Three in 10 recent college graduates (30%) say their parents are “very involved” in their job search process, according to Adecco Staffing. More than one in 10 say their parents have used their own personal networks to get them a job (13%) or to research job listings for them (11%). Some 8% of these young adults say their parents have accompanied them to an interview, and 3% say their parents have joined them in the interview room. More than half of recent college graduates (55%) rely on their parents’ help for basic living expenses.
Seven in 10 recent college graduates (70%) feel some kind of pressure to keep up with their peers when it comes to their careers. Four in 10 (41%) also feel pressure when their peers make more money than they do, and 38% feel pressure when they see peers moving higher up the corporate ladder. Two in 10 (20%) say this stress comes from seeing their peers’ posts on social media sites.
Most (94%) are willing to relocate to a new city for a job.?They are also willing to relocate for a higher salary than the one they currently have (73%).
Young adults would also move in order to work for a dream company (59%), or simply to live in their dream city (51%). However, they don’t plan on staying long. One in three (33%) expect to work at a job for less than three years, and 21% would only stay three months if they discovered they didn’t like a new job.
Source: Adecco Staffing, Joyce Russell, 175 Broadhollow Rd., Melville, NY 11747; 631-844-7800; joyce.russell@adeccona.com; www.adeccousa.com.
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