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6Career Fairs '92The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, October 21, 1992 1 ',t. - b DTH file pholo On-the-job training Students have found that a variety of training opportunities are through coursework or other work-study programs in most available all over campus. Adequate experience can be gained departments. University senices alleviate stuaents' fears of job market ByTedLotchin Staff Writer For many students, facing up to the "job market" mirrors the childhood trauma of discovering Santa is really Dad dressed up in a red suit. Fortunately, there is hope and assis tance for these befuddled masses pon dering between a vacancy at McDonald's and an internship at the sewage treatment plant. University Career Services, formerly the University Career Planning and Placement Services located in Hanes Hall, offers a variety of services aimed at helping collegians locate jobs suited to their needs and talents. "Our main purpose is to help students plan for their careers and supplement their career goals," UCS Director Marcia Harris said. One of the biggest student concerns is the lack of available jobs for gradu ates who have attended college to be come better qualified for the job mar ket. "I have friends working full time at Great Mistakes (a retail clothing store)," Weber said. "They're retailing for a living, with degrees in business, psy chology and biology." Senior Glen Bouley echoed Weber's concerns over the dearth of employ ment opportunities. "Out of 4,000 seniors that walked across the stage in May, only 30 percent had jobs waiting (for them)," Bouley said. To help alleviate the situation, UCS focuses on matching students to jobs through a number of programs. "Our programs are designed to best prepare students for their career goals on gradu- SeeJOBS, page 8 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED Invites Seniors of All Majors to a Presentation on The Financial Analyst Program in Investment Banking Thursday, October 22, 1992 The Carolina Inn 7:00 p.m. J Recession takes toll on graduates By John Davies Staff Writer Many students hail college as the best years of their lives, and the transi tion from college Utopia to the work force can be difficult. The recession has made this change especially challenging for recent gradu ates. A majority of students are leaving college without finding jobs related to their majors. Economists agree that recent college graduates are at a disadvantage in seek ing employment. "It's always hard for new entrants into the job market," said University economics Professor Roger Waud. "(The recession) affects them disproportionally." Companies have begun offering lower-paying, temporary jobs in the place of higher-paying, stable work. Consequently, many students have avoided entry into the job market by entering graduate school. Although this trend will reverse in the event of a recovery, some econo mists predict a grim future for the economy. Economics Professor Arthur Benavie noted that productivity among workers had failed to increase significantly. "The general, very slow increase in produc tivity implies that our standard of living 1? ..;jV. At CIBA-GEIGY Agricultural Division, We Help Careers Grow, Too. CIBA-GEIGY Agricultural Division has earned a reputation for quality, teamwork and innovation. We are at the forefront of science and technology in the development and manufacture of agricultural products, serving the market segments of: crop protection, seed production, animal health and biotechnology fields. Our strong commitment to research and development Is equalled only by our commitment to our employees. We invite inquiries from graduates with degrees in Biochemistry, Analytical and Organic Chemistry, Computer Sciences and Information Systems. Positions currently available for chemists at the BSMSPhD levels. Please visit our representative at the Career Fair. Or forward resume to: Human Resources Department, CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, Agricultural Division, P0 Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419 8300. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer MFHV. Science Serving Mankind CIBA-GEIGY will increase very slowly," he said. In Orange County, the unemploy ment rate remains low at 3.7 percent, below the national average of 7.4 per cent. Jan Brown, manager of the Em ployee Securities Commission in Carrboro, said students encountered little difficulty in finding part-time work. "There's plenty of work available," she said. "We have traditionally had a lot of success in placing students in part-time jobs." The Employment Securities Com mission is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone may look through current com puterized job listings there. For students looking to avoid the job crunch after college, Waud recom mended deciding on a major and stick ing with it. "You just can't piddle around for four or five years," he said. Economic conditions might be im proving for college students. The un employment rate fell one-tenth of 1 percent last month. "I think we might already be coming out of it," Waud said. He is moderately optimistic that the country should be out of the recession by next year. Benavie saw the nation ' s college sys tem as an important step in preparing Americans for an increasingly competi tive global economy. "1 think our university system and college system are of the highest order," he said. 'There, (students) can get the skills they want and need." pjlf from page 2 other students might make their best case in person and will talk their way into an interview in person better than dropping a resume and hoping that will do the job for them. "There are a number of things seniors can do differently than just business as usual in looking for a job because it is not an easy time to look for a job," Jones said. "We acknowledge that and try to help students do everything they can to -maximize theirchancesof fiHding OHe."
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