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12Careers '85Tuesday, October 29, 1985 earn hmhi Hi A .m - 4 UNC health sciences graduates are among the most competitive in the nation By GORDON RANKIN Staff Writer The life science departments of TJNC are established as among the finest iii the country, department members say. The biology, nurs ing, medicine, and allied health study programs produce graduates who are competitive employment applicants. According to an employment survey of May, 1984 graduates conducted by the UNC Career Planning and Placement Office, CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN GOVERNMENT & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS An Informal Discussion With Representatives of Both The John F. Kennedy School of Government Public Policy Program Harvard University & Woodrow .-Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University - Date: Monday, Nov. 11 Time: 3-4 and 4-5 Groups Place: Check with Career Placement All Years, all majors welcome for additional information, please, contact your school's career developmentplacement office WANTED BY THE FBI Applicants For The Special Agent Position Special Agent Candidates Must: 1. Be A U.S. Citizen 2. Be completely available for assignment anywhere in the Bureau's jurisdiction 3. Between ages 23 and up to 35th birthday 4. Have uncorrect vision, not less than 20200 (Snellen) and corrected 2020 in one eye and 2040 in other eye. All applicants must pass a colorvision test. 5. Be in excellent physical condition allowing the use of firearms and defensive tactics. . THE FIVE ENTRANT PROGRAMS UNDER WHICH SPECIAL AGENTS QUALIFY 1 . State-accredited law school graduate can apply during last year of law school. 2. 4 year accredited college degree with a major in Accounting and can sit for State CPA Exam. ' 3. 4 year accredited college degree plus fluency in language the Bureau has a need. . 4. Science degree Three years experience-Masters-doctorate. 5. Any 4 year accredited college degree with three years full time working experience. Engineers in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer and related disciplines are most urgently needed. Starting Salary Approximately $30,000 The FBI is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. ' Minorities and females encouraged. For more information Contact: SA Charles S. Richards or Donna Mize Charlotte, N.C. FBI (704) 529-1030 9:00 a.rri.-5:00 p.m. C3.CC ps Visit our display table during The Career Fair for printed information and an interview with a Peace Corps Re cruiter. Experience and or a degree in Math, Science, Education, Health, Engineer ing, Community Service, Agriculture, and many more needed! For more information call toll free: 800-424-8580 extension 238 V INI BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO. a name which stands for commitment to RESEARCH to discover new and more effective therapeutic agents PRODUCTION of quality drugs and pharmaceuticals to meet the needs of medicine and the public health. Headquarters and research laboratories located in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Manufacturing facility in Greenville, N.C. euiiiiouiiis 17ellcc::zcq nearly 80 percent of the 60 nursing school graduates who responded were employed full-time with permanent positions. Thirteen percent were working part-time, and three percent were still seeking employment. Jill Thomas, an associate of the School of Nursing, said the pro gram at UNC remains popular and is growing in recent years dute to an increasing interest in medicine. "It seems that there is a definite trend back to medicine, and not just as doctors, but as male and female nurses, 100," Thomas said. She said the public's notion of nurses as ladies in white cap and dress with thermometer in hand to assist a doctor is unfounded. David Motouski of the School of Pharmacy is proud of the high rate of employment for the school's graduates. Approximately 91 percent of those who left in 1984 are now working in full-time positions, and the remainder are working part-time. "Basically, opportunities for employment in the pharmacy field are always existent," Motouski said, "because our graduates work in a sort of apprenticeship before officially becoming pharmacists, and some even open their own drug stores." Biology majors usually dont have as much success as pharmacy majors in their job-hunting, how ever. According to another part of the 1984 survey, three of the 12 students who graduated with biology degrees held full-time positions, and the remainder were either jobless or still applying for work. The reason for this, according to Maria Gray, who helps guide graduate students at UNC in their job-planning process, is that unlike other life science degrees which are flexible, biology is highly special ized and limits employment opportunities. Medicine remains the most competitive school to enter among the life sciences, and one of the most difficult to complete. Students are required to com plete a multitude of courses var ying from biochemistry to zoology during their undergraduate years. They must attend special classes and laboratories after graduation before they become interns. "It's been rigorous, to say the least," said Kelly Martin, a dental student from Kernersville. "There have been so many times when IVe just about thrown in the towel, but I try to remember how rewarding it will be when I finally get out into the profession." Not only is a life science degree rewarding . for the recipient, but employers reap the benefits as well. ICORP, a synthetic drug devel opment firm in Research Triangle Park, is one of several companies that hire graduates of medical and biological programs at three area universities, including UNC. Trip Osburn, manager of personnel at ICORP, said he was pleased with decisions to hire Carolina students. "We are especially proud of one particular student who developed serum that improved the delivery of oxygen to red blood cells," Osburn said. 1
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