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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was like your son and I graduated straight into a recession, no connections, no parent money. Pretty sure I was depressed but didn't know it. So yes I had to take horrible entry level jobs where people said what are YOU doing here, or she's too good for this place. It was just the path I had to take to grow up.

He just needs to take one job and start. He can always keep looking but that one job will teach him a lot about what it takes to survive in the real world.  [/quote]

How long were in "horrible" jobs until you found something worthwhile? Did you tap Ivy connections or use the degree help escape that rung?[/quote]

Total about 3 years, different job each year. The first job was in my field but horrible work environment. The next two, I knew the some of the execs via networking and both places only hired people from top schools. I stayed at the 4th job for a long time and by then I'd established myself. I am in tech (which is not related to my degree - I coded as a hobby and helped close deals early on) so it wasn't strange to job hop so often early on.[/quote]

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