This is a problem lots of families share and it frustrates me that so much talent is going untapped and there are so many unfulfilled graduates. I work in recruitment and I talked to my employer about us potentially offering a 'Student Coaching Service'. I know (because I have two sons in their early 20s)that lots of young people go through the uni years without any advice about what they would like to do at the end of their degree. My idea is that we offer a service to students around their 2nd year at uni,which is when they should start planning and getting some relevant work experience on their CV. We could talk to them about their interests, explain the various work functions i.e. what does a HR Manager do?, offer them some psychometric testing etc. and try to give them a focus going forward. The problem with my idea is who pays for the service? The cost would probably fall on the parents and not all are in a position to pay. We are a business after all so need to charge enough for our services to make it worthwhile. I would welcome all your thoughts.