2022 graduation without any jobs offered

[Anonymous]

Good luck to your hike.

Ignore the jerky responses.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be really upset if my college grad hadn't been applying to and interviewing for jobs all of senior year. They should have been hustling for a post-graduation job all year (and also as a junior for internships that could turn into a job). If nothing had worked out in their intended field by now, I'd expect them to have a new plan to explore other options with a broader search.

Many students were busy senior year trying to get into grad school: tons of essays, testing, and interviews. All while taking calculus, writing her senior thesis, working as a TA, etc. Mine found out 4 days before graduation that she did not get in.

Many of those appalled posters sound like they have kids seeking jobs in business. That is a whole 'nother path.

Stay humble about that which you don't know.

Oh come on, there's a reason people have backup plans. She should have been exploring other options at the same time. I've been there and done that with a packed 21 credit schedule, writing and honors thesis, and while working 20+ hours a week.

Some of us encouraged our kids to take a break after working hard for 4 years. My kid plans to start working in the fall, and I am very supportive. Careers are very long, and vacations very short, once you join the rat race.

"Working hard" in a soft major on mom and dad's (or financial aid's0 dime. Haha. Good one. They need a break from... a four year all expenses paid vacation.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be really upset if my college grad hadn't been applying to and interviewing for jobs all of senior year. They should have been hustling for a post-graduation job all year (and also as a junior for internships that could turn into a job). If nothing had worked out in their intended field by now, I'd expect them to have a new plan to explore other options with a broader search.

Many students were busy senior year trying to get into grad school: tons of essays, testing, and interviews. All while taking calculus, writing her senior thesis, working as a TA, etc. Mine found out 4 days before graduation that she did not get in.

Many of those appalled posters sound like they have kids seeking jobs in business. That is a whole 'nother path.

Stay humble about that which you don't know.

Oy vey imagine being this gullible. Kids find out in December about grad school, not graduation week.

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Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

I think most kids have a job nailed down by now.

Do you think companies are just chomping at the bit for a history major? McDonalds is hiring.

I know multiple successful history majors (and a couple of philosophy majors too), but the difference is they went directly to grad school (in other fields). With just a history undergrad degree, you’re not qualified for anything except checking the barrier-to-entry for entry level jobs that says “college degree required.”

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Anonymous wrote:There are 4 million more jobs than there are people in the workforce. Do you live under a rock OP and haven’t heard of the Great Reshuffle or Talent shortages? Your grad should have a job by now if she has been really trying. My rising sophomore has a paid internship at a Fortune 10 company. She secured it with one virtual interview…

Oh gee, my kid's not as talented as yours is. Count your blessings.

I don’t know about talent. But your kid is definitely not driven focused or goal oriented. it likely explains the pursuit of a History degree without goals for law school or pHD, so yes, relative to many kids yours is aimless right now. Not a dig. A fact.

Not everyone's cut out to be a MD, jd, or whatever. Someone has to clean the street, take trash... Be humble.

Street cleaners and garbage men don’t need college.

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Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

I think most kids have a job nailed down by now.

DD has been looking since Jan '22. Lot of interviews but no jobs offered so far.

What kind of internships has she had during her college career?

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Not the previous poster, but: once again, class of 2022 students often were NOT able to secure internships! sophomore summer was 2020 so even if they were lucky to have an internship it was 99% likely canceled. And despite what some think, 2021 internships were NOT back to normal levels. Many were given to the cancelled ones from 2020, companies hired less interns since many were still working remotely. So there is a significantly higher percentage of 2022 graduates who do not have internship experience---they are NOT Lazy.

Covid messed with the key years of college for securing internships. My DC and their friends spent their junior year managing covid and remotely interviewing for everything available. But only a small percentage (and in certain majors) managed to land internships. Half have jobs now, 25 % are going to grad school and the other 25% are still searching for a job. These are kids with Business/engineering/accounting/math/cs/health sciences degrees and 3.0+ gpas from a top 80 university with an amazing career center. They will all eventually find jobs, but they were definately impacted by Covid and the last 2.5 years.

Imagine thinking this is impressive or worthy of mention.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone is in the same boat as my DD? History major from UVA without any jobs offered so far.

What does your kid want to do? And why are you involved?

I was a History major and lined up a job as a writer’s assistant in Los Angeles (where I’m from). From there I went on to film production. My other History major friends jumped into advertising, pharmaceutical sales, public relations, government and, of course, a few went on to law school.

History is a great major. But your kid has to be self-motivated or he/she is not going anywhere in life regardless of major.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone is in the same boat as my DD? History major from UVA without any jobs offered so far.

What does your kid want to do? And why are you involved?

I was a History major and lined up a job as a writer’s assistant in Los Angeles (where I’m from). From there I went on to film production. My other History major friends jumped into advertising, pharmaceutical sales, public relations, government and, of course, a few went on to law school.

History is a great major. But your kid has to be self-motivated or he/she is not going anywhere in life regardless of major.

