; 28—The Daily Collegian Thursday, Nov. 8,1979 /"i'ffyi-
Job recruiting organized at career cente
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By LORRAINE RVAN forwasting time,” Holland said. I;
’Daily Coliegian Staff Writer “It is centralized, efficient the staff is very helpful
; Perhaps the best known and most used service of the and the facilities are pleasaht functional,” Holland
fCareer Development and Placement Center is its on- added. //.
campus recruiting and placement program. Last year, The center j a loungew here recruiters can have
1868 recruiters conducted 2,144 interviews on campus, coffee, relax between interviews in comfortable chairs
according to a CDPC report. and read periodicals and statistical information isssued
. ; “Penn State is an attractive place for companies to by the CDPC.
recruit because of our large and diverse pool of talent,” /'. Ther&'ltfe also a series of interview rooms. Outside
; said James P. Bucher, a counselor at the center who-' these offices,,well-dressed and groomed students, some
■arranges on-campus interviews. , -anxiously and some)with poise and confidence, sit and
’ ; “If a company is looking for people to work in sales, their turn. /
'accounting, computer programming and industrial think what they’re doing here is pretty important,”
/engineering, they can come here and interview a BrjiceWhiteford (ilOth-finance) said,
variety of candidates in all those fields and many others “It’s probably/one of the best parts of the whole
as well,” Bucher Said. / . University, assuming I get a job,” he added
“Students who expect the placement center to find;', /“I think it could be improved by having a more or
; them a job are going to be very disappointed,” Ralph L. /derly way of allowing people see the interview list,”
DeShong, coordinator of CDPC services for Com/ said John Heilman, (lOth-business logistics), adding
/monwealth campuses, said. /■'/ ';/ / that “it may take me a half hour to see whether or not
“More precisely, what we do is facilitate the meeting my name is on any of those lists.”
/of employers with a need for personnel and students During the summer, the CDPC conducts a mass
who will need jobs in the near future,” DeShong aclded. mailing campaign to try to encourage companies to
; The facilitation is viewed with graditudeby Hollis keep the University in mind when they plan their
[Holland, a recruiter for Eastman Kodak. // college recruiting campaigns. The companies receive
“I would say that this is one of the first class recruiting packets which include information about the
/.placement facilities in the country. Business people can program and informational forms to be completed by
' really appreciate this because there is no opportunity the company if it wishes to participate.
Placement Center offers career planning guidancd
direction is not their function. it?” They accomplish this by sponsoring f appropriate personal- career . Mljil'
career seminars designed to aid / Garis'saitjL' , V( .
students in essential areas of interview j Since college costs aix increasing aiß’
preparation such as resume writing and a degree does not guaraT?t?eaFjob,t
interview skills. Job search strategies career decision must be based on a Wkb
and effective Use of resources irt ran ge of information, he said; V .
academic departments are also ;
discussed. ' “It’s best not to base it on what yojr
parents or a high school counselor sip
you should do, or even a job putlo.ll
survey,” Garis said. “You’ve
a good look at yourself to make an inf
formed choice.” ; . j }
By KAREN MCMANIMAN
: Daily Collegian Staff Writer
'i Have you ever wondered where to go
.when problems arise in career plan
ning? >
■■■ The Career Development and
Center, located on fourth
ifloor Boucke, has a counseling service
f:for students who find themselves in that
i. Louise Sandmeyer and Jeff Garis, two
‘‘of the 10 professionals on the staff,. agree
• that, contrary to popular belief, career
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“We don’t give advice per se because
, we don’t know what is best for you—you
' do,” Sandmeyer said. “Instead, we help
students become aware of their
strengths, weaknesses, abilities and
values.”
• After defining these points, a coun
selor will show a student what options
are available at the University and point
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of information,” Garis said.
Sandmeyer said the center attempts to
cater to career concerns of individual
students.
“We handle career concerns at any
level. They vary according to term
standing,” she said. “It’s not a
prescription blank that we fill out as we
go along.”
For students who are unsure of what
field to enter, the center, offers career
exploration groups.
“This gives participants a process for
& more,
$39.95
.. If it wishes to recruit, the company reserves a day
with the CDPC six to eight weeks in advance'. It then
mails in the completed forms that will be used to inform
students about the type of positions the company wants
to fill and what people they are interested in in
terviewing.
These forms are placed on the bulletin board on
fourth floor Boucke on Mondays and are taken down on
Thursday afternoons. Not only are permanent jobs
listed/but companies also list summer employment
opportunities. -
Students interested in being interviewed by a com
pany bring a copy of their completed placement
registration and interview request form-to 413 Boucke.
The company screen out those students they are not
interested in if the number of interview requests ex
ceeds the number of interviews available.
The information requested on the form is similar to
the kind found on a resume, although Bucher em
phasized that the form is not actually a resume.
Although students seem to, hear everywhere they go
that “things are tight,” Bucher said Fall Term was the
heaviest term yet in the number of interviews
requested by companies.
“The market may be tight, but that only means
students have to try harder to sell their talents to the
employer. And we’re just trying to make it that much
easier,” Bucher said.
making an informed decision. Anywhere
from five to eight students join in this
process,” Sandmeyer said.
Another service offered by the center
is the. Outreach Program. In this
program, staff members discuss career
issues with any student interest group or
-residence hall requesting the program.
, For the senior about to enter the job
market, counselors help answer the
questions, “What do I really want to
do?” and “How do I go about attaining
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Students anxiously scan the schedule of interviews for post-graduation employ- )
ment at the Career Development and Placement Center on the fourth floor of' *
Boucke. |
Another all-important question is,
“Why did you come to college?” This
issue receives speciai focus as coun
selors try to help students formulate
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