New Graduate Reports IBM Withdrew Job Offer in Federal Consulting - What Are the Options?

"I am a senior at the university of Maryland. Back in October I received an offer to work for IBM at their federal consulting sector. I found out Friday they are withdrawing my offer two weeks before graduation."

Fishbowl Consulting, April 30, 2023. Here is the thread

So far, two employees at Accenture responded with notices of openings in the federal consulting practice. They offered to help this new graduate loop in on those.

What we know is that, sure, this soon-to-graduate can alert the University of Maryland career office about this development. But it is doubtful if that or anything else done to put IBM in a bad light will discourage other applications. After all, employment there is considered a "good job."

We, that is those of us who were around to bear witness to the carnage of 2008 - 2009, also know this: A snatched-back job offers is often a signal it will be difficult to land another job in that category of skills. Already there can be a glut of talent.

In the legal sector, which had been hit hard during The Great Recession, there were too many who first received a delayed start date, then eventually the notice that the job had been eliminated. Then they had to begin their search for a job in a crowded market.

 Some had to wait out a few years to try to finally get hired practicing law somewhere. Overall, entry-level jobs aren't plentiful. There are fewer of them now in an economy which demands hands-on experience, often in a specialty.

Other new law graduates couldn't afford to go without a decent salary and had made a career change. Here is the article I published in O’Dwyer’s Public Relations about the difficulty of career change. 

What I recommend to those I coach is this: If the start date has been delayed, re-start your job search. It is possible there could be further delays. It is also possible that the job will vanish. No need to inform the supposed future employer that you are out there hustling for something else. It's in your self-interest to play all angles.

Meanwhile, grab work, any kind. Nothing gets you a job like having a job. You present yourself with more confidence. And there is no sign of desperation. Money is coming in. In addition, you can afford – literally – to be selective about whom you will work for.

Connect the dots about earning a living in a more effective way.

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