Friday, May 28, 2010

MSNBC story: Parents go overboard to help college kid get job

By Eve Tahmincioglu

Some apply for positions for adult child, stick nose in salary negotiations.

With job prospects for new college graduates at historic lows, some parents are using their contacts, connections and job-hunting savvy to help their children get hired. But sometimes in their desire to help, parents can go too far.

It’s no surprise that parents want their children to land well after college. The average student loan debt for graduating college seniors in 2008 was $23,186, according to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.

You can read more about this in the full article at the link below;

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37218735/ns/business-careers//from/ET

Thanking Christine for forwarding this one to us!

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