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2 Careers '85 Tuesday, October 29, 1985 o n u ditd J mm (0)10): (D) By MARK POWELL Business Editor UNC's graduates should find an improved job market in 1985 because of a 9.2 percent increase in hiring quotas over the last year, according to a national survey of employers conducted by Michigan State University. "There appears to be strong resurgence in the hiring of college graduates," Jack Shingleton, director of the MSU Placement Services said. "Hiring quotas are up, salaries are up, employers expect to visit more campuses and most employers are optimistic about the employment outlook for 1985. The MSU Placement Services publishes a Recruit ing Trends Survey each year, in which over 600 businesses, governmental agencies and educational institutions are surveyed. The publication indicated a 3.7 percent increase in starting salaries for bachelor degree graduates was expected in 1985. In 1984 the increase was 2.8 percent over 1983. Though salary offers vary according to major, bachelor's degree graduates will be expected to earn $20,470 on the average during their first year following graduation. Master degree holders should average $24,656, up 3.3 percent from 1984, and doctoral degree holders will earn about $26,808 on the average, up 2.2 percent. The improvement has been gradual, but it is definitely there," Shingleton said, noting the increasingly bright employment picture. The survey showed employers continuing to seek out women and minorities. Hiring quotas are up 7.7 percent for women and 10.2 percent for minorities. Accountants and general business administration majors will see strong increases in demand over last year, with other technical and business areas having some or slight increases, Shingleton said. Job seekers in retailing, physics, agriculture, social science, petroleum engineering, human ecology, geology and liberal arts will have less job opportunities than in past years. i Thirty six of the employers who responded to the survey said they would negotiate wages with their new employees, making it sometimes wise to negotiate wages with employers. The major most in demand was electrical engineers, who average $28,086 in the first of employment after college. Other highly paid graduates are those in material sciences, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and computer science. Computer science majors now can look for jobs in places outside of the computer industry itself. According to an article in the New York Times computer science majors are likely to end up with jobs in car manufacturing, airplane manufacturing and other industries. Software designers are fast becoming an endan gered breed, according to the article. This is a result of a shaking down of the computer industry, with only the strongest competitors surviving. Employers report 44.6 percent of their new employees are hired from on-campus interviews; 1 1.5 percent come from write-ins; 9 percent from want ads and 8. 1 percent come from placement offices. ; The work ethic was the most important factor employers looked at in evaluating prospective employees. Employers also look for decisiveness concerning career goals during interviews. Other factors in hiring according to the report were: oral communication skills, written communication skills, previous work experience, aggressiveness and assertiveness, enthusiasm, confidence, technical knowledge, motivation to acheive and initiative. Employers said the number and quality of employees hired from the university from which a prospective employee comes was an important factor in hiring. Businesses also reported the type of academic majors at the university were important as were the prestige of the institution and the number of referrels the applicant had. Most industries reported a very high or "good" outlook rating. Agribusiness, construction and governmental agencies reported an outlook of "fair". For majors in communications, RTVMP, journal ism and military services, the job outlook is expected to remain about the same as last year. The survey found that a student's grade point average is only one of many factors employers consider when hiring. Of employers surveyed, 48.6 percent of their employees that come straight from college were in the top 20 percent of their graduating class. Twenty six and half percent of new employees came from the bottom half of their graduating class. hmployers reported that their organization "almost always" hired handicapped people if they were the most qualified. Most handicapped employees are indentified during regular interviewing on campuses. Mean Salary Range Major perMonth($) per Month($) Accounting 1,603 1,222-1,750 Allied health 1,361 1,000-1,584 Biology 1,378 1,200-1,533 Business administration 1,419 560-2,166 Chemistry 1,511 836-2!500 Dental hygiene 1,204 1,000-1,776 Economics 1,297 800-1,917 Education. 1,126 400-1,610 English . 1,719 920-4,155 Health administration '1,363 800-1,935 History . 1,191 695-1 67 Industrial relations 1,268 728-2,500 Interdisciplinary studies 2,083 2,083-2,083 Journalism 1,211 165-2,500 Mathematical sciences 1,797 1,042-2,550 Mathematics 1,852 1,'625-2l90 Medical technology 1,340 1,200-1,450 Nuking 1,526 790-2,833 Pharmacy 2,195 1,700-2,658 Political science 1,303 775-1,833 Psychology 973 708-1,500 RTVMP 922 650-1,450 Speech communications 1,400 1,250-1,477 Zoology 1,250 500-1,800 Double major 1,280 640-2,200 Other arts and sciences 1,293 750-2,336 This chart is from a survey of May 1984 graduates conducted by University Career Planning and Placement Services, in September 1984. Two thousand three hundred fifty-nine graduates were surveyed; the response rate was 31.6 percent. Page 1 photo: Seniors Kevin Sullivan and Robin Gower play Life Photo by Larry Childress Thanks to the Toy Corner, University Mall, for the use of Life WACHOVIA BANK & TRUST COMPANY invites you to a Career Day Reception on Tuesday, October 29, 1985 from 7:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. at the Carolina Inn - "N" Ballroom A brief presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. focusing on the various opportunities at Wachovia COLLEGE GRADUATES Put your education to work become a Lawyer's Assistant "The Career of the 80's" at The National Center for Paralegal Training Oldest and largest ABA-approved program in Southeast Employment assistance over 1,000 employers in 38 states have hired our graduates 3 month day program with housing available 6 montH evening program Diversified Curriculum Litigation, Corporations, Real Estate and Probate including "Computers in the practice of Law". Meet with our representative Wednesday, November 6, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM and Thursday, November 7, 9:00 AM-12:00 NOON at the college placement office The National Center for Paralegal Training 3414 Peachtree Rd, NE Atlanta, GA 30326 800-223-2618 In Georgia, call 404-266-1060 Please send me information about a career as a Lawyer's Assistant Name ; ' ' Address . City College State Zip Yr. Grad. . V Phone: DAYL EVENING
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