Dalyce Semko helped her daughter Eva Suanez land her first job by doing practice interviews with her. As the employment market for teens and young people gets tighter, experts say there are things parents can do to help their children find that first job. As a parent, you want your child to spread their wings and fly, not crash down to reality when they first enter the job market.
Teens and young adults — with their relative lack of experience and tendency to work in more precarious, minimum-wage jobs — are often hit first and hardest by any downturn in the labour market, said Timothy Lang, president and CEO of Youth Employment Services YES in Toronto. "We are seeing a large increase in young people seeking our help. We also see parents."
Parents can help and guide in other ways, such as offering resume-writing advice, Lang said. It's also OK to tap your own network to see if anyone you know might be hiring. They also may not be familiar with the norms of the work world, he added. That's where parents can be a huge help, simply by reinforcing the basics.Calgary mom Dalyce Semko said she coached her then-16-year-old daughter Eva through a series of mock interviews when Eva was in the process of searching for her first job.
"A lot of young people have never even talked about themselves. They feel self-conscious. They think, 'Oh, I don't want to brag about myself,'" Lang said. Semko said her daughter did land a job at an Italian restaurant, and still has that job two years later. She said she remembers the day her daughter applied for the position, and all of her interview coaching and preparation paid off.
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