NP. Serious question as I have a kid in HS that doesn't know what they want to do..

Why do you consider History a great major? Wouldn't English have been a better major for the kid of job you got? None of the jobs you list your friends having gotten really relate to History either. Trying to understand..

[Anonymous]

I believe OP long left this thread. I doubt she will be back for some time since today was graduation at UVA. The answer is simple: her DS needs to make use of the great UVA career counseling office. End of thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing wrong with taking the summer to recover, relax, travel, and socialize while looking for work. My DD is a bit burned out after college (which was significantly impacted by Covid restrictions) and will not be starting her job until the fall. My understanding is that career services will still work with graduates over the summer. Agree to cast a wide net.

+1. If she can do this, why not? She has the rest of her life to work. If she were going to grad school, she'd basically have the summer off.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone is in the same boat as my DD? History major from UVA without any jobs offered so far.

What does your kid want to do? And why are you involved?

I was a History major and lined up a job as a writer’s assistant in Los Angeles (where I’m from). From there I went on to film production. My other History major friends jumped into advertising, pharmaceutical sales, public relations, government and, of course, a few went on to law school.

History is a great major. But your kid has to be self-motivated or he/she is not going anywhere in life regardless of major.

NP. Serious question as I have a kid in HS that doesn't know what they want to do..

Why do you consider History a great major? Wouldn't English have been a better major for the kid of job you got? None of the jobs you list your friends having gotten really relate to History either. Trying to understand..

Not the PP you're quoting here, but I did my undergrad and master's in History. I think English and History are very similar - both heavy in writing and analytical skills. One is analyzing events in the past and different theories/paradigms, and one is analyzing literature. Writing and critical thinking/analysis skills are a great foundation.

Oh, and with my "useless" History degrees, I worked in education for several years and then became an entrepreneur. I have over 100 employees and will be selling my 20 year-old company soon for eight figures. The writing and critical thinking skills really helped me build a company too.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

I think most kids have a job nailed down by now.

DD has been looking since Jan '22. Lot of interviews but no jobs offered so far.

What kind of internships has she had during her college career?

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Not the previous poster, but: once again, class of 2022 students often were NOT able to secure internships! sophomore summer was 2020 so even if they were lucky to have an internship it was 99% likely canceled. And despite what some think, 2021 internships were NOT back to normal levels. Many were given to the cancelled ones from 2020, companies hired less interns since many were still working remotely. So there is a significantly higher percentage of 2022 graduates who do not have internship experience---they are NOT Lazy.

Covid messed with the key years of college for securing internships. My DC and their friends spent their junior year managing covid and remotely interviewing for everything available. But only a small percentage (and in certain majors) managed to land internships. Half have jobs now, 25 % are going to grad school and the other 25% are still searching for a job. These are kids with Business/engineering/accounting/math/cs/health sciences degrees and 3.0+ gpas from a top 80 university with an amazing career center. They will all eventually find jobs, but they were definately impacted by Covid and the last 2.5 years.

My kid is a rising junior and has managed to secure internships and employment each summer. If he can do it, then others can and could have as well.

[Anonymous]

History is a fine major, especially at a rich kid elite public U like UVA. The issue is OP’s kid is immature, lazy and unmotivated, which will be obvious to anyone interviewing him or glancing at his LinkedIn for 10 seconds. And note OP made no mention of graduating with honors, so his GPA sucks too — ie it’s not as if you can even make the claim the young man is exceptionally bright and was studying 24/7 and that’s why his work experience his sketchy.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

I think most kids have a job nailed down by now.

DD has been looking since Jan '22. Lot of interviews but no jobs offered so far.

What kind of internships has she had during her college career?

]]

Not the previous poster, but: once again, class of 2022 students often were NOT able to secure internships! sophomore summer was 2020 so even if they were lucky to have an internship it was 99% likely canceled. And despite what some think, 2021 internships were NOT back to normal levels. Many were given to the cancelled ones from 2020, companies hired less interns since many were still working remotely. So there is a significantly higher percentage of 2022 graduates who do not have internship experience---they are NOT Lazy.

Covid messed with the key years of college for securing internships. My DC and their friends spent their junior year managing covid and remotely interviewing for everything available. But only a small percentage (and in certain majors) managed to land internships. Half have jobs now, 25 % are going to grad school and the other 25% are still searching for a job. These are kids with Business/engineering/accounting/math/cs/health sciences degrees and 3.0+ gpas from a top 80 university with an amazing career center. They will all eventually find jobs, but they were definately impacted by Covid and the last 2.5 years.

My kid is a rising junior and has managed to secure internships and employment each summer. If he can do it, then others can and could have as well.

Parents of slackers will be blaming Covid for the next 20 years.

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Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

I think most kids have a job nailed down by now.

I-banks wrapped up interviewing and offers back in September. All formal recruiting is long over. DC had five offers in consulting….it was a very good year to be a graduate with pent up demand from top employers and very strong compensation packages.