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featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published June 15, 2009
Dear Sara,
My son Seth is graduating with a
Bachelor’s degree from college this
year. He has been living at home
and really wants to move out. There
is no way that he can do this without
a job and the job market is pretty
depressing. What can I do to help
him find a job?
Patricia
Dear Patricia,
You are right that this year jobs are
going to be really hard to find. It could
take 6 months of really hard work to
find the right job. You can’t do this for
Seth, he has to do this by himself.
Sometimes it’s not what you know but
who you know that helps you get
your foot in the door. Networking,
volunteer jobs and keeping in touch
with people who are already
employed and might be aware of
openings are certainly positive things
to do.
Encourage Seth to work on his
resume. It’s his first intro to people
who have control over the job he
wants. After he sends out the
resume, he needs to call the employer
to make sure that they have received
his resume. He can also ask when a
good time would be to call and check
on the status of the resume and make
another call. Persistence could pay off.
If Seth gets the interview, try to get
across to him that he needs to look
and act in a professional manner. He
should dress in good clothes , present
himself well verbally (he’s not hanging
with his friends) leave the gum at
home, and turn off the cell phone. It’s
a good idea to have copies of his
resume to pass out if necessary. He
should also be prepared to discuss
past experience in the context of the
job offered.
Seth may not have as many
opportunities to interview, so he has
to make the most of those that are
available. It’s possible that there may
be a long wait to find a job so Seth
needs to keep his spirits up and keep
trying.
If Seth is not successful in finding a
job in a reasonable amount of time,
he could consider staying in school to
work on a Master’s degree. There
may be more opportunities in a couple
of years and he will be better
prepared. I am sure he wants to be
on his own but right now the economy
is going to make things difficult. I
wish Seth and all of his graduating
class the very best of luck!
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published June 15, 2009
Dear Sara,
My son Seth is graduating with a
Bachelor’s degree from college this
year. He has been living at home
and really wants to move out. There
is no way that he can do this without
a job and the job market is pretty
depressing. What can I do to help
him find a job?
Patricia
Dear Patricia,
You are right that this year jobs are
going to be really hard to find. It could
take 6 months of really hard work to
find the right job. You can’t do this for
Seth, he has to do this by himself.
Sometimes it’s not what you know but
who you know that helps you get
your foot in the door. Networking,
volunteer jobs and keeping in touch
with people who are already
employed and might be aware of
openings are certainly positive things
to do.
Encourage Seth to work on his
resume. It’s his first intro to people
who have control over the job he
wants. After he sends out the
resume, he needs to call the employer
to make sure that they have received
his resume. He can also ask when a
good time would be to call and check
on the status of the resume and make
another call. Persistence could pay off.
If Seth gets the interview, try to get
across to him that he needs to look
and act in a professional manner. He
should dress in good clothes , present
himself well verbally (he’s not hanging
with his friends) leave the gum at
home, and turn off the cell phone. It’s
a good idea to have copies of his
resume to pass out if necessary. He
should also be prepared to discuss
past experience in the context of the
job offered.
Seth may not have as many
opportunities to interview, so he has
to make the most of those that are
available. It’s possible that there may
be a long wait to find a job so Seth
needs to keep his spirits up and keep
trying.
If Seth is not successful in finding a
job in a reasonable amount of time,
he could consider staying in school to
work on a Master’s degree. There
may be more opportunities in a couple
of years and he will be better
prepared. I am sure he wants to be
on his own but right now the economy
is going to make things difficult. I
wish Seth and all of his graduating
class the very best of luck!
Sara