LinkedIn’s Bring In Your Parents Day is happening on November 6th 2014. To celebrate the launch of this year’s BIYP, we conducted global research to uncover the extent and nature of this untapped source of advice – our parents. There was one data point that stuck out for me: 60% of us believe our parents have valuable skills that they have yet to pass on, whilst parents might be under valuing themselves with a third (35%) feeling the same. Learn more: http://biyp.linkedin.com

1. Your parents can still be an inspiration in your career.
LinkedIn conducted some research to uncover the extent
and nature of this untapped source of wisdom.
Problem solving 44%
Perseverence 42%
39%
37%
37%
of parents are held back from not
sharing advice by not knowing
enough about their child’s career
of parents worry their child wouldn’t
listen to their advice if they passed it on
22%
Highest parental influence
92% India 76% Australia 75% USA
1 in 10 workers admit they never
thank their
parents for their advice
Over half agree they should
thank their parents more
Who’s saying thanks the most?
95% India 82% Brazil 81% Spain
Integrity
Time management
Organizational skills
58% of workers
know their parents hold
knowledge & skills they
haven’t passed on yet 35% of parents
share the same view