Half of All Parents Don’t Think They Could Do Their Child’s Job; Two-Thirds Don’t Know What Their Child Does for Work

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD), the world's largest professional network on the Internet, announced today that almost half (49 percent) of all parents believe they wouldn’t be able to do their child’s job for a day, and a lack of understanding of their role (cited by 69 percent) could be the reason why. To bridge the gap between parents and their children, LinkedIn is championing its annual Bring in Your Parents Day initiative, where hundreds of companies globally open their doors to their employees’ parents, on Friday, Nov. 4.