We've all heard horror stories about helicopter parents who have taken over their child's job search process, but did you realize that their eagerness can actually be used for good? In this interview,
Image@Work Club founder and host Marlys Arnold interviews Barbara Cooke, counselor at Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods and author of
Parent's Guide to College and Careers: How to Help, Not Hover. Cooke shares tips on how career centers can guide parents to use their hovering in a constructive way for their child's career planning and job search process by:
- Directing students to the proper resources
- Connecting students to a professional network
- Providing orientation and checklists for parents
Cooke also writes the
Guide to College and Careers blog.
This CD from the
Image@Work Club Career Center Hot Topics teleseminar series is now available for purchase. To request an invitation to future sessions, visit the
Hot Topics information page.
