2024 grads- job placement

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC graduated from UVA - CS.

Was aiming for Google, Amazon etc.

Nothing materialized. Barely landed a job at local defense contracting firm. Good pay. But still very jarring experience.

And yes, UVa played no role in getting the job. Basically he was a graduate in CS. That's about it.

Mentioning that to folks who are hyper focused in getting their kid into UVA/UMd/VT

I think it’s a rough job market for CS compared to a few years ago. So your UVA kid probably got a bump from his school, even if it’s not top tier tech. Neighbor’s kid graduated CS from UMich this year and is ecstatic to get job at insurance company. Apparently lots of classmates don’t have jobs yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD graduated from UMD in CS 2+ years ago and is currently earning 120k. Guess she got lucky because right out of college she landed and intern position, then became permanent, got her TS with Poly, laid off after 2years (quite a few of them due to budget cuts) and had several offers after two weeks of looking.

So judging by the her timeframe guess there's a glut in the market. Tell the kids keep looking and apply all over - forget the entry salary it's the experience that counts.

Also wanted to add, DD also mentioned that she noticed quite a few of the interns had come out of bootcamps. Appears some employers are willing to go for real world like experiece that these programs provided.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both DS and DD recently graduated on May '24 along with three other nieces and nephews:

- DS graduated from Ivy and still looking for a job, had internships in both sophomore and junior year,

- DD graduated from Duke and is still looking for a job,

- Nephew #1 graduated from JMU. Received a job offer from a financial service because he was an athlete at JMU, and that job via athletic alumni,

- Nephew #2 graduated from UCLA; got a job offer from one of the political donor connections because he played music at one of the private fund-raising events, and made friends with several young people at the event. Their parents are rich political donors,

Niece #1 graduated from UNC; got a job offer as a government contractor PM job because her father is a SES in the government,

Both DS and DD are still looking. Without "networking" with decision makers, it is difficult to land a job these days. They both now realized that it is not the school you attended, it is who you know that matters. FWIW, nephew #1 is trying to leverage his skills to get both DS and DD a job where he is at.

Hahaha the ethically challenged SES put pressure on the gov contractor to hire his kid

Disgusting

I've seen SES card play many times in my 30+ years of gov't contracting.

OP - what did you DS and DD major in?

+2

I've seen that EVP card play man times in the private sector as well. If you can use it to help someone, why not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC graduated from UVA - CS.

Was aiming for Google, Amazon etc.

Nothing materialized. Barely landed a job at local defense contracting firm. Good pay. But still very jarring experience.

And yes, UVa played no role in getting the job. Basically he was a graduate in CS. That's about it.

Mentioning that to folks who are hyper focused in getting their kid into UVA/UMd/VT

I think it’s a rough job market for CS compared to a few years ago. So your UVA kid probably got a bump from his school, even if it’s not top tier tech. Neighbor’s kid graduated CS from UMich this year and is ecstatic to get job at insurance company. Apparently lots of classmates don’t have jobs yet.

I dont' think that is true at all. My DD recently graduated from Cornell with an MS in engineering and she is still jobless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC graduated from UVA - CS.

Was aiming for Google, Amazon etc.

Nothing materialized. Barely landed a job at local defense contracting firm. Good pay. But still very jarring experience.

And yes, UVa played no role in getting the job. Basically he was a graduate in CS. That's about it.

Mentioning that to folks who are hyper focused in getting their kid into UVA/UMd/VT

I think it’s a rough job market for CS compared to a few years ago. So your UVA kid probably got a bump from his school, even if it’s not top tier tech. Neighbor’s kid graduated CS from UMich this year and is ecstatic to get job at insurance company. Apparently lots of classmates don’t have jobs yet.

I dont' think that is true at all. My DD recently graduated from Cornell with an MS in engineering and she is still jobless.

????? The above comment doesn't make sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC graduated from UVA - CS.

Was aiming for Google, Amazon etc.

Nothing materialized. Barely landed a job at local defense contracting firm. Good pay. But still very jarring experience.

And yes, UVa played no role in getting the job. Basically he was a graduate in CS. That's about it.

