About to graduate from the University of Michigan Ross school and still jobless

[Anonymous]

Friends son graduated from there a year ago and is working in DC. They are not even from this side of the country so I hope you don’t think you have to be living in Mich to get a job. That is simply not true.

[Anonymous]

I know 2 people set to graduate Chicago and Emory this year with no jobs. They are actually moving to Israel for work. They didn’t secure internships last summer so this is not a “blame Trump” situation. Not a “blame Michigan” situation either. WS is always feast or famine. And stop saying “The Street,” you DC people are so cringy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an unfortunate situation for the OP’s son. It also highlights the advantage of attending a smaller school like Bucknell or Colgate with a strong Greek system and a tight alumni base that isn’t built solely around sports. Your career network has way more tentacles at those schools. The OP mentioned that career services was no help, but what about fraternity connections or reaching out to alums eager to hire him simply because he's a Wolverine? My guess is OP didn’t mention those options because they weren’t available. There’s a reason very few kids in business or finance majors at Bucknell or Colgate graduate jobless, and it isn’t just because of the academic reputation. Attending one of those schools, joining a top-tier fraternity, building a relationship with career services early, and tapping into the alumni network is basically a cheat code for stacking cheese right out of college.

Welcome back. Haven’t seen you here in awhile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OP, I’m a Michigan Ross Alum and a Partner at a consulting firm. Let’s figure a way for me to connect with you or your son. At minimal, I can help him polish resume and discuss job search strategy.

I haven’t read all the posts, what type of function or industry is he pursuing?

Please let us know if the OP contacts you. I’m still thinking this might be a troll posting.

OP here. I hate it when people say “troll posting” without having facts.

DS had internships in his sophomore and junior year, and received a full time position upon graduation. However, the offer was rescinded due to the company ran out of VC funding. He received another offer in December but it was cancelled because the whole department got layoffs. He reached out to several of his mentors who were Ross alum for advice and resume read. Two of them were fired because they were on probationary federal employees.

DS has been researching/applying for jobs as a full time job in itself, but he is not having much luck. Two of his friends from Ross are also currently jobless. He is looking for positions all over the country. His cousin graduated from Ross last year, and worked for Intel. He was informed by his manager that he will be layoffs in two weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an unfortunate situation for the OP’s son. It also highlights the advantage of attending a smaller school like Bucknell or Colgate with a strong Greek system and a tight alumni base that isn’t built solely around sports. Your career network has way more tentacles at those schools. The OP mentioned that career services was no help, but what about fraternity connections or reaching out to alums eager to hire him simply because he's a Wolverine? My guess is OP didn’t mention those options because they weren’t available. There’s a reason very few kids in business or finance majors at Bucknell or Colgate graduate jobless, and it isn’t just because of the academic reputation. Attending one of those schools, joining a top-tier fraternity, building a relationship with career services early, and tapping into the alumni network is basically a cheat code for stacking cheese right out of college.

I'm generally ambivalent towards fraternities. But reading these sorts of posts really turns me off. Yuck.

I live in Fairfield County. I can literally picture the folks in Darien and New Canaan executing this exact strategy.

Likewise, and I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OP, I’m a Michigan Ross Alum and a Partner at a consulting firm. Let’s figure a way for me to connect with you or your son. At minimal, I can help him polish resume and discuss job search strategy.

I haven’t read all the posts, what type of function or industry is he pursuing?

Please let us know if the OP contacts you. I’m still thinking this might be a troll posting.

OP here. I hate it when people say “troll posting” without having facts.

DS had internships in his sophomore and junior year, and received a full time position upon graduation. However, the offer was rescinded due to the company ran out of VC funding. He received another offer in December but it was cancelled because the whole department got layoffs. He reached out to several of his mentors who were Ross alum for advice and resume read. Two of them were fired because they were on probationary federal employees.

