Thursday, November 21, 2013

The Ways To Help Your Child To Get His Very First Work

By George Dodson


John is about to complete his high school studies. He will be graduating and shortly after that, he will be looking for a job. With the present economic condition this would not be an easy task. He, along with about 40,000 other graduates from various schools, are competing for the same scarce jobs. Since the kids just completing their schooling do not have any experience, it becomes increasingly difficult for them.

The parents of John are worried. They realize that the incidents of kids living in the basement of their parent's home, is on the rise. They are wondering what they can do to help John t to find a job.

Primarily, the parents should not start pushing once their child graduate. 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. Even if you do not find expected results soon, you should not try to coerce of compel them.

Many youngsters do not have the ability for finding employment. They might give up sooner than necessary. Only way to avoid this is to provide them encouragement and motivation. Taking up part time employment is also an option which you can suggest. 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. When you get a clue to what your child wants to do, encourage them in that direction. Show them empathy when the going gets rough. Work out a plan with them and make sure they are fully included.

Being too soft on them also would be counterproductive. Your child would need some firm encouragement so that he does not give up easily. 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, you can allow him to drive your car if he completes and forwards 5 job applications.

You must resist the compulsion to take over and do it yourself. That doesn't help the situation at all and it destroys the confidence the child has in both you and them. You should understand that the things are different from what you had done in your own time.

If you really care about your child and their job hunting effort, you will want to pay attention to the above tips. If you do, both of you will feel much better when that job comes along and trust and confidence will remain.




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