Monday, November 18, 2013

The Way To Guide Your Children Get Their Initial Job

By George Dodson


John is about to complete his high school studies. 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, along with about 40,000 other graduates from various schools, are competing for the same scarce jobs. 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 feel that they should do all possible help for John to get an employment.

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. Having faith in them would prove more beneficial. Even if you do not find expected results soon, you should not try to coerce of compel them.

Many youngsters do not have the ability for finding employment. This makes them prematurely give up the effort. Be aware of this and help to keep your child motivated by encouragement. Taking up part time employment is also an option which you can suggest. Part time jobs will give them the experience which would help them in landing in full time job in due course.

It would be ideal to be his friend at this stage. Proper communication would help you in knowing his needs. Many parents make the mistake of forcing their children to adopt their line of thinking in looking for a job. In fact, you should instead find out what your child feel like doing and encourage them. If things gets too bad, you should give support. Work out a plan with them and make sure they are fully included.

Being too soft on them also would be counterproductive. 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.

Establish a social contract with your job-seeking 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, If they need to fill out 5 employment application in order to drive the car for a week.

You must resist the compulsion to take over and do it 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. If you do, both of you will feel much better when that job comes along and trust and confidence will remain.




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