How Parents Can Help (or Hurt) a New Grad’s Job Search, with Margaret Roberts

Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

Mac's List

Careers, Business

4.8 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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If you are the parent of a college student, you want to do everything in your power to help your son or daughter find a great job after graduation. However, the things we think are helpful could actually have a negative impact. Encouraging your child to visit their career services center and attend events such as career fairs are specific ways to help, says Find Your Dream Job guest Margaret Roberts. Margaret also says that parents need to take a step back and allow their child to follow their own interests, rather than burdening them with the expectation that they will follow a certain path. About Our Guest: Margaret Roberts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretroberts/) supports individuals in achieving success throughout their career life cycle. She leads the Career Management Center at the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific (https://www.pacific.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/eberhardt-school-of-business/centers-and-institutes/career-management-center.html). She is also a freelance executive resume writer and is pursuing her EdD in Educational Leadership. Resources in This Episode: You can avoid the resume pitfalls we consistently see job seekers make with my resource: Don't Make These 8 Killer Resume Mistakes (https://resumemistakes.macslist.org/). In this guide, I’ll show you how to avoid the most common errors and get employers to take a second look at your resume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.8	This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.
1:19.7	I'm your host, Mac Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List. It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.
1:28.7	Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to find the work you want.
1:34.6	Parents can be a huge asset to children looking for work after college graduation,
1:39.3	but they can hurt a new grad's job search too.
1:41.9	Here to talk about this is Margaret Roberts.
1:45.1	She runs the Career Management Center at the Iberhard School of Business at the University of the Pacific.
1:50.6	Margaret is also a freelance executive resume writer, and she joins us today from Elk Grove, California.
1:56.7	Well, Margaret, here's where I want to start. What's the biggest mistake you see parents make when trying to help a child get a job after graduation?
2:05.7	Well, that's a great question, Mack. And I would say just to take a quick step back is, of course, as parents, we always want to see our kids succeed in school, life, career, and in every aspect of their life.
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