Recently, I was speaking with a friend about her daughter’s search for a summer internship. The parent relayed that her daughter was reluctant to tap into her mom’s networks to help her identify an internship. “She wants to do it herself” and “she doesn’t want to get an opportunity just because of w...

As a parent of a Gen Z college student, I’ve gone from worrying about SAT scores and college applications to a new (and just as nerve-wracking) question: “Will she actually find a job after graduation?” 

It’s a common parental fear—especially with headlines full of layoffs, AI disruption, and stori...