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Millennials Take Their Parents to Work
Businesses are beginning to see the advantage of encouraging young employees, interns and potential employees to invite their parents along for interviews and other job events.
Google and LinkedIn are hosting "Bring Your Parents to Work" days, while other companies let parents attend job interviews and hear about job offer and performance details.
The U.S. is not alone in this trend toward parental involvement.
- Wall Street Journal: Should You Bring Mom and Dad to the Office?
- Forbes: Drinking The KoolAid At Google's 'Take Your Parents To Work Day'
Guest
- Derek Thompson, business editor for The Atlantic. He tweets @DKThomp.
This segment aired on September 12, 2013.