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That is whygraduates do not find work. They never have worked in their life and a potential employer will tather consider a candidate that did not have daddy to pay for everything. At least one like that can work[/quote]

Really? THIS is why graduates can't find work? You sound silly!

Who's asking about monthly allowances during a job interview?

I'm certain my child's unpaid summer internships will make him more appealing than the kid who worked in the school cafeteria for spending money.
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internships are not as grand as they used to be. Everyone knows you just made the coffee.
The kid that juggled a job and college must surely be way more mature.
Employers do not care about gpa. Just are you the right person for this particular job
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You sound very silly, as many--if not most--internships provide REAL LIFE experience. And resumes/references allow prospective employees to flush out what the applicant actually did. But it's cute that you think you know what all employers think and want.

And it's YOUR assumption that the kid who worked must be more mature. And it's obviously a flawed assumption because many, many, many kids who did not work during college end up getting jobs. They don't go into the interview looking burned out and sounding as if they have a chip on their shoulders. But again, your assumption about what all employers think--based on your limited perspective--is cute.

And now employers don't care about GPA (BS. Otherwise they wouldn't request them.) They just care that you are the right person for this job. BINGO! THAT'S what they care about. Not whether or not you worked and juggled school.

Again, my child's internships and study abroad will make him a much more attractive candidate than the one who struggles to juggle work with college just so they can afford some down time at the movies.[/quote]

As a hiring partner at a management consulting firm, not only are you wrong--I absolutely value someone who worked their way through college over someone who had a bunch of bs unpaid internships--but the stereotypes generally hold up. I get the most work and the least drama from jr staff who had to earn money to help support themselves. The ones who had mommy and daddy pay for everything (or even worse-still do) tend to act like they are doing me a favor by working here. Um, no. I'm sure they will all end up fine eventually, but it's better if people develop a work ethic before they get their first real job.[/quote]

And you are what? Just ONE person?

You do realize your ONE anecdote is not representative of the larger hiring pool, right?

Based on anecdotal evidence, I'm certain most of us will argue that students who do not work during college end up doing better than fine. I didn't work and NEVER had a problem getting jobs during my career. And based on the experiences of my friends and colleagues--whose children also did not work during college--jobs are plentiful, no one asks or cares about how they got spending money during the school term :shock:  and their internship experiences were not discounted. In every case it was considered real life experience and much more valuable than unrelated workstudy jobs. In fact, many of those students were hired where they interned--which is another benefit of interning.

However, I'll leave you to your hiring practices and prejudices. After all, they have no impact on me or any impressive new college graduate.[/quote]

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