LookingforajobafteruniversityFirst,getoffthesofa
Morethan650000studentsleftuniversitythissummerandmanyhavenoideaaboutthewaytogetajob.Howtoughshouldaparentbetogalvanizetheminthesefinanciallyfraughttimes
今年夏天，超过65万名学生离开了大学，很多人都不知道如何找到工作。在这个经济困难的时期，父母应该怎样严厉地激励他们呢
InJuly,youlookedonasyourhandsome21-year-oldson,dressedingownandmortarboard,proudlyclutchedhishonorsdegreeforhisgraduationphoto.Thosememoriesofforkingoutthousandsofpoundsayearsothathecouldeatwellandgototheoddparty,begantofade.Untilnow.
7月，你看着你21岁的儿子，穿着学士服，戴着学位帽，骄傲地拿着他的荣誉学位拍毕业照。那些为了吃得好、参加不定期的聚会而每年掏出几千英镑的记忆开始消失了。直到现在。
Asthesummerbreakcomestoacloseandstudentsacrossthecountryprepareforthestartofanewterm,youfindthatyourgraduatesonisstillspendinghisdaysslumpedinfrontofthetelevision,brokenonlybytexting,Facebookandvisitstothepub.ThisformerscionofGenerationYhasmorphedovernightintoamemberofGenerationGrunt.Willheevergetajob
当暑假即将结束，全国各地的学生都在为新学期的开始做准备时，你会发现，你毕业的儿子仍然整天窝在电视机前，只有发短信、上Facebook和泡酒吧。这位前Y世代的司祭盎一夜之间变成了咕哝世代的一员。他能找到工作吗
Thisisthescenariofacingthousandsoffamilies.Morethan650000studentsleftuniversitythissummerandmostinthesefinanciallytestingtimeshavenoideawhattodonext.Parentsreverttonagging;sonsanddaughtersbecomerebelswithoutacause,awarethattheyneedtogetajob,butnotsurehow.
这是成千上万家庭面临的情况。今年夏天，超过65万名学生离开了大学，大多数人都处于经济困难时期，不知道下一步该做什么。父母又开始唠叨;儿女们毫无理由地成为叛逆者，他们知道自己需要找一份工作，但不知道如何找。
JackGoodwin,fromMiddlesex,graduatedwitha2:1inpoliticsfromNottinghamthissummer.Hewalkedintotheuniversitycareersserviceandstraightbackoutagain;therewasabigqueue.Helivedwithfiveotherboysallofwhomdidthesame.Therewasnopressuretofindajob,eventhoughmostofthegirlsheknewhadaclearerplan.
来自米德尔塞克斯的杰克·古德温今年夏天从诺丁汉大学政治专业以二等甲等成绩毕业。他走进了大学就业服务中心，然后又径直走了出去;队伍排得很长。他和另外五个男孩住在一起，他们都是这样做的。他没有找工作的压力，尽管他认识的大多数女孩都有更明确的计划。
“Iappliedforajobasapoliticalresearcher,butgotturneddown,”hesays.“Theywerepaying$18000,whichdoesn’tbuyyoumuchmorethanatinofbeansafterrent,buttheywantedpeoplewithexperienceormaster’sdegrees.ThenIappliedfortheCivilServiceFastStream.Ipassedtheexam,butattheinterviewstheyaccusedmeofbeing‘toodetached’andtalkinginlanguagethatwas‘tootechnocratic’,whichIdidn’tthinkpossible,butobviouslyitis.”
“我申请了一份政治研究员的工作，但遭到了拒绝，”他说。“他们付的是18000美元，这在租金后只能买到一罐豆子，但他们需要有经验或硕士学位的人。”然后我申请了公务员速成班。我通过了考试，但在面试时，他们指责我‘太超然’，说的话‘太过技术官僚’，我认为这是不可能的，但显然是可能的。”
Sincethenhehasspentthesummer“hiding”.HecanrecountseveralepisodesofTrafficCopsandhasseenmoredaytimetelevisionthanishealthy.Hetalkstohisfriendsabouthisaimlessdaysandfindsthatmostareinthesameboat.Onehasbeenforcedouttostackshelvesbyhisparents.Fortherestitis9-to-5“chilling”beforeheadingtothepub.Sohowaboutworkingbehindthebar,topayforthosedrinks“Idon’twanttodobarwork.IwenttoacomprehensiveandIworkedmy