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26% of Gen Z respondents brought parent to job interview

Gentleman ****

Posted 3:33 pm, 06/10/2024

As a Gen X parent with Gen Z children who trains a lot of Gen Z people in a particular workforce, I place 100 percent of the blame on us as Gen X parents.


I am certain that it was with the best of intentions that we taught our children that they were good at everything and that we would come save them from anything "bad" or frightening. I am certain that it was with best of intentions that we believed our children's excuses for why the teacher was "being mean to them" and why others in positions of authority were "picking on them." I am certain that it was with the best of intentions that we installed Life 360 on their cell phones and tracked them everywhere they went.

But, all is not lost. Most of the Zoomers I know have turned out pretty good despite their parents. It helps me sleep at night to think that none of my kids is "that" kid, but I'm sure there is someone out there training my kids for that next step in life saying to themself "Good lord, if this kid had some raising (s)he'd be a great employee."

ratshot

Posted 8:51 am, 06/10/2024

Should the government be able to bill the parents healthcare insurance for procedures that the parents disapprove of

ratshot

Posted 7:51 am, 06/10/2024

Should democrat government hide from parents what kids under 21 are doing?

ratshot

Posted 6:46 am, 06/10/2024

Democrat Terry McAuliffe said in a debate: "I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach." I didn't say anything the democrat party push's government control

antithesis

Posted 1:28 am, 06/10/2024

have you looked inward to see if the policies you promote make people weaker or stronger?


Interesting... you're saying that parents are irrelevant and it's all about the government?

Or are you saying it's the government's fault that parents are actually agreeing to do this?

ratshot

Posted 5:34 pm, 06/09/2024

Are you sure that it's irrelevant , have you looked inward to see if the policies you promote make people weaker or stronger?

antithesis

Posted 1:57 pm, 06/09/2024

That's irrelevant... it's not blaming all Gen Z or Gen X, I'm asking whether the child is to blame for being weak or is it the parents' fault for not teaching them how to be strong?

ratshot

Posted 1:53 pm, 06/09/2024

Aren't you gen x

antithesis

Posted 1:50 pm, 06/09/2024

Some Gen Z respondents need help from their parents during a job interview, according to a new survey.

Resume Templates survey found that 26% of the Gen Z respondents actually involve their parents in the interview process; 31% of those respondents had a parent accompany them to an in-person interview, and 29% had them join a virtual interview.

For those that said they had a parent come with them to an in-person interview, 37% of respondents said they had their mom or dad come into the office, and 26% of respondents said one of their parents physically sat in the room while the interview took place.


For those that said they had a parent near them during a virtual interview, 71% said their parent was off-camera, while 29% said their parent was visible on camera.

The majority of on-camera parents spoke directly to the hiring manager, according to the survey.

https://www.newsnationnow.c...ew-survey/

But who's to blame? The weak Gen Z applicant... or the Gen X parent that never taught them how to be an adult?

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