I started mentoring new grads after covid hit, trying to help them find jobs. The more I talked to them, the more I felt that I should have talked to them befor

I started mentoring new grads after covid hit, trying to help them find jobs. The more I talked to them, the more I felt that I should have talked to them before they started their undergrad or Masters. Most of them had wasted away 4-6 years of their life and were struggling to find jobs in an already competitive field. They took the wrong courses, did not work on communication or networking and in general, seemed to have made bad decisions. Especially the ones that came from India to do their Masters (I did so myself a long time back) but had no one to guide them on what courses to take and how to go about job search, internships, etc.