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[quote=Anonymous]If the kids aren’t old enough to be on FB (12 year old to shovel a driveway) the parent should post.

Children old enough to have an account especially college kids should create an account if they want to find jobs, apartments on that platform. The don’t need to use it for other things.

This was a huge issue for me 15 years ago. Parents calling me about their amazing kid who needed a summer internship and it was mid June. And I would tell them flat out, there kid is now on a list I share w 10 other people (other orgs in the same field) that they have a helicopter parent and will be a difficult employee.

Now I’ve helped friend’s kids get jobs. But all the parent did was introduce me to them because I’m in a field they like, the kid made the effort to schedule time w me, present themself to me, thank me for my time and follow up.

the interns we take at my current org that have mommy and daddy help them get the job are garbage. They can’t function. I won’t work w them anymore and I get my own interns from the general pool. And they are a million times better. I just got one her first job w 6 figures.

I’ve had jr staff finish something and then just sit there. They can’t figure out how to start their own project, find something else to do, or even just read the news. And when I ask why didn’t you come to me when you are done they say “well you didn’t tell me to”. Seriously they go to the top schools and don’t know how to be useful in an office. I had one of them call their mom and ask her what she should do.

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