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When it comes to their children's career, a majority of parents feel that time management skill could be one of the major qualities that can be passed on to the younger lot, says a survey by LinkedIn.
As per the survey by the professional networking site, about 52 per cent Indian parents feel that the key skills they can pass along are time management followed by problem solving skills (50 per cent) and integrity (38 per cent).
The survey was conducted among 15,026 people across 13 countries including India, which had over 1,000 respondents.
Other top skills which parents thought could be passed on are organisational skills (34 per cent) and perseverance (30 per cent), the survey found.
Besides, 42 per cent of the parents felt they could impact their children's profession by offering them advice on how to deal with office politics.
Advice related to dressing up for an interview (42 per cent, first day in office (39 per cent) and getting them a job interview (27 per cent), were found to be other ways through which the parents could impact their child's career.
Among mothers, 47 per cent felt that leadership was the key skill that they could pass on to their children.
Interestingly, about 52 per cent of parents surveyed felt that they had skills and knowledge that could benefit their child's career but have not shared these with them.
Of these, about 40 per cent of the parents felt their advice was "no longer valid" to their kids as the work environment has changed considerably.
Another 33 per cent said that their children did not yet need their guidance, while kids of 28 per cent parents had never sought for any professional advice or tip.
Meanwhile, as much as 86 per cent of workers surveyed said that their parents have had a little or more impact on their career.
As much as 26 per cent of men said their fathers had more of a positive impact on their careers compared to 15 per cent women.
Besides, 25 per cent of women said their mothers had more of a positive impact compared to 17 per cent of men.
"Who better than a parent to help make things relevant for you? Mentors, bosses and colleagues play an essential role in building our career, but our survey shows that parents play an important role as well," LinkedIn India Managing Director Nishant Rao said.
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