2022 graduation without any jobs offered

[Anonymous]

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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.

[Anonymous]

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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.

+1
If your kid majors in Liberal arts (non stem based), then they have to have a plan and goals for finding a job. It takes a bit more work than say an accounting major or any type of business major, CS or Engineer majors. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. But they have to have a bit more focus and drive because there are not just jobs that say "we want a history major", so they need to define what they want out of life and what path is best to achieve that

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

It's very, VERY sketchy to not have a job locked up by graduation. Most college seniors had full-time offers in their pocket by July or August from their summer internship last year (2021). Worst-case you're doing on campus recruiting and have something locked up by Sept.-Oct. December at the very latest. OP's kid has issues.

Wrong. So very wrong. Some do and some don't. They will be fine and you can definitely unclench.

OP my history major from last year graduated without a job and no real internships besides the fake ones online. Came home, lived with us as he sent out resumes to policy/comms firms in DC. Had an entry level job by Sept. and has been there since. Loves is, does answer phone some but moving into street comms and now shares an apartment with a coworker. Thinking he may want to go to grad or law school. Will figure it out this summer and plans to do it at night to keep working. Job market is good and your kid will be fine. College isn't a vocational school. It is ok to look for a job after graduation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

It's very, VERY sketchy to not have a job locked up by graduation. Most college seniors had full-time offers in their pocket by July or August from their summer internship last year (2021). Worst-case you're doing on campus recruiting and have something locked up by Sept.-Oct. December at the very latest. OP's kid has issues.

Not true. Many kids could not find internships last summer. Due to covid there were less than normal, and many companies automatically offered them to the candidates they had selected for 2020 internships but then didn't get to do them due to covid. So there were not many new slots. And obviously, many kids had their internships cancelled summer 2020. So this years seniors did have a rough time getting internships.

Signed A parent of a 2022 grad who changed majors at end of freshman year to a completely different field, completed the new major in 3 years graduating on time, but wasn't eligible for internships for summer 2020 since was essentially "a freshman" then, and made every effort to get on summer 2021 but it was challenging. However my kid had a plan, continued to work the job they had worked since HS and worked it summer and every break they were home. Kid landed a job finally in March, but had a plan in case they didn't. They were going to become a manager at the job they'd worked for 5 years during HS and during breaks in college, while they continued to search for a job in their field.

However, most college graduates should have a plan for what to do if they don't have a job. What additional courses they might want to take, do they join americorps/peacecorp, do they go for a graduate degree? More importantly they need to regroup and determine what their goals are and find a path to achieve that

[Anonymous]

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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.

It’s *champing* at the bit.

“…no less an authority than William Safire weighed in 31 years ago, saying that "to spell it champing at the bit when most people would say chomping at the bit is to slavishly follow outdated dictionary preferences."

https://www.npr.org/sections/memmos/2016/06/09/605796769/chew-on-this-is-it-chomping-or-champing

Or maybe PP is just a fan of “Anatomy of a Scandal” where this is is discussed.

[Anonymous]

Nothing wrong with majoring in history, but you better have a high honors GPA, great networking skills, lots of campus involvement and strong letters of rec from professors.

Otherwise the kid is just lazy and immature. What a waste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of people here who are both rude and uninformed. That's a very unattractive combination.

The job market remains white hot despite the stock market turbulence. Good candidates with a good record of undergrad success are getting jobs. Yes a CS major will have options a history major won't but both will get hired.

You "McDonald's! Starbucks!" people are really pathetic and sad. I wonder what made you that way?

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

It's very, VERY sketchy to not have a job locked up by graduation. Most college seniors had full-time offers in their pocket by July or August from their summer internship last year (2021). Worst-case you're doing on campus recruiting and have something locked up by Sept.-Oct. December at the very latest. OP's kid has issues.

As others have said this poster is out of her mind. Anyone adult who uses the word “sketchy” in such a context should not be listened to. To OP: UVA has an excellent career counseling office. Your child should make contact now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

It's very, VERY sketchy to not have a job locked up by graduation. Most college seniors had full-time offers in their pocket by July or August from their summer internship last year (2021). Worst-case you're doing on campus recruiting and have something locked up by Sept.-Oct. December at the very latest. OP's kid has issues.

As others have said this poster is out of her mind. Anyone adult who uses the word “sketchy” in such a context should not be listened to. To OP: UVA has an excellent career counseling office. Your child should make contact now.

Make contact now? Weren’t they doing that at all over the last four years?

