Wednesday Wisdom: Mother May I? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T11:17:26Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/wednesday-wisdom-mother-may-i?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A775341&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou might just be on to somet…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-10-02:502551:Comment:7753412009-10-02T23:00:19.002ZPeter Ceccarellihttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/PeterCeccarelli
You might just be on to something. Run with it dear. Write a book on it. Get on Oprah. Become a star baby!!!!<br />
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<cite>Sandra McCartt said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://recruitingblogs.ning.com/forum/topics/wednesday-wisdom-mother-may-i#502551Comment774850"><div>Peter..you dog, you have just given me a vision of the future of recruiting. If companies are fee resistant we can get mom and dad to pay the fee. Start a web site where for a nominal sum, mom and dad can post their kids resume and…</div>
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You might just be on to something. Run with it dear. Write a book on it. Get on Oprah. Become a star baby!!!!<br />
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<cite>Sandra McCartt said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://recruitingblogs.ning.com/forum/topics/wednesday-wisdom-mother-may-i#502551Comment774850"><div>Peter..you dog, you have just given me a vision of the future of recruiting. If companies are fee resistant we can get mom and dad to pay the fee. Start a web site where for a nominal sum, mom and dad can post their kids resume and filter the responses. How about Putyourkidtowork.com ? puturkid2work.com findurkidAjob.com</div>
</blockquote> wow, Peter - you may have def…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-10-01:502551:Comment:7747932009-10-01T23:24:25.649ZClaudia Fausthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ClaudiaFaust
wow, Peter - you may have defined an entirely new brand of talent communities for us: Parents Who Want their Children to Get Jobs. I can see it now...network groups, online Sudoku activities, coupon exchanges....
wow, Peter - you may have defined an entirely new brand of talent communities for us: Parents Who Want their Children to Get Jobs. I can see it now...network groups, online Sudoku activities, coupon exchanges.... Baby boomers are the parents…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-10-01:502551:Comment:7747902009-10-01T23:12:21.677ZPeter Ceccarellihttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/PeterCeccarelli
Baby boomers are the parents of the young adults in the work force today, up to the age of about 28 years old. Baby boomers made Generation Y all winners, and it started back when they had to compete to get into the "best" and most high yield day care or pre-school. Baby boomers HAD to be competitve when we started out because there were 100+ of us for every 1 job. And then it was a kill or be killed, claw your way to the top competition just to stay there. So it's no surprise that Mommy is…
Baby boomers are the parents of the young adults in the work force today, up to the age of about 28 years old. Baby boomers made Generation Y all winners, and it started back when they had to compete to get into the "best" and most high yield day care or pre-school. Baby boomers HAD to be competitve when we started out because there were 100+ of us for every 1 job. And then it was a kill or be killed, claw your way to the top competition just to stay there. So it's no surprise that Mommy is sending in resumes and fielding the initial interview job search process for little Johnny and Susie. Plus, Johnny and Susie have closer ties to their baby boomer parents than any other generation before them, heck a lot of them still live at home, or receive some type of financial assistance from their parents, or depend on them for grocery shopping. It's just what it is. So once that shock of a relationship status is filtered out and we look at it for what it is, it's just another channel for a candidate to find us. It's not like Mommy and Daddy of past generations didn't try and pull some strings or influence a job search before, because they did. It's just more obvious now because of the relationship dynamic between Gen Y and parent boomer. Boy, Gen X sure got ripped off! Great comments one and all -…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-09-30:502551:Comment:7740162009-09-30T18:03:22.479ZClaudia Fausthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ClaudiaFaust
Great comments one and all - thanks so much for adding your brilliance!<br />
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I strongly agree that assumptions get us into trouble every time. The "why" is always so much more interesting than the "what" in any story...
Great comments one and all - thanks so much for adding your brilliance!<br />
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I strongly agree that assumptions get us into trouble every time. The "why" is always so much more interesting than the "what" in any story... I swore I wasn't going to tal…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-09-30:502551:Comment:7739882009-09-30T16:53:21.252ZFran Hoganhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/FranHolm
I swore I wasn't going to talk about the "old days" anymore but just this one time and then NO MORE!<br />
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Here it goes.....some of the people who are now in the C-Suites running companies were coming in to my office for interviews with their Moms (& sometimes Dads) way back then. Some of them were great candidates and allowed mom or dad to come with them to be kind.....some just couldn't do it on their own. There were some stars and others were capable enough to do any of the jobs not needing…
I swore I wasn't going to talk about the "old days" anymore but just this one time and then NO MORE!<br />
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Here it goes.....some of the people who are now in the C-Suites running companies were coming in to my office for interviews with their Moms (& sometimes Dads) way back then. Some of them were great candidates and allowed mom or dad to come with them to be kind.....some just couldn't do it on their own. There were some stars and others were capable enough to do any of the jobs not needing stars. Some of them needed mom or dad to help them answer my questions and some were happy to be called into my office by themselves. I didn't find out where they fit until we interviewed.<br />
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There is no new trend going on and I don't thing we all have to be concerned for the future of the country. There have ALWAYS been over-protective (or just helpful) parents and there have always been the young adults who perhaps need a little too much help from mom & dad. You do the interview, assess the candidate - then either hire, refer or be helpful and provide advice for their next interview..<br />
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Don't assume anything. You never know what someone's story is.....and everyone has one. Great response Claudia..
Thi…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-09-30:502551:Comment:7739132009-09-30T11:56:40.391ZThomas Patrick Chunahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ThomasPatrickChuna
Great response Claudia..<br />
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This line:<br />
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"seriously, who would ever hire a person whose mommy chased down the interview for them?"<br />
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Made me laugh and think " a recruiter getting upset about a resume arriving via a third party with a vested interest in the hire is kind of ironic".
Great response Claudia..<br />
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This line:<br />
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"seriously, who would ever hire a person whose mommy chased down the interview for them?"<br />
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Made me laugh and think " a recruiter getting upset about a resume arriving via a third party with a vested interest in the hire is kind of ironic".