To feel scared about my dds future

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recently, my DD missed her firm choice (rg in our city) but still wanted to stay at home, so cleared into the old polytechnic in our city. With the news that grad jobs have dropped by 50 % in one year, i feel so scared that she has no chances of getting a job. We cant afford resits and shes finding it extremely difficult to find the standard part time jobs anyway. What can she do to better her chances?

The GP receptionist jobs aren't going to people because they have degrees but because they have relevant work experience. A 22 year old grad has probably worked in retail or in a bar or in some admin or customer service job - that is what got them this job, not the degree. It's just more life experience.

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Try not to woryy about work - the job situation for her is 3-6 years down the line! And she will be living at home and in much less debt than many of her peers.

Re the course: this is great as so long as she is on a BPS accredited course she will be eligible for the clinical psych doctorate courses. Her A level results will be irrelevant by then - she just needs to focus on her degree and find some relevant voluntary work to shore up her application for post grad training (they will want to see things like citizens advice, training to do telephone support at the Samaritans, MIND etc, some youth work - perhaps via Guides or a local youth club etc).

She will also likely find that once her Cv has some voluntary work on it, she will more likely get a local PT job at somewhere like Tesco/Waitrose etc because she will have shown herself willing to knuckle down and reliable and dependable. Friends whose children did the supermarket route all ended up with graduate jobs, and those jobs were heavily focused on in interviews, because they demonstrated that they were willing to get their hands dirty and work side by side with people from all walks of life - also v important experience for an aspiring psychologist.

She has done really well - my DS also missed his preferred uni by one grade and is now at a local uni doing a course he was previously unaware of but is actually better than what he’s applied for. As it’s local (10miles away) he also has friends going - he’s over the moon as he is in a better place. Try not to see it as a disaster and try not to worry about the future. Things tend to happen for a reason and work out for the best. Keep positive and she will be remain so too.

Also don't just look at retail and admin. They tend to be in higher demand. Catering, hospitality, cleaning etc is a good route. First job isn't for life but showing that she is employable, has the right attitude and gets the job done whatever it is.

Pub chains, restaurant chains,.indeed.com, staffing agencies for catering are worth looking at. They take on a lot of Xmas staff. It might not start until November but at least she would have one sorted.

It depends on what industry is available where you live.
You definitely don't need a degree for factory or warehouse work.
I can't suggest anything specific because I don't know where you live.
Can she drive?
There's loads of jobs she can do if she can drive.

She should work hard in her degree and aim to get the best grade she can. That's what she can control.

There are sometimes opportunities for part time work at universities themselves, i.e. helping in the library, bar work at the Union etc, assisting at open days. In addition, it's possible that some of her modules might offer the opportunity to undertake a placement, and if that is the case it might be worth exploring that.

Three years is a long time, and the job market might look quite different by then. I would try not to worry about it now, and instead focus on building her confidence as much as possible.