Mentioning that to folks who are hyper focused in getting their kid into UVA/UMd/VT

I think it’s a rough job market for CS compared to a few years ago. So your UVA kid probably got a bump from his school, even if it’s not top tier tech. Neighbor’s kid graduated CS from UMich this year and is ecstatic to get job at insurance company. Apparently lots of classmates don’t have jobs yet.

I dont' think that is true at all. My DD recently graduated from Cornell with an MS in engineering and she is still jobless.

????? The above comment doesn't make sense.

dp.. PP is saying that the brand name in the school (Cornell) is NOT giving their kid a bump, as the ^PP mentioned about UVA giving them a bump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC graduated from UVA - CS.

Was aiming for Google, Amazon etc.

Nothing materialized. Barely landed a job at local defense contracting firm. Good pay. But still very jarring experience.

And yes, UVa played no role in getting the job. Basically he was a graduate in CS. That's about it.

Mentioning that to folks who are hyper focused in getting their kid into UVA/UMd/VT

I think it’s a rough job market for CS compared to a few years ago. So your UVA kid probably got a bump from his school, even if it’s not top tier tech. Neighbor’s kid graduated CS from UMich this year and is ecstatic to get job at insurance company. Apparently lots of classmates don’t have jobs yet.

I dont' think that is true at all. My DD recently graduated from Cornell with an MS in engineering and she is still jobless.

What type of engineering? What was her GPA? Does she have good social skills? Good interviewing skills? What does she want to do? Maybe we can help!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC graduated from UVA - CS.

Was aiming for Google, Amazon etc.

Nothing materialized. Barely landed a job at local defense contracting firm. Good pay. But still very jarring experience.

And yes, UVa played no role in getting the job. Basically he was a graduate in CS. That's about it.

Mentioning that to folks who are hyper focused in getting their kid into UVA/UMd/VT

PP: did you accompany your DC during the interviews?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both DS and DD recently graduated on May '24 along with three other nieces and nephews:

- DS graduated from Ivy and still looking for a job, had internships in both sophomore and junior year,

- DD graduated from Duke and is still looking for a job,

- Nephew #1 graduated from JMU. Received a job offer from a financial service because he was an athlete at JMU, and that job via athletic alumni,

- Nephew #2 graduated from UCLA; got a job offer from one of the political donor connections because he played music at one of the private fund-raising events, and made friends with several young people at the event. Their parents are rich political donors,

Niece #1 graduated from UNC; got a job offer as a government contractor PM job because her father is a SES in the government,

Both DS and DD are still looking. Without "networking" with decision makers, it is difficult to land a job these days. They both now realized that it is not the school you attended, it is who you know that matters. FWIW, nephew #1 is trying to leverage his skills to get both DS and DD a job where he is at.

Hahaha the ethically challenged SES put pressure on the gov contractor to hire his kid

Disgusting

I've seen SES card play many times in my 30+ years of gov't contracting.

OP - what did you DS and DD major in?

Total conflict of interest and fireable (like walked outta the building fireable) offense. Which agency is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC graduated from UVA - CS.

Was aiming for Google, Amazon etc.

Nothing materialized. Barely landed a job at local defense contracting firm. Good pay. But still very jarring experience.

And yes, UVa played no role in getting the job. Basically he was a graduate in CS. That's about it.

Mentioning that to folks who are hyper focused in getting their kid into UVA/UMd/VT

PP: did you accompany your DC during the interviews?

Speaking of Google, Amazon etc, I've a friend whose son has been out of college a few years and currently makes 350k a year. I also know another kid from an HBCU who went to work for Google right out of college @120k. She previously interned with them. This is not the norm....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC graduated from UVA - CS.

Was aiming for Google, Amazon etc.

Nothing materialized. Barely landed a job at local defense contracting firm. Good pay. But still very jarring experience.

And yes, UVa played no role in getting the job. Basically he was a graduate in CS. That's about it.

