Just for what it's worth, a personal project of mine was how I got my first tech job.

Just being someone who has actually built anything at all immediately puts you in the top 50% of grads.

If she's interested in electronics, feel free to shoot us an email (link in bio) and I can set you up with a free USB Oscilloscope (debugging hardware for analog circuits).

Point her at AdaFruit.com, buy her a gift card

In particular have her browse https://learn.adafruit.com/ to look for stuff that interests her

Yes!, it is a really good idea. If she is still just "inclined" and not "off-to-the-races" yet and you have a good relationship (which sounds like you do) this could be so much fun.