When you're underage and need others to drive you to places, it's very common to go job hunting with a friend or a parent. However, there's a BIG difference between being driven places and having others speak for you!

In your case, you made a huge mistake by letting your mom do all the talking for you. What she really should have done is stayed in the background and let you speak with the employer. YOU should have been the one to go up and say you're looking for work. And YOU should be the one who talks about your background. Remember, YOU are the one seeking work. So YOU must be the face and voice to employers!!

In fact, I participated in a teen job fair earlier this summer and ran into a lot of this. Parents would come in with their kids and talk to me. Mom and/or dad would tell me about their kid and what kind of work he or she wants. All the while, the child would be silent! Or the child would be off someplace else while mom and dad are talking to me. And I saw this happening with various employers at the job fair. In other words, parents would be approaching them and speaking on behalf of their children.

When the fair was over, I was speaking with the employers where I saw this happening. And many of them saw and heard me giving advice to let the kids meet and speak with employers. They commented to me on how wrong it was for the parents to be involved. And how bad it made their kids look.

Now I understand that parents want their kids to find work. And are trying to help you out, especially if you're very shy. But to all the parents out there, let me make it perfectly clear to you. You are NOT helping them, you are hurting! Employers need to see your kids are "adult" in their behavior. And part of that is their approaching the employer and doing the talking.

So take your kids to places where they can apply for jobs. Ferry them to interviews. Even offer words of encouragement to your kids. But don't interfere with the job hunting process! Let the kids approach the employers on their own. And let you kids do all the talking. Parents, stay in the back and let your kids be in the forefront!!

Dont take your parents or friends with you while looking for a job

-you want to look serious

-they mess it up

-you want to give the manager/owner real information

I would say yes. Employers like to see some "self initiative" from teens which shows they are comfortable and can take the intiative to do things on thier own. You mom prob made it look as though you are shy and dont really want to work. Ask her, politely of course, to remain at home next time. Or try taking big papi.

I own several businesses and I would never hire anyone who showed up with their parent. This is something you need to do yourself. In fact, in all my years I don't ever remember having a potential applicant show up with their parent and having their parent speak for them.

Tell your mom that you aren't some ten year old little kid anymore. In less than two years, you will be a full-fledged adult and she needs to give you some rope.

Show her this question if you have to. She means well, but this is just too much.

You should set up interviews without her help talk to her

Its one thing for her to drive you from location to location or give you help / suggestions for filling out your applications. Its another thing ENTIRELY to have her accompany you into the establishment. I would never hire someone in your situation. You need to talk to your mom and tell her that you need to be able to do this on your own.

Worst idea ever. That really sucks for you. You will never get a job with her going along. Tell her that.

Employers will think that you are only looking for a job because she's making you and that you won't be enthusiastic about working there, and they'll also assume that she'll bug them all the time about your schedule and job situation.

If you need her to drive you, she needs to wait in the car or shop elsewhere.

My mom took me to each place i applied, but she let me talk to the managers. she was just there to drive me.

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