Any parents out there who paid $200K+ for college, kid did great, and now can't find job?

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Anonymous wrote:Law firms hire college grads for paralegal positions and pay fairly well. If $ is what your child wants.,

Your kid will enjoy being sneered by the lawyers at as a loser who couldn't get into law school.

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Anonymous wrote:Any parents out there who paid $200K+ for college, kid did great, and now can't find job?
Kid graduated from top 20/30 school with honors and career center was completely worthless.

(Kenyon College ?)

OP: If your kid is making $80,000 a year as a tutor, that is outstanding !

Why not continue tutoring while earning a master's degree in English or in Education ?

Could be lucrative if your son/daughter opens up a tutoring business.

Congratulations !!!

Yes... when you have obviously failed, time to double down...

Not if the individual is going to continue in the tutoring business. A masters degree adds credibility as well as the ability to charge a higher rate.

FWIW Tutors in NYC can make $150,000-$200,000 if organized & generate great references from clients. If one owns their own tutoring business, earnings can be more if that person manages the business well.

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Anonymous wrote:Law firms hire college grads for paralegal positions and pay fairly well. If $ is what your child wants.,

Your kid will enjoy being sneered by the lawyers at as a loser who couldn't get into law school.

This is PP and that's BS. Plenty of people work these jobs for a few years before going to law school. It's actually a great way to see law firm life and decide if you really want it.

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Grad or professional school. Especially if she hasn't "specialized" in anything during undergrad.

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Anonymous wrote:Law firms hire college grads for paralegal positions and pay fairly well. If $ is what your child wants.,

Your kid will enjoy being sneered by the lawyers at as a loser who couldn't get into law school.

This is PP and that's BS. Plenty of people work these jobs for a few years before going to law school. It's actually a great way to see law firm life and decide if you really want it.

It's not BS at all that lawyers are condescending a-holes who look down on paralegals.

Source: me, a paralegal.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - major was English -- a beautiful major. The world needs more English majors.... especially from schools well known for their English & humanities departments. That should translate into many jobs in media, publishing, etc. And yes, with what we paid, no guarantees, but I would expect better assistance from the career center. The kid has worked so hard looking for a job and is not willing to be underemployed.

I appreciate the tecchies, but not everyone is made to do that work. The world needs some fuzzies, too. More than ever actually.

BTW - middle class burb family that has worked hard for it.

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Temporary office work OP. Start there and go forward.

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Anonymous wrote:peace corps. and then apply to graduate school

great idea!!

The Peace Corps needs engineers, people with healthcare experience, etc. Underemployed English majors don’t add much value.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for the pp who recommended attending lots of tech conferences as a path to finding a job. What does that mean exactly? Attend and cold-introduce yourself as a student interested in the field and looking for an entry level job? Or is it something else, or a more specific plan of approach?

Yes, introduce yourself to people who attend the conference, strike up a conversation and just listen, especially during lunch and happy hour. A lot of these people love to talk about what they do so just be a good listener. Also let them know that you're interested in finding a job. It comes down to the number of conferences you attend, the more you attend, the higher probability that you will get a job, regardless of your major.

I will say this, tech conferences are dominated by male nerds and if you happen to be a young good looking woman, they will trip over to find you a job in the tech world. To those techies, being with a good looking woman is like a godsend to many of them.

Where do you find out about these conferences? Are they free? Are there good and bad ones?

PP, this recommendation seems like something that a stay at home parent who imagines themselves a novelist might write. I’m forced to attend tech conferences, and honestly I would have nothing to say to a random English major who attended. Also, this “nerdy guys” trope seems like something PPP picked up watching Big Bang Theory reruns. I’ve got a job, a spouse, a kid, and an aging dad. I have no time for random attractive women, and showing prurient interest in them would be super cringey and gross.

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https://www.usajobs.gov/

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Anonymous wrote:Law firms hire college grads for paralegal positions and pay fairly well. If $ is what your child wants.,

Your kid will enjoy being sneered by the lawyers at as a loser who couldn't get into law school.

This is PP and that's BS. Plenty of people work these jobs for a few years before going to law school. It's actually a great way to see law firm life and decide if you really want it.

I was one of these people. Yes everyone is down to you. You don’t need to be smart. Or go to a good school to get these jobs…

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Law firms hire college grads for paralegal positions and pay fairly well. If $ is what your child wants.,

Your kid will enjoy being sneered by the lawyers at as a loser who couldn't get into law school.

This is PP and that's BS. Plenty of people work these jobs for a few years before going to law school. It's actually a great way to see law firm life and decide if you really want it.

It's not BS at all that lawyers are condescending a-holes who look down on paralegals.

Source: me, a paralegal.

Agree w/this.

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PP, if they join Peace Corps they get extra points when applying for Federal jobs; that also goes toward years of service!

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Anonymous wrote:peace corps. and then apply to graduate school

great idea!!

The Peace Corps needs engineers, people with healthcare experience, etc. Underemployed English majors don’t add much value.

tell me you've never served in the Peace Corps without telling me you've never served in the Peace Corps

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Anonymous wrote:English majors, good luck with your 'networking'.

What's the issue with English major and "networking"?

No issue, its just that they need to heavily reply on networking. So good luck.