Parents see their adult children having to do so much more to land a good first job out of college. Here’s advice for people facing that challenge.
Photo: Carole Hénaff By Sue Shellenbarger May 6, 2019 5:30 a.m. ET Nearly 2 million students will emerge from U.S. colleges with bachelor’s degrees this year.Competition for entry-level jobs is fierce, despite the tight labor market. Many applicants run a gantlet of internships and tryouts before getting a toehold on a permanent job. Career ladders of old have been replaced by zigzag job-to-job paths.
Monique Patenaude, left, says her daughter, Chloe Roach, worked two part-time jobs during college in addition to completing three unpaid internships. Photo: Brandon Vick Ms. Patenaude is right about that, says Lesley Mitler, a New York coach for young adults planning careers. Too many parents rush their sons and daughters into landing a job—any job—after graduation, only to see them bail after less than a year, says Ms. Mitler, co-founder of Early Stage Careers.
Share Your Thoughts What’s your best advice for a recent college graduate looking for a job today? Join the conversation. Regina Gilchrist, right, says her son, Kyle, second from right, hopes to work 20 to 40 hours a week while earning a master's degree. Also shown are Kyle's sister Jazzmyne, left, and their father, Roger. Photo: Leslie Capers Online job boards lure so many job seekers that many get lost in a sea of competing applications. One financial-services company had 14,000 applicants for 100 summer internships, Ms. Mitler says. She usually advises clients to apply for at least 30 jobs.
Newsletter Sign-up When Thomas Plante, a psychology professor at Santa Clara University, told friends he was going to grad school after getting his bachelor’s degree years ago, they assumed he was becoming a doctor or lawyer. Today, students seeking advanced degrees have far more career options to choose from.
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