Another View: So what if Gen Z applicants bring their parents to a job interview?

Bring your parent to school, bring your child to work, bring your mother to a job interview.

That last one may stick out as odd, but it is apparently a growing phenomenon in the workforce. A recent study indicates that as much as 25% of Generation Z job applicants have brought a parent with them to a job interview in the past year.

The image may seem ridiculous. But there’s a clear path that led us here.

Let’s start with employers saying younger applicants are unprepared....