[Anonymous]

Why are you all responding to the troll OP? JFC. Move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

It's very, VERY sketchy to not have a job locked up by graduation. Most college seniors had full-time offers in their pocket by July or August from their summer internship last year (2021). Worst-case you're doing on campus recruiting and have something locked up by Sept.-Oct. December at the very latest. OP's kid has issues.

As others have said this poster is out of her mind. Anyone adult who uses the word “sketchy” in such a context should not be listened to. To OP: UVA has an excellent career counseling office. Your child should make contact now.

Career counselors weeks after graduating? Ma’am, if the kid didn’t call, zoom or visit that office one darn time in 4 years they aren’t going to now. They are who they are: lazy and unfocused. The only people defending OP’s kid are those with lazy kids of their own. OP and/or the generous financial aid office at UVA just wasted $120,000 educating this young man. And he’s a workshy child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

It's very, VERY sketchy to not have a job locked up by graduation. Most college seniors had full-time offers in their pocket by July or August from their summer internship last year (2021). Worst-case you're doing on campus recruiting and have something locked up by Sept.-Oct. December at the very latest. OP's kid has issues.

Not true. Many kids could not find internships last summer. Due to covid there were less than normal, and many companies automatically offered them to the candidates they had selected for 2020 internships but then didn't get to do them due to covid. So there were not many new slots. And obviously, many kids had their internships cancelled summer 2020. So this years seniors did have a rough time getting internships.

Signed A parent of a 2022 grad who changed majors at end of freshman year to a completely different field, completed the new major in 3 years graduating on time, but wasn't eligible for internships for summer 2020 since was essentially "a freshman" then, and made every effort to get on summer 2021 but it was challenging. However my kid had a plan, continued to work the job they had worked since HS and worked it summer and every break they were home. Kid landed a job finally in March, but had a plan in case they didn't. They were going to become a manager at the job they'd worked for 5 years during HS and during breaks in college, while they continued to search for a job in their field.

However, most college graduates should have a plan for what to do if they don't have a job. What additional courses they might want to take, do they join americorps/peacecorp, do they go for a graduate degree? More importantly they need to regroup and determine what their goals are and find a path to achieve that

Bull crap. Nobody was impacted last summer. Kids were making out like bandits for basically fake internships over zoom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

It's very, VERY sketchy to not have a job locked up by graduation. Most college seniors had full-time offers in their pocket by July or August from their summer internship last year (2021). Worst-case you're doing on campus recruiting and have something locked up by Sept.-Oct. December at the very latest. OP's kid has issues.

As others have said this poster is out of her mind. Anyone adult who uses the word “sketchy” in such a context should not be listened to. To OP: UVA has an excellent career counseling office. Your child should make contact now.

Career counselors weeks after graduating? Ma’am, if the kid didn’t call, zoom or visit that office one darn time in 4 years they aren’t going to now. They are who they are: lazy and unfocused. The only people defending OP’s kid are those with lazy kids of their own. OP and/or the generous financial aid office at UVA just wasted $120,000 educating this young man. And he’s a workshy child.

Nope their job is the improve the post graduation employment numbers which helps the school recruit. They will be happy to help whenever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t paralegals need some sort of certificate?

No not at all.

The correct answer is...it depends on the state. It's not 2000 anymore. Most paralegals have certificates/degrees or both.

Most law firms hire paralegals either directly out of college, or with a certificate.

Correct. Right now there is a big need at my firm for marketing assistants. Smart grads that can write well and are organized could be trained.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been what two weeks?

It's very, VERY sketchy to not have a job locked up by graduation. Most college seniors had full-time offers in their pocket by July or August from their summer internship last year (2021). Worst-case you're doing on campus recruiting and have something locked up by Sept.-Oct. December at the very latest. OP's kid has issues.

As others have said this poster is out of her mind. Anyone adult who uses the word “sketchy” in such a context should not be listened to. To OP: UVA has an excellent career counseling office. Your child should make contact now.

Career counselors weeks after graduating? Ma’am, if the kid didn’t call, zoom or visit that office one darn time in 4 years they aren’t going to now. They are who they are: lazy and unfocused. The only people defending OP’s kid are those with lazy kids of their own. OP and/or the generous financial aid office at UVA just wasted $120,000 educating this young man. And he’s a workshy child.

Nope their job is the improve the post graduation employment numbers which helps the school recruit. They will be happy to help whenever.

+1. Of course they will help out now