If your dc is graduating this year, have they got their next move sorted yet?

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My dc has finished lectures and is now on exam leave. No dissertation to do, she chose extra modules instead, so has a few more essays to complete.
She has nothing lined up next and doesn't work at all, so we are still supporting her financially. She hasn't applied for any jobs yet either. I feel that she is doing a lot of hanging around and should at least be doing a weekend casual job now.
What do you think? Have your final year dcs got themselves sorted yet? Should i just give her space to finish her essays and revise, then think aboit jobs after?

Mine started to apply for graduate roles well before Christmas - has had a lot of online assessments and presentations to do, and now has a job starting in the late summer. They did work in a part-time job locally during some holidays, but not in the last year as I got fed up of nagging and they had money left from their loan to cover them. Depending what she wants to do, you def need to just keep plugging away at the applications and one will hopefully come through.

My DS had a few interviews for 'graduate roles' ... involving on line tests and face to face interviews in London ... sadly he wasn't offered anything and was a bit disheartened initially but we suggested he concentrate on his final weeks at Uni and exams. He's now thinking of working a ski season and has a summer job (casual work but in a field he loves ... literally a cricket job .)

I can remember not getting a 'graduate job' years ago when I left Uni. My DS does have a strong work ethic and will at least keep busy and earning until the ski job. I hope he then returns next year and focusses on something using his degree .. he wants to live in London so he will need to find something that pays well.

DS graduates in the summer and does not yet have anything lined up. Until your DD has completed all exams and coursework, I think that to the extent you nag her to do anything, that should be directed at getting her coursework and more revision done. I think pressurising her to get a part-time job could be very counterproductive at this stage.

Ours is coming up to the end of his second year and planning for third when he will be looking for a house share with friends. He has been working part time (2 or 3 full days each week, 4 or 5 during holidays) and saving since the beginning of year 1.

Your daughter needs to find pt work while she looks for a suitable, permanent role, it will be good for her in many ways. Aimlessness is no good for anyone.

My DD graduated last summer. She had been working part time in her uni town in retail and went full time after graduation. Her reasoning was she had spent a lot of time studying .... GCSEs, A levels, degree .... and didn't want to go straight into a job which involved a lot of learning and thought, which I understood.

She did 9 months in retail which was enough for her rent to stay in her uni town and to live on, just! All quite chilled, and she starts a new job in a few weeks.

My DS didn't look for a job until his dissertation was handed in. He got a part time job shelf stacking in a supermarket (between 15 & 30 hrs a week) whilst looking for another role. This gave him the flexibility to job search and availability to go for interviews (he worked evenings). We made it clear he wasn't hanging around doing nothing - he needed to earn some money.

It is hard on them in their final year, finishing their degree and going through job applicarions at the same time, but what is the alternative? They sit around and then you have an unemployed graduate on your hands who will end up competing for graduate jobs with next year's final year students.
I understand that some are struggling due to their additional needs, including mental health issues, and perhaps can only cope with one thing at a time and it makes sense to prioritise their degree, but thst doesnt sound like the case here.
Why hasn't your DD applied for any jobs yet? The first job may not be her ideal job, but it is much easier to get a second job with some experience under your belt.
What is she planning to do after she graduates? Have you set out any expectations in terms of paying her way etc? It's time for a straight talk with her - she is an adult and needs to start taking responsibility for herself.

Mines doing a masters

May we ask, what is your DD's degree? Is it one with an obvious follow-on career path, or something that she could 'do anything' with?

Ds is doing a paramedic science degree and so has just submitted his job application for the area he has done his placements in . As long as he passes final exams he's more or less guaranteed a job

Moving out of his student house and not wanting to come back home is his biggest challenge . ( he's more than welcome). Hoping to flat share with another 2 newly qualified paramedics but finding a rental in budget in London is unlikely

DD is planning to teach English in South Korea, which she has applied and interviewed for. Just got the dissertation to hand in on Monday and then two exams to go!