<p>Seven weeks to find a job seems long, but truly, it is not. I hope you were able to provide your son with a financial cushion that enables him to look for the job without panicking. It is very possible that companies pick up hiring in September.
When my H was looking for a job, the fact that some of the key personnel of the company were traveling delayed the decision to hire him by nearly two months. But it came through in the end. The same thing may be happening to your son.</p>
<p>Thanks for the update, leslie. I’m sure 7 weeks seems like a long time, but if he’s looking for full-time work with growth potential in a job that he would want to stick with for a long time, three months is a more typical time-frame. I’m in Los Angeles, and I know there are jobs out there, but often it takes companies a long time to process their openings, interview, do their background checks and then hire. He’ll be successful if he keeps at it.</p>
<p>My oldest D is moving back east at the end of summer. Her boyfriend is flying out, spending a couple of weeks here, and then going back with her. She already has an apartment with 3 friends (not the boyfriend, which I’m glad of, as sweet as he is) and will start looking for a job. I’m worried about her, too, not being able find something right away. She’s willing to take something part time, even if it’s waitressing for awhile, just to keep the money coming in. She will be surrounded by friends, which should help her spirits. But then there’s the winter, the blahs, the expense of coming home to visit, the decisions she has to make (to return to grad school or not) the furniture she’ll have to locate and find a way to transport to her apartment- a lot of work for someone starting out. I’m especially worried because her decision to leave grad school for a year was a really difficult one that put her in a funk for a number of months, and she’s too far away from home to rely on us for support. I try to keep in mind that this is what most kids need to do when they are truly trying to become independent, but it’s very hard to sit back and watch them struggle. I sympathise with you - I really do!</p>
<p>I hope that until your son finds something permanent , that he would consider perhaps temping. At least this way he will have a few $$ in his pocket. Also, some temp postions actually open up and become full time employment. I think this would be the way to go until the fall when the interns and summer employees return back to school.</p>