<p>S1 is done! He is in a horrible mood though, feels like he learned nothing from his internship. Feels like he doesn’t have much hope getting a job out of college without much relative experience. How do I calm him down?</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>You could calm him down by having him read this thread… Scout59’s in particular if for whatever reason you don’t think that my suggestions have any merit. </p>
<p>If your son has already done the whole career services/networking with alums/getting on the recruiting calendar for banks/interviewing coaching and doesn’t think he can find a job- well, come back and tell us that. But until he’s used the resources at college (which you are paying for BTW, whether he uses them or not) continuing to tell us that he feels terrible that he won’t find a job seems like a waste of energy.</p>
<p>Your son could be setting up phone calls with alums working in the fields he’s interested in instead of spinning his wheels and being in a horrible mood.</p>
<p>Just a thought.</p>
<p>In 2013 I begged my senior Econ senior to leverage her campus Career Services. I was frustrated that she seemed to ingnore my advise, but I knew she was busy. She was working 15 (or more) hours per week and taking some tough classes. </p>
<p>Lo and behold, she actually was applying to jobs on the school website. She graduated on a Friday and had a job offer on Monday. Phew 
In retrospect, I think her 2 years on the campus switchboard and then the computer helpdesk helped her a lot. </p>
<p><a href=“Silicon Valley intern pay: It's high and it's justified.”>http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/07/08/silicon_valley_intern_pay_it_s_high_and_it_s_justified.html</a> indicates that some interns and new graduates are doing quite well.</p>
<p>The usual caution about the volatility of the industry applies. Labor market conditions four years from now may be different.</p>