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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This post is fascinating. As someone who has pulled strings for my own kids and for former colleagues and friends, and as someone who chose to NOT pull a string bc I did not want to vouch for the applicant, or I doubted the kid’s abilities, and I just didn’t want to risk my reputation, there are a million ways that OP’s DH can handle this. And, he likely knows all the moves:

Send in the resume with a strong, take a look, he’s great!
Send in the resume with a lukewarm noncommittal just “take a look and if you can, maybe have one conversation” message to the recruiter. 
Tell the kid that the recruitment cycle for this May’s grads ended in the fall when the previous summer interns received offers so he is too late, but will help with the resume. (And every kid gunning for IB knows this btw, they understand the recruiting cycle is 12 to 18 months Prior To Start date - so it further shows that Nephew is indeed a nitwit)

I believe there is nothing wrong with nepotism. It’s how the world works. But for those deriding the OP for not being more supportive because he is her Nephew, no way, that’s not how it works. I have a dozen nieces and nephews. I might pull some help for one or two of them. The others are discombobulated disasters (many of you have similar relations in your family!) and I’d give them option 3 above.[/quote]

An uncle leading the kid on does him no favors. The kid needs to meet with career center at Duke and take anything he can get at this point. The prime jobs are all filled months ago and the job market lacks the froth it had in 2022 and 2023. Without looking, the big Duke career fair for graduating seniors was way back in September or October. The fact this kid has nothing when it's nearly March is a major red flag.[/quote]

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