Career counseling
My daughter graduated college 4 years ago with a degree in English and a Gender Studies minor. After a year of Americorp and then working in a charter school, she was sidelined by the pandemic and ended up worked as a barista and also a tutor, but really has need of some career counseling with employment direction. Does this even exist any longer? Employment agencies seem very specialized and the liberal arts degree doesn’t qualify her with hands-on skills. She has found that teaching is not a good fit and would like to deal with someone who can give her some direction. Submitting applications through the hiring platforms seems hit or miss. Any advice?
Terry Says
An entire generation is learning the value of a college education in a now-competitive job market. I hope she doesn’t have a lot of student debt.
Now a mini-industry has sprung up to offer career counseling to stuck college grads. Just Google “career counseling for college grads” and you’ll see what I mean. I can’t recommend any of them, although maybe some ofmy readers will post.
I think the best thing you can do is make introductions to “grownups” you know who are in business — asking for an entry level opportunity for your daughter, or at least an intro to the HR department. This is all about getting a foot in the door to a paying job. It’s not about finding her “life’s work”! Once she has a job, she will learn more about work — and be exposed to other opportunities.
Start now, because it isn’t going to be easy in this economy.
