The Daily Tar HeelMonday, October 12, 19873
5 major companies
will foe represented
at annual career fair
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By MANDY SPENCE
Staff Writer
The Carolina Career Fair will be
held Oct. 13 and 14, from noon to
5 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Student
Union. Minority Career Day will also
be held Oct. 13.
Representatives of 50 major com
panies will be at the fair to discuss
career opportunities with all inter
ested students.
The fair is one of many services
offered by the University Career
Planning and Placement Services
(UCPPS). The office sponsors work
shops on resume writing, interviewing
skills, the off-campus job search, and
other special programs.
Another service the Career Plan
ning and Placement Services offers
is an automated job hotline. Students
who are registered with the UCPPS
office can get direct access to job
openings on file at the office. The
computer matches a student's major,
preferred career areas and other job
preferences with the job vacancies
listed and relays the information to
the student through a combination
of human and synthesized speech.
The office also sends out student
resumes to prospective employers.
"Every day employers call and want
resumes of students," said Sharon
Wiatt, associate placement director
for UCPPS.
Wiatt said about 89 percent of
UNC seniors use the service, which
has proved beneficial to most of them.
"Just under 40 percent of the
students used at least one of our
services to obtain their current
position," said Marcia Harris, direc
tor of UCPPS. "Close to 80 percent
used the service to brush up on
resume writing or interview skills that
may have led to a job for them."
The UCPPS recommends that
students begin job hunting two
semesters before graduation. "An
early start is critical in the job search,"
Wiatt said.
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Students make the rounds at the career fair in the Great Hail
Graduate with
few of the
Binost impfessive
letters off
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Army ROTC. .
Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps on your
resume says you have more than potential. You
have experience.
Its the college elective that adds leadership
training to your education. And that gives you
the kind of decision-making responsibility and
experience most other graduates w ill have to
wait years for.
Whatever your major, find out more about the
college elective that makes your college
education more valuable.
Talk to your Professor of Military Science,
today.
For information about Army ROTC
opportunities at Carolina, call
Captain Frank Dillard at
1-800-229 9184 Today!
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DISCOVER
CAREER - -
OPPORTUNITIES
THE 7th ANNUAL
MINORITY CAREER FAIR
Freshmen-Graduate Students Welcome
Freshmen &
Sophomores
Talk informally with company representatives to
find out what skills and academic preparation
are needed for entry into the career you are
considering.
Have access to employers from diverse organi-'
zations to help develop an awareness of career
opportunities. .
Chat with a cross section of employers to gain
insight into many different occupations. Also
develop contacts which may be useful in the
future (Bring your resume).
Over 50 Major Companies Represented
Juniors
Seniors
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Burlington Industries
First Citizens Bank
Research Triangle Institute
US Air Force
US Army
US Navy
US Peace Corps.
SAS Institute. Inc.
BB&T
Chubb & Son, Inc.
Westvaco
NCNB
Parke-Davis
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.
IBM
Duke Power
R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Inc.
Carolina Power & Livht
NCR
FBI
United Carolina Bank
Unisys
First Union
Burroughs Wellcome Co.
Glaxo
Arthur Andersen
Procter & Gamble
National Starch & Chemical
Aetna Life & Casualty .
Capitol Broadcasting Co.
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
FDIC
Sumitomo
State Farm
Midwest Research Institute
Prudential Insurance
W. H. Brady Co.
RJRNabisco
Roadway Express
Barnett Banks
Telex Computer Products
Southern National Bank
Thalhimers
Sonoco Products
US General Accounting Office
The St. Paul Companies
Abt Associates
Pillsbury Co.
Virginia Power
GTE
General Foods
First Wachovia
Kayser-Roth
McNeil Consumer Products
TUES., OCT. 13th
12:00 - 5:00 Great Hall
m. Sponsored by University QpreerPldnning Placement Services r
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