Career Center
Parents as Partners

As your child embarks on the journey to a successful career, this can lead to an upsetting time for you, as a parent.  For years you have been the driving force in your child's life, a teacher, enforcer, and leader.  However, now it is the time for your once inexperienced child to traverse the world without your leadership.

You may find some of these resources and parent survival guides to be useful in finding some advice to deal with your young professional.

Experience.com is the premier resource for students and young professionals beginning their careers.  This link will take you to their Parents' Survival Guide.

  JobWeb is a career and job search site, that also includes a valuable section of Information for Parents including

  • Careers 411: offers articles to guide parents through all phases of their child's college education
            •   Be sure to check out "A Career Planning Course for Parents" by Sally Kearsley!
  • JobMarket: provides current information on the status of the job market and salary expectations