Mentioning that to folks who are hyper focused in getting their kid into UVA/UMd/VT

I think it’s a rough job market for CS compared to a few years ago. So your UVA kid probably got a bump from his school, even if it’s not top tier tech. Neighbor’s kid graduated CS from UMich this year and is ecstatic to get job at insurance company. Apparently lots of classmates don’t have jobs yet.

I dont' think that is true at all. My DD recently graduated from Cornell with an MS in engineering and she is still jobless.

An MS even from Cornell is not that prestigious. The only MS that would be prestigious is a funded one, or one as part of Rhodes or similar. Cornell name would give a big boost for undergrad or med , law or phD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both DS and DD recently graduated on May '24 along with three other nieces and nephews:

- DS graduated from Ivy and still looking for a job, had internships in both sophomore and junior year,

- DD graduated from Duke and is still looking for a job,

- Nephew #1 graduated from JMU. Received a job offer from a financial service because he was an athlete at JMU, and that job via athletic alumni,

- Nephew #2 graduated from UCLA; got a job offer from one of the political donor connections because he played music at one of the private fund-raising events, and made friends with several young people at the event. Their parents are rich political donors,

Niece #1 graduated from UNC; got a job offer as a government contractor PM job because her father is a SES in the government,

Both DS and DD are still looking. Without "networking" with decision makers, it is difficult to land a job these days. They both now realized that it is not the school you attended, it is who you know that matters. FWIW, nephew #1 is trying to leverage his skills to get both DS and DD a job where he is at.

Hahaha the ethically challenged SES put pressure on the gov contractor to hire his kid

Disgusting

I've seen SES card play many times in my 30+ years of gov't contracting.

OP - what did you DS and DD major in?

Total conflict of interest and fireable (like walked outta the building fireable) offense. Which agency is this?

DP. It goes on at many agencies, probably at your agency too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An MS even from Cornell is not that prestigious. The only MS that would be prestigious is a funded one, or one as part of Rhodes or similar. Cornell name would give a big boost for undergrad or med , law or phD

DP. Are you saying that an MS from Cornell is not that prestigious vs. a BS degree from Cornell? FWIW, my DD received a BS and MS degrees in BME from Cornell, and she is still looking for a job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both DS and DD recently graduated on May '24 along with three other nieces and nephews:

- DS graduated from Ivy and still looking for a job, had internships in both sophomore and junior year,

- DD graduated from Duke and is still looking for a job,

- Nephew #1 graduated from JMU. Received a job offer from a financial service because he was an athlete at JMU, and that job via athletic alumni,

- Nephew #2 graduated from UCLA; got a job offer from one of the political donor connections because he played music at one of the private fund-raising events, and made friends with several young people at the event. Their parents are rich political donors,

Niece #1 graduated from UNC; got a job offer as a government contractor PM job because her father is a SES in the government,

Both DS and DD are still looking. Without "networking" with decision makers, it is difficult to land a job these days. They both now realized that it is not the school you attended, it is who you know that matters. FWIW, nephew #1 is trying to leverage his skills to get both DS and DD a job where he is at.

Hahaha the ethically challenged SES put pressure on the gov contractor to hire his kid

Disgusting

What's SES mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both DS and DD recently graduated on May '24 along with three other nieces and nephews:

- DS graduated from Ivy and still looking for a job, had internships in both sophomore and junior year,

- DD graduated from Duke and is still looking for a job,

- Nephew #1 graduated from JMU. Received a job offer from a financial service because he was an athlete at JMU, and that job via athletic alumni,

- Nephew #2 graduated from UCLA; got a job offer from one of the political donor connections because he played music at one of the private fund-raising events, and made friends with several young people at the event. Their parents are rich political donors,

Niece #1 graduated from UNC; got a job offer as a government contractor PM job because her father is a SES in the government,

Both DS and DD are still looking. Without "networking" with decision makers, it is difficult to land a job these days. They both now realized that it is not the school you attended, it is who you know that matters. FWIW, nephew #1 is trying to leverage his skills to get both DS and DD a job where he is at.

Hahaha the ethically challenged SES put pressure on the gov contractor to hire his kid

Disgusting

What's SES mean?

https://www.federalpay.org/ses/2024#google_vignette
Senior Executive Service (SES)