How to help your children find his or her initial job
by George Dodson
John is a senior at the local high school. He will be graduating and shortly after that, he will be looking for a job. With the present economic condition this would not be an easy task. He would be competing with about 40,000 similar graduates for getting the decreasing number of jobs available. That is particularly difficult for kids just getting out of school without any experience in looking for a job.
The parents of John are worried. The fact that there is an increasing number of unemployed children staying with parents, is naturally worrying them. They are wondering what they can do to help John t to find a job.
Primarily, the parents should not start pushing once their child graduate. Most of these kids know that they cannot live with mom and dad forever. They realize that they have to go out and look for a job. Your duty should be to give them proper encouragement and provide them any support they would need. Showing faith in them produces the best results. In addition, don't nag when things aren't going as fast as you think they should.
Most students are not skilled in job hunting. They might give up sooner than necessary. Be aware of this and help to keep your child motivated by encouragement. You can also suggest that part time is OK temporarily. Student graduates that are at least working part time are set to move into a permanent situation when the time comes.
It would be ideal to be his friend at this stage. Listen to what the child wants. Many parents make the mistake of forcing their children to adopt their line of thinking in looking for a job. When you get a clue to what your child wants to do, encourage them in that direction. Show them empathy when the going gets rough. It would be good if you sit together and work out a plan which suits your child.
By all means, don't be too soft. They need firmness in this situation because it is too easy to give up. Be ready to step in when it looks like things are falling apart.
You need to establish good rapport with your unemployed child. It would be good to set some rules come into an understanding with him so that both of you know what to expect. For example, you can allow him to drive your car if he completes and forwards 5 job applications.
It would be better if you suppress your temptation to do things for him yourself. This is going to be counter-productive as it would lead to loss of confidence of your child in yourself and vice versa. Keep in mind the world of job hunting has changed since you first started this endeavor.
If you really care about your child and their job hunting effort, you will want to pay attention to the above tips. This would help in maintaining the trust and confidence in both of you, once your child lands in his first job.
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Title: How to help your children find his or her initial job
Author: George Dodson
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Keywords: Tips,Suggestions,Ideas,child,kid,youngster
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Category: Babies
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