Hiring executives say there are increasingly uninvited and unseen "guests" in the room during job interviews: the helicopter parents of the candidates.

That's what an OfficeTeam survey of hiring managers found when it delved into the difficulties their respondents encountered while trying to do their jobs. Candidates raised by helicopter parents may be able to tie their shoes, but mom and date still help with the selection of the shoe, and are eager to tell them which foot to put forward as their careers unfold.

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