would just laugh at me if I asked him to come to an interview I was going on!

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Wow, that's an eye opener! My millennial gen daughter would rather eat glass than take me with her for a job interview lol

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Wow! I would be embarrassed. I'm a Gen Xer and I left home at 18 and never went back. My parents encouraged me to be independent and that's exactly what I did.

When I went to college the first time, my parents went with me because I was out of state and they wouldn't take no for an answer. Trust me I wanted to go by myself. They helped me bring my things to the dorm room and after that I was ready for them to leave right away. The next year I drove myself and every year after that. I talked to them once or twice a week. I applied to college on my own, paid for part of it by working, did my own job hunting, did my own résumé. Went to school and job interviews by myself.

Bought my first house by myself, first apartment by myself. I even looked at my first car when I was 16 by myself. My dad came the second time because he paid for it and wanted to see it. Every car after that I negotiated and bought it by myself. The thought of bringing them on a job interview or even a school interview! Boy oh boy!

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Specializes in Going to Peds!.
Wow! I would be embarrassed. I'm a Gen Xer and I left home at 18 and never went back. My parents encouraged me to be independent and that's exactly what I did.

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Most Gen X were raised strongly independent. It's rare to have a Gen Xer with helicopter parents.

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

there's NO way I'd hire someone who brought anyone else to an interview, especially a parent or significant other! besides having lots to say about this, I'm also rather speechless...

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Well, now I've officially seen everything...

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I think my oldest kid would probably be down for this. Maybe I tried too hard to raise her to be independent and it backfired.

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

While some "children" might need this, what's a parent thinking to want to do this or actually do it??? Do they have no memory?

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I saw this article on the Huffington Post yesterday and had a major W T H moment.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/11/parent-job-interview_n_3907447.html

This shocks me that some people would actually do this.....I could hear my dad now laughing profusely in the background! LOL!

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Specializes in retired LTC.
While some "children" might need this, what's a parent thinking to want to do this or actually do it??? Do they have no memory?
I'm thinking of the ages of those parents - mid 40's to 50 ish? There might be something in that generation that went awry for some (not all) parents.

Parents instilled those values into their children.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

My parents are dead. they don't have to worry about me bringing them. I could bring my kids!!!!! :roflmao:

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