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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't agree.  I am speaking from the immigrant perspective who has been in 4 countries and  not from the conventional American mindset.   I think you need to have a deep conversation with him.  He should have 3 months of grace period from getting a job.

This is a time for focussing on social connections (yes, he should party with friends, get together for golf, keep the connections alive and thriving), his network (college and HS friends, professors, mentors, PI, coaches, EC connections),  his health and appearance (lose the pounds, clear the skin, get the dental checkups, up to date with vaccines, lose bad habits, therapy and career coaching if needed), and a close look at his resume, interview skills, linkedIn profile, next steps for career etc.

Do not be in a hurry to throw him in a menial job at Home-Depot or McDonalds.  Because he will lose the momentum and circle that he gained in college when he transitions into doing a low-paying, low-skilled job.  He will not feel good about himself and it will drain away his confidence.

It is really bad advice and a poverty mind-set that you need to get out of. [/quote]

It is not a poverty mindset if you are constantly searching for opportunities. I had a retail job after college to supplement my journalism earnings that were quite paltry. The retail job earned me a couple hundred extra a week and helped me get more professional clothes and very importantly kept me out there and motivated. It was the energy that was a key to wanting to improve my situation  and kept me out and active. I eventually got a better journalism job before becoming a paralegal and then going to law school. But feeling like I was out in the game was huge.

The last thing you want is an unemployed person sitting at home surfing the net for jobs and then spacing out all day.  I have seen several friends do that and it leads to inertia and in some cases depression.[/quote]

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