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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The pampering of children continues. What happens when they get a job offer in Chicago? I guess staying in the DC area and being unemployed is more desirable.[/quote]
Someone who hates Chicago’s weather probably isn’t applying to jobs in Chicago. [/quote]

Consider this possibility. Your kid applies to a corporation, they offer a job at one of their offices which happens to be in a cold climate.  My advice is to take the job for a year or 2, get some experience and then, apply elsewhere. My DS applied to Bowdoin College and I reminded him a college campus isn't like home where your mom and dad send you out to shovel multiple times a day. The college has people and heavy duty machinery.[/quote]

Great for your child that he wants to go to Bowdoin.  Not every kid would want to.  And a job offer is just a job offer--your kid can refuse the offer if they have a better one.  Same with college--people have choices.[/quote]

But in today's job market, you don't limit your jobs based on weather.  You search and then compare, and yes if all other things are similar you pick based on weather.  But a kid can survive a few years in cold weather, especially if Chicago (major city, not rural) and get some experience
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This makes no sense.  If you are good enough to get a job in Chicago you can get one in San Francisco or LA or wherever.  By city is one way to narrow down applicants…if someone is interviewing everywhere they likely have no clue what they want to do.  We always considered it a red flag to interview in multiple cities when I was on a hiring committee.[/quote]

No, someone interviewing many places means they are focused on finding a job, and the right job, and are willing to look in multiple areas.  Sure, most have a choice of where they want to live, but smart people keep options open, especially in this environment. My kid would be happy in PNW, Chicago, and most cities in the Northeast (They have lived in all those areas and like them) .  But they will consider jobs anywhere, since finding them is difficult.  [/quote]

Not sure why you think finding a job is so difficult that people must look in multiple cities, but I don’t think that is true for good candidates.  [/quote]

Have you seen how graduates the past few years are struggling?  Companies are laying off 10-15%+ of their workforce, they simply are not hiring much at all.  Even top kids from good schools.  Given that, it behooves most kids to search nationwide, with a more intense focus on the areas they really want.  But tying yourself to one area might leave your grad unemployed.

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