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Support thread for parents of offspring in their 20’s

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LindsD Aug 2021 11:28am, 2 Aug 2021 48,817 posts	0 LindsD
Cyclops Aug 2021 1:04pm, 2 Aug 2021 4,312 posts	0 Cyclops Youngest daughter left uni, posted her CV online and got invited for a job interview the next day. She started five days later as the lowest of the low in a conveyancing firm inputting data and checking 'evidence' - and absolutely loves it! Apparently watching the little box turn green to say that the check is complete is exciting - as it working 9 to 5 and having evenings and weekends off!! Long may it continue.
HappyG(rrr) Aug 2021 1:12pm, 2 Aug 2021 39,400 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Aww, lovely story Cyclops. Glad she's enjoying it. G
Carpathius Aug 2021 1:25pm, 2 Aug 2021 21,023 posts	0 Carpathius Yay Cyclops
DocM Aug 2021 1:33pm, 2 Aug 2021 42,649 posts	0 DocM need my nearly 21 year old to write his CV, he isnt a writing stuff sort of person
Cerrertonia Aug 2021 1:39pm, 2 Aug 2021 14,333 posts	0 Cerrertonia Am I right in remembering he did CS at York?
Cerrertonia Aug 2021 1:46pm, 2 Aug 2021 14,334 posts	0 Cerrertonia [My son finished that course last year - and I'm aware of a number of his peers being able to pick and choose between a number of lucrative/interesting offers. Getting a LinkedIn profile and practising some of the online algorithm/ programming tests would be just as helpful as writing a CV.]
DocM Aug 2021 6:25pm, 2 Aug 2021 42,653 posts	0 DocM close, cerrertonia, York yes, electronic and computer engineering, ill give him a prod about the linkedIn profile
DocM Aug 2021 6:32pm, 2 Aug 2021 42,654 posts	0 DocM ......seems he already has
Cerrertonia Aug 2021 6:49pm, 2 Aug 2021 14,336 posts	0 Cerrertonia A lot of the big tech companies start graduate recruitment around now - trying to get the best candidates locked in for next summer. If his LinkedIn profile is OK, I'd expect recruiters to be contacting him more and more often as the year goes on. (Everyone I speak to in the industry is struggling to fill their electronics/ computer science graduate positions.)