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Lookingforajobafteruniversity?

First,getoffthesofa

Morethan650,000studentsleftuniversitythissummerandmanyhavenoideaaboutthewaytogetajob.Howtoughshouldaparentbetogalvanize通电，刺激theminthesefinanciallyfraught担心的，忧虑的times?

1InJuly,youlookedonasyourhandsome21-year-oldson,dressedingownandmortarboard,

proudlyclutchedhishonorsdegreeforhisgraduationphoto.Thosememoriesofforkingout不情

愿掏出thousandsofpoundsayearsothathecouldeatwellandgototheoddpartybeganto

fade.Untilnow.

2Asthesummerbreakcomestoacloseandstudentsacrossthecountryprepareforthestartof

anewterm,youfindthatyourgraduatesonisstillspendinghisdaysslumped掉落infrontof

thetelevision,brokenonlybytexting,Facebookandvisitstothepub.Thisformerscion幼芽of

GenerationYhasmorphed改变overnightintoamemberofGeneratingGrunt.Willheevergetajob?

3.Thisisthescenario情节facingthousandsoffamilies.Morethan650,000studentsleftuniversitythissummerandmostinthesefinanciallytestingtimeshavenoideawhattodonext.Parentsrevertto回复nagging;Sonsanddaughtersbecomerebelswithoutacause,awarethattheyneedtogetajob,butnotsurehow.

4.JackGoodwin,fromMiddlesex,graduatedwitha2:

1inpoliticsfromNottinghamthissummer.

Hewalkedintotheuniversitycareersserviceandstraightbackoutagain;therewasabigqueue.

Helivedwithfiveotherboysallofwhomdidthesame.Therewasnopressuretofindajob,even

thoughmostofthegirlsheknewhadaclearerplan.

5.“Iappliedforajobasapoliticalresearcher,butgotturneddown,”hesays.“they

￡18,000,doesn?

tbuyyoumuchmorethanatinofbeansafterrent,buttheywantedpeople

withexperienceormaster?

sdegrees.ThenIappliedfortheCivilServicefaststream.Ipassedthe

exam,butattheinterviewstheyaccusedmeofbeing,toodetached”andtalkinginlanguagethat

was,tootechnocratic?

whichIdidn?

tthinkpossible,butobviouslyitis.”

6.Sincethenhehasspentthesummer“hiding”.HecanrecountseveralepisodesofTrafficCops

andhasseenmoredaytimetelevisionthanishealthy.Hetalkstohisfriendsabouthisaimlessdaysandfindsthatmostareinthesameboat.Onehasbeenforcedouttostackshelvesbyhis

parents.Fortherestitis9-to-5“chillingbefore”headingtothepub.Sohowaboutworking

behindthebar,topayforthosedrinks?

?

twant“toIdonbarwork.Iwenttoacomprehensive

andIworkedmybacksideofftogotoagooduniversity,whereIworkedreallyhardtogetagood

degree,”hesays.?

m“NowbackIatthesamestageasthosefriendswhodidn?

tgotouniatall,whoarepullingpintsanddoingdead-endjobs.IfeelthatI?

vecomefullcircle.”

7.JacquelingGoodwin,hismother,defendshim.Sheinsiststhathehastriedtogetajob,but

havingworkedfull-timesinceleavingschoolherself,sheandherhusbandfindittrickytoadvise

himonhowtoproceed.“Ihavealwayshadtowork,?

s”difficultshesaysbecause.“whenItyouhaveadegree,itopensnewdoorsforyou,oryou?

dliketothinkthatitdoes.”

8.Althoughsheistakingasoftlinewithhersonatthemoment,sheisclearthatafteranupcomingthree-weektriptoSouthAmerica,hisholidayfromworkwillhavetoend.Hemayevenhavetopayrentandcontributetothehouseholdbills.

9.“They?

vegottogrowupatsomepoint.We?

vefinishedpayingforuniversity,soalittlebitof

helpbackisgood,”shesays.“AmericaTheSouthtripisthecutoffpoint.Whenhecomesback

there?

llbeChristmasworkifnothingelse.”

10.GaelLindenfield,apsychotherapistandtheauthoroftheEmotionalHealingStrategy,saysthattheGoodwinparentshavestruckexactlytherightnote.Thetransitionfromuniversitytoa

jobistoughforparentsandchildren:

Cruciallytheymustbalancebeingpositiveandunderstandingwithnotmakinglifetoocomfortablefortheiroffspring.

11“themainjobfortheparentsistobetherebecauseiftheystartadvisingthemwhattodo,thatiswhentheconflictstarts.Ifyouhavecontacts,byallmeansusethose,

Butalotofparentsgettoosoft.Putlimitsonhowmuchmoneyyougivethem,askthemtopay

rentorcontributetothecareofthehouseorthepets.Carryonlifeasnormalanddon?

tallow

themtoabuseyourbankaccountorsapyourreservesofemotionalenergy.”

12payingforcareerconsultations,trainfarestointerviewsorbooksaregoodthings;beingtoopushyisnot.Butwhileparentsshouldbewaryofbecomingtoosoft,Lindenfieldadvisesthemto

tread踩sympatheticallyafterajobsetbackforafewdaysorevenweeks–dependingonthe

scaleoftheknock.Afterthatthesonordaughterneedstobenudged推动firmlybackintothe

saddle.13boysaremorelikelytogetstuckathome.Lingenfieldbelievesthatmenareoftenbetterathelpingtheirsons,nephews,orfriends?

sonsthanaremothersandsisters.Menhaveadifferentwayofhandlingsetbacksthanwomen,shesays,sotheyneedthemalepresencetotalkitthrough.

