My father was the same way. I finally stopped listening to him. He had no idea what the job search was like for my field or even.. modern times. I had to stop listening to him but pretended like I was taking his advice.

Later I did a few strategies that where "thinking out side the box" and a friend warned me up and down it wouldn't work. I stopped talking to her after it became more depressing and less friendship and it worked out amazingly. A few years later I found out she did the same thing.