<p>And now I have one rent-free! </p>
<p>It took her sister three years to find her first teaching job, so I am greatly relieved. We helped #1 for a long time while she subbed and then spent a year at a private voucher-only school that stopped paying her midway through the school year.</p>
<p>DD is off to a tech career fair today. And yesterday she had another call about a potential job. With any luck, some of the companies that have been heavily advertising for positions wanting some experience will be there and she can talk to them about internships or true entry level jobs.</p>
<p>Since May, my son has turned down a summer camp job offer because it required sleeping there and monitoring the campers. He has had one other interview but was not called back in for a second one. His interests lie in Physics, but he only minored in the subject. He has some IT experience so I pushed him into applying at Staples so he can at least pay his bills. His college buddies also seem to lack motivation. This is not what I expected from him.</p>
<p>What degree did he graduate with or is he still in college, TonyK?</p>
<p>Glad I found this thread :)</p>
<p>DS is still searching for a job. He graduated with a Chemical Engineering degree with a decent GPA plus several internships under his belt. He is getting a little depress due to the lack of response. A couple of phone interviews but nothing concrete. Many of the jobs are asking for 3+ years in experience which he doesn’t have. Trying to keep his spirits up but I feel bad for him. I don’t believe he considered how difficult it would be to land his first job especially since he landed his internships very easily. Hoping for some good news soon – sometimes I think the advertised jobs don’t really exist (HR is putting it out there to satisfy the law).</p>
<p>Lakemom,</p>
<p>Philosophy Major and Physics Minor. Originally planned to go to Law School.</p>
<p>So he no longer is interested in law I take it. I did a quick search and this from Rutgers gives various directions he can go in. I wonder if teaching something in science would appeal to him.
[Career</a> Opportunities for Majors in Philosophy | Career Services | Rutgers](<a href=“http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/philosophy.shtml]Career”>http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/philosophy.shtml)</p>
<p>I can feel your frustration, my son just finished freshman year so I have 3 more years to wait to see what all he does with his degree. Sounds like you need to set some benchmarks with him so in the next X months he is self supporting and he knows that he has to become self supporting.</p>
<p>Thanks for helping me and I’ll check out the Rutgers site. I had a talk with him about finances today. If he didn’t have a passion for law then I’m glad we didn’t nudge him. Be leery of what your son’s advisor tells him. Ours talked him into taking lots of Physics courses and forget math and economics. My son’s advisor was a Physics professor naturally.</p>
<p>Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind. Good luck!</p>
<p>NYC, many jobs are posted internally and externally. If the company can find someone internal, they usually do. They know the business already and are easier to train. I recent interviewed for a job and I knew being internal gave me a big advantage. I didn’t get it, but another internal candidate did. I do know external people interviewed.</p>
<p>S3 landed a fabulous job in DC this week! Doing exactly the kind of work he was seeking, although not in the sports field. He is working for a start up incubated at Harvard Business School, which apparently now has ample and stable funding. My son started this week and has discovered he is going to be wearing a lot if hats but getting amazing experience. The pay is enough that he is completely off the family payroll and self supporting, although we are keeping him on our family plan health insurance as it doesn’t cost us any more and the coverage is better.</p>
<p>I think we will be jn shock next month… We have been paying tuition for one or two students nonstop since 2003…and all of a sudden all 3 boys are off our books.</p>
<p>Now I can spoil my grand baby guilt-free</p>
<p>Great news, boysx3!</p>
<p>Lucky grandbaby too!</p>
<p>Boysx3- awesome news!!!</p>
<p>congrats!!</p>
<p>What great news!</p>
<p>Great news. I remember how nice it felt to not have to financially support my kids, and, especially, how nice it felt to know that they could take care of themselves.</p>
<p>Woohoo boyx3 for the job in DC.</p>
<p>boysx3 - just saw your post - that is so fantastic! It really is amazing to get them launched and financially independent - congratulations!</p>
<p>Hi all. My son was just offered a job that he’s not sure he should take. It’s in his field (journalism), but in a small market. The pay is low and they want him to sign a 3 year contract. He wants to work, and he’s not getting a lot of calls for interviews, but a 3 year contract is kind of long. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>I don’t think I have ever heard of any job you sign on for 3 years. Heck, even a apt lease is usually for one year. I would suggest your son agree to a one year agreement and at the end of the one year, then each side can evaluate whether the arrangement is good. He can pitch it that at the end of one year, they can let him go if they are not satisfied with his work with no notice if they want. </p>
<p>After 6 months, your son will know if he is happy there. If not, he can spend the next 6 months putting feelers out for a new job. He can tell any future employer that he agreed to a full year so will not leave his current employer until the year is out. That a new employer would not want an employee to duck out early and not meet an agreement so they should honor that.</p>