DS has been researching/applying for jobs as a full time job in itself, but he is not having much luck. Two of his friends from Ross are also currently jobless. He is looking for positions all over the country. His cousin graduated from Ross last year, and worked for Intel. He was informed by his manager that he will be layoffs in two weeks.

So what is his area of focus? I see both start-up and government on here, which couldn’t be more different. What did he study?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
OP, I’m a Michigan Ross Alum and a Partner at a consulting firm. Let’s figure a way for me to connect with you or your son. At minimal, I can help him polish resume and discuss job search strategy.

I haven’t read all the posts, what type of function or industry is he pursuing?

This is so wonderful.
The best people here.

[Anonymous]

I graduated without a job from a private T20. First job began in Sept following grad and lasted 18 months - then I got my stuff together.

By 45 was making seven figures a year.

Kid will figure this out!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know 2 people set to graduate Chicago and Emory this year with no jobs. They are actually moving to Israel for work. They didn’t secure internships last summer so this is not a “blame Trump” situation. Not a “blame Michigan” situation either. WS is always feast or famine. And stop saying “The Street,” you DC people are so cringy.

You can graduate from anywhere, but if you don’t have any meaningful internships then it will be tough to find a job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OP, I’m a Michigan Ross Alum and a Partner at a consulting firm. Let’s figure a way for me to connect with you or your son. At minimal, I can help him polish resume and discuss job search strategy.

I haven’t read all the posts, what type of function or industry is he pursuing?

Please let us know if the OP contacts you. I’m still thinking this might be a troll posting.

OP here. I hate it when people say “troll posting” without having facts.

DS had internships in his sophomore and junior year, and received a full time position upon graduation. However, the offer was rescinded due to the company ran out of VC funding. He received another offer in December but it was cancelled because the whole department got layoffs. He reached out to several of his mentors who were Ross alum for advice and resume read. Two of them were fired because they were on probationary federal employees.

DS has been researching/applying for jobs as a full time job in itself, but he is not having much luck. Two of his friends from Ross are also currently jobless. He is looking for positions all over the country. His cousin graduated from Ross last year, and worked for Intel. He was informed by his manager that he will be layoffs in two weeks.

Your first post was made around 10.00 AM. Your next post was made 10 hours later. Hard to have facts when they aren’t forthcoming in a timely manner. That’s was why some were suspicious of the authenticity of your original statement. You also made it sound like your DS was only looking for work locally in the DMV. He still is in Ann Arbor, since graduation is next weekend, which also brought confusion to some of us. I wish him well in his search.

[Anonymous]

This is why I’ve set my kid up with two “corporate shadow” gigs this summer. Unpaid but prestigious names for resume.


Kids need help with this nowadays as the job market is too tight. Use every personal connection.

Finishing freshman year of college now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OP, I’m a Michigan Ross Alum and a Partner at a consulting firm. Let’s figure a way for me to connect with you or your son. At minimal, I can help him polish resume and discuss job search strategy.

I haven’t read all the posts, what type of function or industry is he pursuing?

Please let us know if the OP contacts you. I’m still thinking this might be a troll posting.

OP here. I hate it when people say “troll posting” without having facts.

DS had internships in his sophomore and junior year, and received a full time position upon graduation. However, the offer was rescinded due to the company ran out of VC funding. He received another offer in December but it was cancelled because the whole department got layoffs. He reached out to several of his mentors who were Ross alum for advice and resume read. Two of them were fired because they were on probationary federal employees.

DS has been researching/applying for jobs as a full time job in itself, but he is not having much luck. Two of his friends from Ross are also currently jobless. He is looking for positions all over the country. His cousin graduated from Ross last year, and worked for Intel. He was informed by his manager that he will be layoffs in two weeks.

Your first post was made around 10.00 AM. Your next post was made 10 hours later. Hard to have facts when they aren’t forthcoming in a timely manner. That’s was why some were suspicious of the authenticity of your original statement. You also made it sound like your DS was only looking for work locally in the DMV. He still is in Ann Arbor, since graduation is next weekend, which also brought confusion to some of us. I wish him well in his search.

