Did you know most of us stop receiving career advice when we land our first job? To mark LinkedIn's Bring In Your Parents Day on November 5, we asked parents and young adults when and why that all-important advice stops. Learn more at biyp.linkedin.com or join the social conversation using #BIYP.

1. TomarkBringInYourParentsDayonNovember5,LinkedInsurveyedover20,000people
globallytofindoutwhenourparentsstopgivinguscareeradvice.Wediscovereditwastoosoon.
2015:Theyearofthe
LGHTHOUSEPARENT
ofemployeessaytheirparents
stoppedgivingthemcareeradvice
aftertheystartedtheirfirstjob
ofemployeessaytheirparents
stoppedgivingthemcareeradvice
aftertheystartedtheirfirstjob
69%
69%
64%
64% havewantedmoreadvice
whenitcomestospecific
workissuesbut…
havewantedmoreadvice
whenitcomestospecific
workissuesbut…
Employeeswant
careeradvicefrom
theirparents
Butparentsaren’tsharingtheirknowledge
31% don’twant
tointerfere
23% thinktheirchild
wouldbeannoyed
oroffended
oftenfindthemselveswithan
opiniontoofferbutrefrainfrom
sharingit45%
Overhalf
ofparentsadmittheyaren’t
veryfamiliarwithwhattheir
childdoesforaliving
55%
ofworkerssaytheirparentsdon’t
knowthecompanytheyworkfor
Morethanathird
Increasingunderstanding
iskey
TAKEOURQUIZTOFINDOUT
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Hoveringandover-involved
Helicopter
Unlimitedhelpwithoutboundaries
Concierge
Uncertainoftherolethey
couldplay
Well-wisher
Steppedbackfromactive
involvement
Free-range
Beaconofencouragement
andadvice
Lighthouse
Aspartofthestudy,LinkedInalsoworkedwithDrAlexandraBeauregardfromtheLondonSchool
ofEconomicstoidentifyfiveparentingstylesandtheirimpactonworkingchildren.
Whichparentareyou?
Maintaininganactiveinterestintheirchildren’slives,theLighthouseParentoffers
careersupportandguidancewithoutbeingoverbearing.
LGHTHOUSEPARENT
Theanswerliesinthe
InAugust2015LinkedInpartneredwithOpiniumtosurveymorethan20,000peopleworldwideacross18countries.Theresearch
aimedtodeterminewhenandwhyparentsstopengagingwiththeiradultchildrenaroundtheircareers;withthegoalofusingthese
insightstobetterbridgethecommunicationsgapbetweenthegenerations.
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