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There ought to be a second graduation speech just for parents, in the afternoon,
after the celebratory lunch, while the kids are off whooping it up. It should go like this:
We know you have a great kid. We also know that, as amazing as she is, she may not
have a job lined up, and that this fact is eating away at you.
Oh, sure you may have heard that hiring on college campuses is up more than ten percent
from the past few economically horrendous years, but you’ve also heard that there are
still over 30 applicants for every job and a backlog of unemployed young people milling
round out there. You want to hear a speech full of practical advice about how you can
help your kid land a job. Here it is:
