Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sounds like law school material. At least, my top 5 law school 15 years ago was full of people who were there because they didn’t know what other next steps to take after college.
This.
But really, his Ivy League school should have helped him apply to some kind of 1-2 year training program in consulting or teach for America or something if he had no idea what he wanted to do.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are lots of jobs out there I bet he just doesn’t seem them as good enough- child protective services always needs employees (yes you can get some with a bachelor’s degree), paralegal. Hell tell him to get a job in retail and see if he can work his way up to management. That’s what my 21 year old cousin with only a HS diploma did.
Of course these aren’t good enough. The kid should be in some kind of professional program not working at McDonalds or CPS which is one step above.
Anonymous wrote:There are lots of jobs out there I bet he just doesn’t seem them as good enough- child protective services always needs employees (yes you can get some with a bachelor’s degree), paralegal. Hell tell him to get a job in retail and see if he can work his way up to management. That’s what my 21 year old cousin with only a HS diploma did.
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like law school material. At least, my top 5 law school 15 years ago was full of people who were there because they didn’t know what other next steps to take after college.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When I graduated from an Ivy with an engineering degree back in 1991, I only knew one person who got a job by May. We all managed to become productive citizens since. He’ll be fine.
Is this 1991?
Anonymous wrote:There are lots of jobs out there I bet he just doesn’t seem them as good enough- child protective services always needs employees (yes you can get some with a bachelor’s degree), paralegal. Hell tell him to get a job in retail and see if he can work his way up to management. That’s what my 21 year old cousin with only a HS diploma did.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has he done anything substantive to show interest in his field while in college? Did he do research for a professor? Did he join any professional societies? Intern during the semester anywhere? Work a campus job? A summer job?
It's been 1.5 years since COVID were rolled back. If he has done nothing to sell about himself, he's just lazy.
I'm his mother and I'm not going to disagree with your appraisal. Now that we have that out of the way, how does he get a good job with a practically vacant resume and one month from earning an Ivy League bachelor's degree?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Your, it’s insane to go straight into a job
What would you suggest people who aren’t rich and have student loans do after college? This is a very privileged position to take.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has he done anything substantive to show interest in his field while in college? Did he do research for a professor? Did he join any professional societies? Intern during the semester anywhere? Work a campus job? A summer job?
It's been 1.5 years since COVID were rolled back. If he has done nothing to sell about himself, he's just lazy.
I'm his mother and I'm not going to disagree with your appraisal. Now that we have that out of the way, how does he get a good job with a practically vacant resume and one month from earning an Ivy League bachelor's degree?
He doesn’t get a good job, he gets a job and builds up from there. There are plenty of places interested in hiring people with bachelor’s degrees in any field.
Anonymous wrote:Your, it’s insane to go straight into a job
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When I graduated from an Ivy with an engineering degree back in 1991, I only knew one person who got a job by May. We all managed to become productive citizens since. He’ll be fine.
Engineering and you didn't have any internships? No employer offered you and your friends jobs at the end of your rising senior summer internships?
No. Internships were something a small number of kids got back then, not the whole class. Most potential employers were laying people off, not hiring interns.