Funny, I always tell my kids that they may be bigger than me and smarter than me, but they will ALWAYS be my babies. There is no getting out of that one.
@shellz, that’s the exact quote I couldn’t retrieve in my sieve-like brain this morning. Sniff, sniff is right!
@runnersmom That, and Joni Mitchell’s “Circle Game” are tormenting me of late. Darn those kids for growing up…
“there are coaches out there who can help someone like your son put together a strategy and go for it.”
Yes, please!
Holding my breath - crossing my fingers - he has a very promsing lead. They are supposed to fly him in for an interview within the next 1-2 weeks.
@rockvillemom That’s fantastic!!!
He was right. For what he is looking for - posted ads seldom work. It’s all connections and networking. I am so thankful to his network of coaches who really came through for him. Hoping this very promising lead comes through and he knows where he is heading by the end of May.
Keeping fingers crossed, rockvillemom!
Hi there RVM. Just stumbled across your post and am sending positive vibes to you and your son! Hope it all works out. Keep us updated.
I have not been through this situation, but I disagree with anyone who would tell you not to be involved at all. Most jobs in this world are found through networking, of friends, family, current and past business and school associates. I’d spread the word to anyone and everyone you know and share any ideas you might get from other resources. That is more than reasonable, IMO.
Fingers crossed for your DS, rockvillemom.
Crossing fingers here, I know how hard it is for them to focus on continuing the search while waiting for that “amazing opportunity” to pan out. I watched my S2 get caught in that quicksand more times than I can count, but in the end he got his job through networking. I really believe the posted jobs lead to the black hole of resume drops in most cases.
Thank you all. I am stunned he has such a good prospect so quickly. The pay is not great - but it exactly what he wants to be doing and where he wants to be doing it - and he can continue his frugal lifestyle while continuing to pursue his dream career - can’t ask for more than that. Now I just have to be patient until the details are finalized.
Yes, the quicksand caught my son. That is, six weeks of interviews followed by four weeks of a promise of an interview with the CEO only for that to fall through. Nothing else could compete with this opportunity. He even turned down a job offer because that one opportunity was so promising. I talked to him today, he has his lease until August 5th and an opportunity for an on-campus job until then.
Keeping fingers crossed for your son, RockvilleMom.
good luck!
Dis is in the final three, and they’ve called his references. If he gets this job, it means moving 1.000 miles away, but it would be perfect for him.
Fingers crossed here as well! (My older son also wants a career in sports on the analytics side. He’s still in college.) A very good sign they are flying him out and it’s great his coaches are behind him too.
Good luck to your son, RVM. Reassuring that he got an interview so quickly. S2 is applying for a new job (altho he’s still employed), so we’re in the “crossing our fingers” stage too.
Look up the word “child” in the dictionary and you will find one definition is “son or daughter of any age.” So the poster who asserts one cannot be both a child and an adult is absolutely wrong.
Good luck to the OP’s son on the new lead.
I like that. He is my adult son - and I treat him as an adult - but he will always be my child.
And thank you - I am hoping this lead works out. He sounded so excited about it. Would hate to see another disappointment.