Impending graduation & stress!

deb922
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:02:04 +0000

I’ve been wanting to post something similar. My D is graduating in May. No job yet. She’s interviewing and getting quite a few first interviews but waiting on second interviews. She was called for a second interview on Thurs but was in another interview and called them back. They haven’t got back to her yet. Why! I just want this over.

I know she has a lot going for her. Good (not great) GPA (over 3.0 so should be fine for her major). Good major (mechanical engineering), got through in 4 years and has really grown as a person. But she wants a job and I want her off my payroll!

She really has no back up plan, didn’t take the GRE or really has any plans past graduation. I don’t think that moving back to our area is a good idea because she is looking for jobs in the area her university is known in (and it is not very well known in the area we live in). Unemployment is high here and I think she should be living in the area she wants to work in. I just keep hoping things work out. Every year I seem to panic around this time. Every year things work out and she finds a job, why should this year be any different.

I know it’s a waiting game but I’m not very good at waiting.

PackMom, the situation your S is in is crazy. Everything we are hearing is that they are moving away from unpaid internships. So to require something (and have to pay for the privilege) when they provide no assistance is ludicrous! I really feel for you and your S.