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[quote=Anonymous]Seek mental health treatment

Encourage him to be sure he has SOMETHING in his schedule to get him out of the house every day---it would be good for him to build up his social life if he is not still close with his high school friends, it's important that he has enjoyable things going on and isn't spending 24/7 lamenting his (temporary) position in life. He is failing to recognize how good he has it. So many young people do not have many opportunities at all and he is effectively on 3rd base whether he realizes it or not.

Be realistic with him, it will likely take 6 or more months to get a job. Encourage him to take advantage of the fact that he has more freedom and control over his waking hours now than he will have once he does find employment. Time is a limited resource and he has a lot of it right now.

His situation is actually quite common, Ivy Leaguer or not. He needs to adjust his attitude and apply for the entry level jobs that he feels are somehow beneath him.

I was in a situation like his 25 years ago along with several of my classmates. We were all people with a ton of academic success but that doesn't translate to being able to market yourself when looking for jobs. The career services dept at my Ivy was not helpful, and many of us were useless when it came to networking. All of us had a moody, stressful summer and ended up taking jobs that we weren't super excited about. Thankfully you get to be more choosy when you're looking for the next one. All of us are well-established in our career areas now and like where we landed[/quote]

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