According to research from professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY), 54% of parents are in the dark about
their children’s career options at 18.
The company’s research, which questioned more than 90 trainees from EY’s school leaver programme, also revealed that more than four in ten (42%) of respondents had first discussed their future careers with their parents before researching online (26%) and seeking help from an advisor (17%).
But in a separate study from EY, which questioned 1,000 parents with children between 15 and 25, nearly half (48%) of the respondents said they did not fully understand the options available to their children after A-Levels and 54% of parents said they did not fully understand the long term implications for their children’s careers.
The survey also revealed a difference in perception between parents and employers in the value of going to university.
Nearly nine out of ten (89%) of parents, for example, considered a recognisable degree qualification as the biggest benefit of going to university. But the survey found that nearly all of the employers (98%) questioned really value students with work experience. Read more
