Posted on 05/14/2011 2:37:06 PM PDT by Libloather
College grads become 'boomerangs,' return home after graduation
By Justin Quesinberry
Published: May 13, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. - After college graduation, some students will begin their jobs, others will pursue another degree, but a growing number will head back where they started – home.
According to a poll by Twentysomething, Inc., 85 percent of college graduates will move home. That’s up from 67 percent in 2006.
Brian Cutchin, a North Carolina State University senior set to graduate Saturday, is one of those so-called “boomerangs.”
“I didn't think it would be this tough, I thought getting a degree from NC State would be good, but I guess with the economy downturn that happened, things changed,” he said.
NC State’s Career Center Director Carol Shroeder said she’s familiar with the term “boomerang.”
"I feel so sorry for their parents. It's very difficult. Obviously it's a good way to save money. It's a good way to get support,” she said.
Shroeder said she’s received reports that employers are increasing their hiring, but she said it’s to early to say for sure. While she said the number of jobs posted online is up, those positions may not be exactly what students want.
"Some students say, 'Well, if I take a job well beneath my educational capabilities then I'm doomed forever.’ No, I think the hiring market will be much more understanding of why you had to take a job that was not a particularly good job,” she said.
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I wonder how many of these “boomerang” kids is the product of “helicopter” parenting? Helicopter parents seem to produce the most infantile, parasitic children I’ve ever seen.
I agree, it does seem that plenty of parents don’t make that occasional personal time with the kids that they should be. But then again, it isn’t surprising that we also seem to see an upswing in kids with poorly developed social skills at the same time.
But I will tell you that, at least in the case of some of the great Graduate Schools, it is pretty hard to get in (high test scores and high GPA) so there will be plenty of fairly decent Joes and Janes who won’t immediately make it in there. I was one of those a few years ago.
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Congratulations to both you and your son. You both deserve to be proud.
Stories like this always make me wonder about parents and the kids education. I contend conservatives are far less likely to suffer compared to these liberal mindset yahoos who still think government is their savior.
I have three nephews. We had/have a recession and not one even realizes how drastic it has been. All three are employed and doing just fine, thank you very much.
“Needless to say I am proud of him.”
Not to be too corny, but I’m proud of you, too, for guiding him properly and getting him to do it right. Can’t say that about many parents I know.
Hmm ... I continued to work my same warehouse job after I graduated from college for 6 months. My new (and still my) wife and I saved up money while working various jobs so we could move to a city. We chose Portland, and because we worked during school, we networked our way to interviews in Portland.
Living at home was never an option, and I remember when having $300 in our checking account after bills meant that we were rich.
Today’s coddled collegiate children (and yes, if you live at home past the age of 18, you’re still a child to me) have never experienced hardship or going without luxuries. Sometimes parents need to exercise tough love, and letting Junior live at home after college is just enabling him, IMO.
It was a mistake to grant the vote to 18 year olds. I was smart enough to vote for Ford over Jimmuh when I was 18, but most college kids can't spot cons, ideological or the con men types.
My kid went off to college at 17, and except to come home for summers in college has been gone ever since - works 700 miles away - that was 17 years ago.
Most of the parents I know with boomerangs are thrilled to have them back home with them.
It was a mistake to grant the vote to 18 year olds. I was smart enough to vote for Ford over Jimmuh when I was 18, but most college kids can't spot cons, ideological or the con men types.
Engineering is a great trade, and necessary, but I know quite a few MEs (my brother included) who left for the business side of things in order to expand their potential income base. I suggest that you be proud of your son for what he has accomplished, but there are quite a few MEs unable to find work upon graduating, along with those who followed my path of a "garbage" degree. It's what you do once you enter the workforce that defines you, not what you did in college.
You raised him right.
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you mean kids with $200k+ worth of college debt asking for $40-60k+/yr right out of school aren’t getting jobs?
you mean those touchy-feeling bullsh*t degrees aren’t appealing to business owners?
you mean businesses would rather spend $2-10k/yr for offshore labor that has experience?
whoa... who could’ve seen this coming...
/dripping-sarcasm
my friend’s kid is a big lib, all gung-ho Obama all during the ‘08 campaign. kid graduated in ‘10 and can’t buy a job. whenever I see him I ask him how that hopeychange thing is working out for him..
I appreciate your comments!
I have more faith in our young people than I do a good number of our “peers”.
My son is not unique in his circle of friends. Sounds like your nephews aren’t, either, thank God!
My deal was we aren’t going to pay for your college. Get good grades in high school, get scholarships, work part time, etc and we will help you out by letting you live in our house providing you follow our rules. So far, so good.
I worry about my young girls, because I'm not sure that I'll be able to say no to them if they need the help. While my parents were hard workers, they didn't have extra money to give me, if I had asked. I would have never asked, though, but that's another difference between now and then.
Thank you!
I’m happy to report that the vast majority of the “kids” that my son and daughter grew up with are equally solid.
Not an obama supporter among them!
:-)
It might be nice to have a kid back from college for a little bit. If I didn’t think about it too much. I don’t think I even considered that when I graduated and couldn’t find a job in my field.
I kept sharing a house with a buddy and moved furniture for a year. Took a semester of a graduate level class just so my brain wouldn’t rot. Thank goodness I found a job in my profession a bit over a year out of college.
Note. My buddy also moved furniture. He dropped out of college. The moving company he started several years after I left has done real well. Last I heard he had the largest storage facility in Denver. I wouldn’t change things, but... makes you wonder!
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