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HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR STUDENT

• Remember that it is ultimately the student’s final decision about choice of major/career
• Help your student set realistic expectations about the world of work
• Be realistic about your own expectations
• Support and encourage your student during the job search, but make him or her take full responsibility for it
• Help your student stay on track by showing you are interested in (but not worried about) the progress of his or her job search
• Remind your student to keep working at the job search and help him or her keep a positive attitude when rejection occurs
• Remind your student that you understand he or she may not have a job by graduation, and provide some emotional and a little financial support
• Purchase and read The Parent’s Crash Course in Career Planning
• Encourage your student to utilize The Career Center

Source: Harris, Marcia B. and Jones, Sharon L. The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning

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