Club Involvement Important
A leadership position In
a student club might be as Im
portant to a job-hunting col
lege senior as an "A" in a
management course, says Richard
Hess, assistant director of
career development and place
ment at The Pennsylvania State
University.
"Surveys have told us
that among many qualities com
panies are looking for in grad
uates are ambition, motivation,
creativity, and leadership," ,
says Hess. "I don’t want to
downplay these attributes as
they are required in the class
room, but often the successful
use of these skills outside of
the classroom impresses potential
employers even more."
Good grades are important,
notes Hess, but they are seldom
a sure-fire indicator of how
well a student will do as an
employee.
"There are a lot of C-plus
students who will go straight
to the top in some organizations
and a lot of A students who will
fall flat on their faces," Hess
explains. "Recruiters know
tis is the case, too, so they
look at many indicators."
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Two companies have sub
mitted plans for installation
of such a system at the High
acres Library', according to
Ferry. The system that is
used at University Park, and
the system that is preferred
by Ferry, is the Checkpoint
System. Ferry said, "the
psychological affect alone
might be enough to produce
worthwhile results."
Ferry cited the fact
that two new libraries are
being built at the Delaware
and Alllentown campuses of
P.S.U. with the Checkpoint
System installed. "The pro
blem would probably not be
really as serious," said Fer
ry, if the system had been in
stalled when the libraru was
built."
Say Employers
Hess suggests that a college
student looking for a good job
should get some "reality-based
experience," such as a planning
or leadership post in a student
organization related to that
student's career goals. The en
thusiasm and ability displayed
in this post just may be the
factor determining whether or
not hot a job-hunter is successfi
"Full exposture to both ext:
curricular and practical work ex
perience are both important," he
says.
"Companies are more and
more stressing the concept of
teamwork and the student who
has had experience with this
concept will be a more attrac
tive candidate."
Despite the desire of com
panies for "active" people, Hess
warns against the oft-used pad
ding the resume with a long list
of activities." Recruiters can
spot such a tatic, he says, and
;fcfiey are not impressed by it.
Hess offers theis appropr
iate statement made to him by a
recruiter for a top corporation:
"I don't want to see some
one with 80 activities. Just
give me one student government
president."
The major hurdle to the
project is a financial one.
Ferry said that, "The Univer
sity feels that the problem is
the campus director's respon
sibility." Ferry added that
Dr. David, Campus Director, is
being encouraged to set the
Checkpoint System as a priority
project. If the campus has any
money left at the end of the
year, it is Ferry's hope that it
can be used on the system. "If
the campus could get a good part
of the money," said Ferry, "the
University may be able to help
out on the project." "If the
students can get behind me and
push the project I believe we
can get somewhere."
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