14asforbarwork,sheisapassionateadvocate:

it?

sagreatantidote解毒剂tograduateapathy冷漠.Itjustdependsonhowyouapproachit.Lindenfield,whofoundherfirstjobasanaerialphotographicassistantthroughbarwork,saysitisagreatnetworkingopportunityandcertainlymorelikelytogetyouajobthanlounginginfrontoftheTV.

15“Thesamegoesforshelf-stacking.Youwillbespottedifyou?

regoodatit.Ifyou?

rebrightandcheerfulandarepolitetothecustomers,you?

llsoongetmovedon.Sothinkofitasan

opportunity;peoplewhoaresuccessfulinthelongrunhaveoftengotshelf-stackingstories,”

says.

16yoursonordaughtermaynotwanttofollowHollywoodstarssuchasWhoopiGoldbergintoapplyingmake-uptocorpses尸体inamortuary太平间,orguardingnuclearpowerplantslikeBruceWills,butevenBradPitthadtostandoutsideElPolloLocorestaurantchaininagiantchickensuitatonetimeinhislife.Noneofthemappearsthepoorerfortheseexperiences.

Danger!

Booksmaychangeyourlife

1LikeLewisCarroll'sAlice,whofallsintoarabbitholeanddiscoversamysteriouswonderland,whenwepickupabookweareabouttoenteranewworld.Webecomeobservers

oflifefromthepointofviewofapersonolderthanourselves,orthroughtheeyesofachild.Wemaytravelaroundtheglobetocountriesorcultureswewouldneverdreamofvisitinginreallife.We'llhaveexperienceswhicharenew,sometimesdisconcerting,maybedeeplyattractive,possiblyunpleasantorpainful,butneverlessthanliberatingfromtherealworldwecomefrom.

2TheEnglishpoetWilliamCowper（1731–1800）said"Variety'stheveryspiceoflife,/thatgivesitallitsflavour"althoughheneglectedtosaywhereorhowwecouldfindit.Butweknowhewasright.Weknowweliveinaworldofvarietyanddifference.Weknowthatpeoplelivevariousdifferentlives,spendtheirtimeinvariousdifferentways,havedifferentjobs,believeindifferentthings,havedifferentopinions,differentcustoms,andspeakdifferentlanguages.Normally,wedon'tknowtheextentofthesedifferences,yetsometimeswhensomething

”shesaid.

she

unusualhappenstomakeusnotice,varietyanddifferenceappearmoreasathreatthananopportunity.

3Readingbooksallowsustoenjoyandcelebratethisvarietyanddifferenceinsafety,andprovidesuswithanopportunitytogrow.Tointeractwithotherpeople'slivesinthepeaceandquietofourhomesisaprivilegewhichonlyreadingfictioncanaffordus.Weevenunderstand,howeverfleetingly,thatwehavemoreincommonwithotherreadersofbooksinotherculturesthanwemightdowiththefirstpersonwemeetwhenwestepoutofourfrontdoors.Welearnto

lookbeyondourimmediatesurroundingstothehorizonandalandscapefarawayfromhome.

4Ifweeverquestionthetruthofthepowerofreadingbooks,weshouldtakethetroubleto

gotoourlocallibraryorbookshop,oreven,ifwe'refortunateenough,tothebooksonourshelvesathome.Weshouldwonderatthestrikingvistascreatedbythetitlesofnovelsrangingfromtheclassicstothemostrecent:

TheGrapesofWrathbyJohnSteinbeck,TheFourthHandbyJohnIrving,CancerWardbyAleksandrSolzhenitsyn,ForWhomtheBellTollsbyErnestHemingway,OurManinHavanabyGrahamGreene,TheTimeTraveller'sWifebyAudreyNiffeneggerorSalmonFishingintheYemenbyPaulTorday.Thenweshouldreflectontheotherliveswe'llmeetoncewebegintoread.

5Everybookwillhaveitsownlanguageanddialect,itsownvocabularyandgrammar.Wemaynotalwaysunderstandeverywordorsentence,butwhetherwe'reenchantedorwhetherwefeelexcluded,ouremotionsareneverthelessstimulated.Otherpeopleandotherculturesare

notalwaysdistantbecauseofgeography.Inabookwemayconfrontpeoplewholiveinadifferentclimate,havedifferentreligiousbeliefs,orcomefromadifferentethnicgroup.Evenourneighboursdowntheroadmaybestrangerswhowecanonlymeetthroughbooks.

6Assoonasweareabletolisten,booksaresupremelyinfluentialinthewaywelive.Fromthebedtimestoryreadbyaparenttotheirchildallthewaythroughtothesittingroomlined

withbooksinouradulthomes,booksdefineourlives.TheEnglishwriterE.M.Forster（1879–1970）evenhintedatamoremysticalpowerwhichbookspossessoverus.Hewrote,"Isuggestthattheonlybooksthatinfluenceusarethoseforwhichweareready,andwhichhave

gonealittlefurtherdownourparticularpaththanwehavegoneourselves."It'sasiftheright

bookcomestoseekusoutattherightmoment,andoffersitselftous—it'snotuswhoseekouttheboo