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This is not a thread for bashing. I am asking a question because I'm not sure if my son and his friends need the reality check or I do.
So my son is graduating college in June, he and his friends have started job searching and interviews. His roommate turned down a job in our area starting at 65K as a computer scientist because it was not enough money and not in the "field" he prefers (it was for a financial company and not say a network security) He states his other roomate got a job at google making 100K and that is my he turned down the 65K. I tried to explain cost of living in Silicon Valley $$ is not the same as living in PA $$, etc etc.. Not sure he got that.
My sons girlfriend turned down and internship through my sisters company, which my sister pulled some strings for because it didn't fit her career goals. She may have had another offer.
My son has gone on a few interviews and has stated what his starting salary wants are as a civil engineer but he doesn't want to work at one company because they don't have a certain aspect that he wants to do.
Now, I remember coming out of college and hitting a bunch of interviews and hoping for an offer. But I was not that picky on exactly which offer and company I was working for. Meaning I worked for a large bank as a developer, I didn't care that my software was for a bank, I just cared about software.
Is this the new normal now, are they in for a rude "awakening"?
Just overhearing some of their conversations, I'm surprised they aren't all excited to just have a job in their field to start. And some of the salary expectations seem really high to me but I will admit, I'm out of touch with that.
So my son is graduating college in June, he and his friends have started job searching and interviews. His roommate turned down a job in our area starting at 65K as a computer scientist because it was not enough money and not in the "field" he prefers (it was for a financial company and not say a network security) He states his other roomate got a job at google making 100K and that is my he turned down the 65K. I tried to explain cost of living in Silicon Valley $$ is not the same as living in PA $$, etc etc.. Not sure he got that.
My sons girlfriend turned down and internship through my sisters company, which my sister pulled some strings for because it didn't fit her career goals. She may have had another offer.
My son has gone on a few interviews and has stated what his starting salary wants are as a civil engineer but he doesn't want to work at one company because they don't have a certain aspect that he wants to do.
Now, I remember coming out of college and hitting a bunch of interviews and hoping for an offer. But I was not that picky on exactly which offer and company I was working for. Meaning I worked for a large bank as a developer, I didn't care that my software was for a bank, I just cared about software.
Is this the new normal now, are they in for a rude "awakening"?
Just overhearing some of their conversations, I'm surprised they aren't all excited to just have a job in their field to start. And some of the salary expectations seem really high to me but I will admit, I'm out of touch with that.
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