Friday, April 12, 2013

Suggestions for obtaining the very first job for the child

By Bill Duggen


John is about to complete his high school studies. As soon as he graduates, he would start searching for employment. That is a tall order these days with the economic climate the way it is. 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.

First, parents need to take it easy with their graduated children. The children are aware that they would not be able to stay with their parents all the time. 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. Showing faith in them produces the best results. In addition, don't nag when things aren't going as fast as you think they should.

Many youngsters do not have the ability for finding employment. This makes them prematurely give up the effort. Only way to avoid this is to provide them encouragement and motivation. You can also suggest that part time is OK temporarily. Student graduates that are at least working part time are set to move into a permanent situation when the time comes.

Treat your child as a partner in this endeavor. Proper communication would help you in knowing his needs. One of the biggest mistake parents make is insisting that their son or daughter do what they think they should do. 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. It would be good if you sit together and work out a plan which suits your child.

By all means, don't be too soft. They need firmness in this situation because it is too easy to give up. If you feel that things are not working out then you need to step in.

You need to establish good rapport with your unemployed 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. You should understand that the things are different from what you had done in your own time.

Above suggestions would definitely help you if you want to help your child in his efforts for getting an employment . This would help in maintaining the trust and confidence in both of you, once your child lands in his first job.




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