Many students tell us things like: “I’ll think about careers later. Right now I just want to focus on my studies.”“We can sort out job applications in final year. There’s still time.” Many parents also reassure themselves: “Let them enjoy being a student first. In the last year we’ll all sit down and figure things out.” From our vantage point working with students, graduates, and employers across Asia,we see a different picture: The years from 18–25 are a quiet but powerful “

Many parents sit in my office or on Zoom and say something like: “I want to help, but I also don’t want to take over.” They see their child sending applications with no replies, or avoiding the topic entirely. They feel anxious – but they also don’t want to become “that parent” who writes emails or fills in forms on behalf of their adult child. This tension is completely normal. In this article, I’ll share a framework for understanding healthy parental support during a child’

Parents often tell me, “His CV looks fine,” or “We used a good template online.” On the surface, the document is clean, the spelling is correct, and the education section is impressive. Yet… interviews are still not coming. The reality is that many student and graduate CVs are “good enough” as a school document, but not strong enough as a business tool. Employers are not judging a CV on how neat it looks; they are asking a simple question: “Does this convince me to interview