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“Helicopter Parents Go to Work: Moms and Dads Are Now Hovering at the Office”

Filed under Interviewing, Job Hunting, Job Search Process, Salary and Benefits
Posted by Libraries, April 13, 2006
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Sue Shellenbarger, Wall Street Journal, 3/16/06, Vol. 247, Issue 62, p. D1

Employers today are facing a new trend: “helicopter parents.” These “hovering” mothers and fathers, in much the same way that they are behaving in the educational realm, are voicing concerns regarding their children to those in authority. Parents today routinely call employers to ask about the specifics of their child’s job offer, and even demand an explanation if an offer is not extended. Employers warn about the dangers of this new trend for the person with the most to lose, the young jobseeker.

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