A poll earlier this year found 20% of employers have seen a Gen Z’er bring a PARENT along for a job interview. Is that unprofessional? And are young people really having their parents interview with them? Another survey drilled down, and it looks like the answer is . . . not all of them. But YES, some really are.
A quarter of Gen Z’ers said they’ve brought a parent to an interview in the past year.
Here’s what those parents are actually doing there . . .
1. 37% said their parent accompanied them to the office, but didn’t necessarily go in the room. They were just there for moral support.
2. 26% said their parent physically sat in on the interview.
3. 18% said they at least introduced themself to the manager.
4. 7% answered questions for their child.
The poll found one in eight Gen Z’ers have also had a parent write their resumé for them from scratch.