Generation Y is coming to interview. And they’re bringing their parents.
Due to the phenomena of “helicopter parenting,” odds are when young folks are ready for the working world, their parents are going to be involved in the job hunt somehow.
Often, often parents help their kids look through ads or edit resumes. But some candidates even have gone so far as to bring a parent to an interview, or have one of them call HR to make sure someone saw the resume.
Not everyone minds
Some employers actually have begun embracing the concept. Some Enterprise Rent-a-Car locations, for example, send parents a copy of the offer letter when recent college graduates are hired. Hewlitt Packard has started training HR folks on how to deal with candidates’ parents.
How about your company? Have you seen any signs of increased parental involvement? Would you hire people who brought moms or dads along for an interview? Drop us a comment and let us know what you think.