Stop policing. You are the absolute worst kind of bored parent here.
Ugh. Get a life.
Your kids aren’t even in college anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OP, I’m a Michigan Ross Alum and a Partner at a consulting firm. Let’s figure a way for me to connect with you or your son. At minimal, I can help him polish resume and discuss job search strategy.

I haven’t read all the posts, what type of function or industry is he pursuing?

Please let us know if the OP contacts you. I’m still thinking this might be a troll posting.

OP here. I hate it when people say “troll posting” without having facts.

DS had internships in his sophomore and junior year, and received a full time position upon graduation. However, the offer was rescinded due to the company ran out of VC funding. He received another offer in December but it was cancelled because the whole department got layoffs. He reached out to several of his mentors who were Ross alum for advice and resume read. Two of them were fired because they were on probationary federal employees.

DS has been researching/applying for jobs as a full time job in itself, but he is not having much luck. Two of his friends from Ross are also currently jobless. He is looking for positions all over the country. His cousin graduated from Ross last year, and worked for Intel. He was informed by his manager that he will be layoffs in two weeks.

Your first post was made around 10.00 AM. Your next post was made 10 hours later. Hard to have facts when they aren’t forthcoming in a timely manner. That’s was why some were suspicious of the authenticity of your original statement. You also made it sound like your DS was only looking for work locally in the DMV. He still is in Ann Arbor, since graduation is next weekend, which also brought confusion to some of us. I wish him well in his search.

I wish this site would have an edit button. Obviously I misread your original statement about looking for work only in the DMV. Once again, best wishes for your son. I’m sure he will find what he’s looking for over time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OP, I’m a Michigan Ross Alum and a Partner at a consulting firm. Let’s figure a way for me to connect with you or your son. At minimal, I can help him polish resume and discuss job search strategy.

I haven’t read all the posts, what type of function or industry is he pursuing?

Please let us know if the OP contacts you. I’m still thinking this might be a troll posting.

OP here. I hate it when people say “troll posting” without having facts.

DS had internships in his sophomore and junior year, and received a full time position upon graduation. However, the offer was rescinded due to the company ran out of VC funding. He received another offer in December but it was cancelled because the whole department got layoffs. He reached out to several of his mentors who were Ross alum for advice and resume read. Two of them were fired because they were on probationary federal employees.

DS has been researching/applying for jobs as a full time job in itself, but he is not having much luck. Two of his friends from Ross are also currently jobless. He is looking for positions all over the country. His cousin graduated from Ross last year, and worked for Intel. He was informed by his manager that he will be layoffs in two weeks.

I’m the Consulting Partner that offered to connect, the offer still stands. I’m sorry to hear about your son’s job search difficulties, it is a challenging time for recent graduates. It appears he’s doing all the right things. An internship and job offer from a VC is very impressive. While it doesn’t feel like it right now, those achievements will help him in his interviews. Those in the industry know how competitive and demanding those jobs are. Tell him to continue to build his network and don’t be bashful about reaching out to alumni for assistance. I get multiple requests weekly and help as much as I can. Capital One, Navy Fed Credit Union, PenFed, Carlyle, Nestle, Mars, Marriott, and Hilton are some of the large private sector employers in this area. Has he had any luck with them?

I’ve overcome numerous challenges in my career and credit my Michigan education and network in helping me get through them and thrive. Last month, I helped a classmate refined the product offering for his new start up pro bono. So don’t lose sight of the long term goal and don’t second guess your DS’s decision. For what it’s worth, it took a lot of my classmates and me over a year to land a job during the Internet Bubble burst. We’re all successful in careers today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sis in law graduated from Ross a few years ago with an accounting degree and had tons of job offers.

Accountants will always be in demand.

AI will replace 80% of them.