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[quote=Anonymous]She is 25 she has plenty of time to figure things out. Furthermore seems like you threw out some fields that sound high paying (such as consulting and real estate). Real estate is a crap field (full of hucketrs with 0/little education). Consulting does not pay that high at the start (unless you go into the very top firms such a BCG Bain or McK, which yeah nice pay but awful work life balance), for example say she went Accenture, if I am not mistaken at least I the DMV area that starts at like 75k (unless I am mistaken) and again the big bucks in consulting (at least the types like Accenture, Deloitte, etc) are further into the career.

Last, you compared her to her former HS classmates, but you fail to take into account that some of them may have had connections who helped land those jobs. Furthermore, and as you yourself noted, getting a job is not only about how smart you are/academics but also how you sell yourself socially. In hiring, one key thing a lot of people I know, including myself, ask themselves...if candidates are comparable enough on skill, who would I rather work with, who seems more enjoyable to work with (or put more bluntly, who can I see myself getting a drink with). The social aspect really matters (for better or worse). [/quote]

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