[JoeGar]

Many are split on whether the well-intentioned actions of over-involved parents help or hurt a student's job search.

Whenever I received a resume from a parent on behalf of his/her child, it immediately went into the circular file.

[newguy357]

Whenever I received a resume from a parent on behalf of his/her child, it immediately went into the circular file.

Seems like it would make more sense to choose what to do with the kid's resume based upon the performance of the parent. If it's a stellar employee hire the kid. If not so stellar.... Well, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.