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By KIM BARNETTE
Special to The DaOy Tsr Heel
Mark, a college senior, has sent out 100
resumes to prospective employers.
Although it is a month away from
graduation, he still doesn't have a job.
Susan, a recent college graduate, still
skims the help want ads every night for a
job in her field.
Both Mark and Susan have decided
that the job market is a grim situation.
But according to statistics, a million
new jobs ppen each month in the United
States for college graduates. The big
secret is that finding the job of your
choice involves initiative and hard work.
Sending out resumes and answering
ads are not statistically good ways of
getting jobs. Only 20 percent of current
job openings are advertised. That leaves
80 percent unfilled.
"The other jobs are found through the
personal network," said University
Placement Services Counselor Carol
Haase-Greeley. "It doesn't necessarily
depend on who you know, but who gets
to know you."
Since most jobs are filled through
personal contacts, a network of people
who can give you information about the
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job market is vital, Haase-Greeley said.
Through contacts, prospective employers
learn what your skills and interests are.
First, Haase-Greeley advised, know
yourself and the skills you have. Be aware
of your "transferable skills." Were you a
resident adviser in a dorm? Were you
involved with a campus organization?
Know what skills you could transfer toa
job situation.
"If you're a liberal arts major, you're
just as marketable. You need to find the
kind of skills you have," Haase-Greeley
said.
Also, ask yourself what kind of people
you want to work with. Do you want to
travel? Do you want an 8-5 job?
Finally, find out as much as possible
about the field you plan to enter. Know
its salary range, its possible problems and
its future outlook.
"When you have targeted your area,
Tind out who you could tafk to," Haase
Greeley said, "not necessarily about
getting a job, but developing a contact."
This process is called "information
interviewing." You develop personal
contacts by making appointments with a
person in your field who could hire you.
Contact the person who has the power to
hire you, and avoid the personnel office,
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she said.
James I. Briggs, director of the Center
for Career Planning and Placement at
Georgetown University in Washington,
D.C., also advises' bypassing personnel
offices.
"Most personnel offices are not in the
business of hiring people; they're in the
. business of screening them out," he said,
in a U.S. News & World Report
interview.
At the information interview, try to
learn more about a .particular
organization and how you might fit in.
All the information you gather puts you
in a better position to interview for a
specific job.
"Even though it sounds like a lot of
work, it is very profitable in the long
range. Statistically, it is a much better
way of doing it," Haase-Greeley said.
"The preparation that it takes is worth it,"
she said.
The next step in finding a job is
composing a resume which lists "who you
are and what your qualifications are."
"You want it to be a reflection of you as
a competent, conscientious person,"
Haase-Greeley said.
Three types of resumes are used. The
first is the chronological resume which
lists your jobs according to dates only. It
doesn't consider important skills.
The second type is the functional
resume which considers only the skills
you have learned in a particular job. It
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The third type is the combination
resume. It lists thi; jobs you had, although
not necessarily in chronological order,
and the skills you used at those jobs. This
type is most applicable to college
graduates, Haase-Greeley said.
But Briggs, in the magazine interview,
recommended the functional resume. But
he added, "the success of any resume
depends on how personalized and well
targeted it is."
All resumes should be concise but not
wordy. Don't put everything that you
have ever done on your resume. And
don't put anything on your resume that
you don't want discussed.
"Don't be modest on your resume. The
quality of your resume is like a personal
representation of you," Haase-Greeley
said. "Stress every success you can."
Include a cover letter if the resume is
being mailed. Be sure to indicate
available dates for interviewing, which is
the next step in finding a job.
"Interviewing is the fine art of
communicating. So it's important to
know how you can potentialize your job
maximum in an interview," Haase
Greeley said.
Know what is on your resume.
Interviews are conducted from the
outline of the resume, so anything on it is
a potential question, she said.
Have a clear job objective, and let the
interviewer know about it early,
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By SUSAN PRUETT
Staff Writer
After almost a year and a half at UNC
it hit me. Of all the men professors I'd had
classes under, not one had worn a
wedding ring. And some had referred to
"the kids."
Hmmm, I said as I began to develop
sordid theories about bright, young coeds
and conniving, lecherous professors.
My quest for the truth and tiger stripes
(those tell-tale white bands on tanned
fingers) led me to ask those I could trust,
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especially if it is not already defined on
your resume.
Come early to the interview. Be
prepared for any question. Do not say
anything negative about yourself in the
interview. Dress appropriately.
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If your interviewing skills or
resume needs a little polish, the
University Placement Services can
be of some help.
They regularly offer free
workshops on job-seeking, resume
design and interviewing tactics.
They also conduct practice
interviews on videotape.
Counselors are available to help
with all aspects of job seeking.
Located in 211 and 203 Hanes
Hall, UPS offers other services to
more than 4,500 UNC students and
alumni in a year, director Joe M.
Galloway said.
UPS brings to campus
employees seeking applicants for
career and summer jobs. Notice of
interviews are posted on the
bulletin board outside 211 Hanes
Hall.
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James Prothro, a political science
professor, claimed to be old-fashioned,
flashing his pocket watch as proof. He
explained that he was "not trying to pick
up women," but that when he was
growing up, men just did n't wear jewelry.
English Professor Townsend
Ludington facetiously suggested, "Male
professors don't want their women
students to know they're married." Then
he laughed and said that not wearing a
wedding band was a tradition. His father
had not worn one, either.
English Professor Doris Betts, wears
her ring and gave a woman's view of the
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"You need to have done enough
homework to know how your skills
would fit into the seam of the company or
organization," Haase-Greeley said. "It's
up to you to make sure you're focusing
the interview on your job skills. The best
candidate does not always get the job."
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Resumes of students registered
for the referral file are sent to
employers who have listed
immediate job openings with UPS.
A credentials file, consisting of
resumes and past references, is
provided for individuals who want
their recommendations in a central
location.
In addition, the office contains
many different resources for
finding names and addresses of
possible employers. Job vacancy
notebooks are located in 208
Hanes Hall.
UPS is open from 8 a.m. -4: 30
p.m. Monday-Friday with five
counselors available. Counselors
are also available for resume
criticism from 10:30 a.m.-noon and
from 1-2:30 p.m. daily.
-KIM BARNETTE
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"My husband's is sitting in a little tray,"
she said. "He claims it's too tight."
Women do care more for jewelry,
though, she added. They don't mind
being identified as married, whereas men
probably enjoy being mistaken for
bachelors.
Betts said that one day she did not wear
her ring because her fingers were swollen.
By the end of the day she said her women
friends were wondering whether
something was wrong.
"For a woman to notice it and wear it is
a much more symbolic act," she said.
Is the weight mf and women
professors attach to the wedding band
really different, or is there foul play
afoot?
In the words of one professor, a
wedding band "cuts off the circulation."
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