<p>“I don’t subscribe to the go-to-college-to-get-a-job theory. But anyone without slam-dunk employable majors should have evolved a plan and been working with the career office for more than a year before graduation. What crevice did she have her head tucked in?”</p>
<p>I tend to agree with that. As an example, my kid’s friend is studying music and theater. when she was younger she was a computer whiz. Learned HTML in 8th grade or something like that. last time I saw her, i practically implored to her to minor in comp sci. Study, music, enjoy your passion, maybe someday you will make a career of it, but have a backup.</p>
<p>This is a terrible economic climate, but with some time she should definitely be able to find something. She has a ton of opportunities</p>
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<li>The CIA, as mentioned. But not just the CIA. There are tons of government related positions requiring translators. The UN? The White House Administration? Knowing a second language fluently is a very lucrative skill.<br></li>
<li>Museums. There are A LOT OF MUSEUMS. For one, I know the Met has great internship programs offering paid six months and year long internships, and I’m sure many other museums do similar things as well. I’m sure there are also many small museums and historical societies that would probably need help.<br></li>
<li>Teaching. Translation, again, is very valuable. She could teach french! or assist! or something! I don’t know the logistics but she could try to do a program, like Teach for America.<br></li>
<li>France. She is fluent in french. If she really, truly can’t find a job here, might she consider moving to France? She could try applying to museums and other job opportunities that interest her in France. </li>
<li>A job that actually helps her. She may not be able to find her dream job, she can probably find one that will look better on her resume than a car wash, where she actually has an opportunity to climb the ranks to some extent. She might enjoy working for a library more than a car wash? or even as the receptionist for a museum? what about retail, where she might be able to work her way up to managing a store? heck she could even find corporate opportunities to work at Starbucks! At least she would be working to something more and have more to put on her resume. With enough experience she can try looking for museum jobs again.</li>
<li>Make the most of her current situation. She can save up her money and take night classes at a community college for an associate’s in something practical, or save up for a few years and go to grad school. Perhaps International Relations or Law? She can even just volunteer at a museum or library on the weekends for some experience to put on her resume! </li>
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<p>She really just needs to spend a couple of days actually investigating the world of opportunities out there and looking for jobs and trying to figure out how to readjust her life.</p>
<p>Apply to the U.S. State Department or have her apply to Teach for America. Teach for America is a great program and will give her better experience and should be easy for them to place her in a school to teach french or history or something similar.</p>
<p>Agree with Thedad, you need to be where the jobs are.</p>
<p>In all seriousness, is she ■■■■■■■■? Did she think she was going to be living a Ben Stiller-like adventure with that major? Who’s most to blame here is the university she attended for offering such a ridiculous and unemployable major.</p>
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<p>170 LSAT then Law School. Nothing’s guaranteed but she’ll probably at least get a desk job if she goes to a top school. And with those numbers she’ll get into a top14.</p>