2—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, April 20, 1983
Students faced with overqualification in job market
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we've had the whole year that
there's an increased amount of stress
and a lot of•that is related to the fear
of not being able to find a job in the
major," she said.
A group was formed Winter'Term,
but the center did not sponsor one
Spring Term because not enough
students showed interest.
During the group's sessions, stu
dents discussed their feelings and
frustrations as well as possible strat
egies for coping with uncertainty,
Sandmeyer said. They also offered
each other support to show that they
are not experiencing this uncertainty
alone.
The number of students seeking
individual counseling at the center
and at other counseling services for
career-related problems has in
creased, she said.
- Another concern students voiced
during counseling sessions is that
they are graduating with a degree in
a major they have no interest in, she
said.
Many students have chosen majors
because of the job'market, Sandmey
er said. Now many of those students
are discovering that they are not
happy with their majors and are
asking themselves, "Is it worth being
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in something if the job market is good
but I hate it?" This is especially true
when the job market is not as good as
they had expected it would be.
Even when the economy improves,
the program and students' need for it
will continue, she said.
"The economy is one factor. But
there'll always be ~ although not
as apparent, a need."
Concern and awareness began ear
ly this year, which is not an unhealthy
sign, Sandmeyer said.
"We saw it Fall Term. You can see
it among juniors," Sandmeyer said.
It is good that students began early,
but bad if that is all they can think
about, she added.
"Career-consciousness is going to
continue. I see that as healthy, as
long as it's not to an extreme."
In a way, the state of the economy
can help students in the long run
because it makes them more flexible
and expands their horizons, she said.
"You can't say, 'I want to be an
accountant in Shamokin' and expect
to find anything," she said.
In addition, many students with job
offers are left with offers they would
rather not have to consider, she said.
"Many students faced with job
choices are thinking, 'I want to work
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that as healthy, as long as it's not to an extreme.'
launches my career . . . If it's not
working or working at this, I'm going
to take a job.'
"That's what causes so much
stress. They've had to lower ,their
expectations, and that's pretty diffi
cult to do."
Children, accustomed to bettering
their parents in economic terms, now
hope to do as well as their parents
especially if they came from upper
middle class backgrounds, she said.
"People are not as optimistic and
maybe more realistic ( than before)."
Often students will take jobs be
cause they cannot afford the in
creased tuition cost, or have school or
other loans to pay back.
Even after the economy improves,
future graduates may have a difficult
time Working in the field of their
choice.
Government statistics show the
proportion of college-educated mem
bers of the work force has nearly
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doubled during the past two decades
to 17 percent in 1979, according to
The Wall Street Journal.
However, the statistics also showed
the demand .for service jobs has in
creased faster than the demand for
general white-collar jobs. This mis
match is exacerbated by the current
recession, the Journal reported.
The U.S. Department of Labor pre
dicts that during the 1980 s, one in four
college graduates will accept a job in
an occupation that does not require a
four-year college degree, the Journal
also reported.
From 1962 to 1968, enough new
professional jobs were created to
accommodate about 73 percent of
college grads. However, from 1976 to
1979 before the start of the current
recession the percentage dropped
to 44 percent, the report said.
The "premium" for college educa
tion has also dropped sharply. In 1969,
male college graduates entering in-
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this premium had dropped to 5 per
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Sandmeyer said that when she
works with students faced with a very
real chance of graduating without a
job; she uses several approaches.
"I'd help them identify whether the
causes for their unemployment were
internal or external," she said. Some
of the factors, such as self-confidence
and job experience, they can affect.
However, students have less control
over external factors,' she said. ,
Sandmeyer said she tries to have
students who come in for counseling
answer the several questions, includ
ing: "How realistic is your goal? Can
you be more flexible? Are there other
alternatives?"
Sandmeyer also said she tries to get
students to broaden their employ
ment horizons by considering a wider
range of firms and jobs. Many stu
dents might benefit by working at any
job in their field, she said.
For example, an accounting major
with no other job possibilities might
work for six weeks for H&R Block
completing ,income tax forms, she
said. Education majors might take a
job as a teacher's aide if a regular
teaching position is not available.
By accepting a job in that setting,
students can establish a valuable
network of contacts for future job
opportunities, she said.
"If you're in that environment,
you're more likely to learn of open
ings."
Although many students worry that
taking that type of position could
damage their prospects for career
advancement, Sandmeyer said that
because of the number of unem
ployed, it might not count against
them as much as it normally would.
Sandmeyer said experience in the
person's field is generally best when
the student has a choice of working at
jobs both in and out of a major.
"For some people, it's better to
work at some place you don't want to
work if you can do what you wanted
to, than work some place you want to
work doing something you didn't
want to do.
"I see that as pretty practical, that
you evaluate your alternatives on the
basis of what you know at the time
and whether or not, it (the job) will
help you reach your goal. The fact is,
you can't sit around for a year and
wait for the job market to improve.
You've got to make choices that you'd
rather not be making."
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Animal§' plight calls
protestors to Boston
Spaces are still available for a trip
to the . Mobilization for Animals pro
test in. Boston on Sunday, the presi
dent of Trans-Species Unlimited said
yesterday.
George P. Cave said a chartered
bus will le,ave State College at 2 a.m.
Sunday and will return after the
protest that afternoon. Round trip
cost is $2O.
In the largest denionstration of its
kind, Mobilization for Animals, a
worldwide animal rights organiza
tion, will protest animal experimen
tation, he, said.
Cave estimates that more than 5,-
000 people , will attend the Boston
Protest, with 300 groups from various
countries participating. The protegt
will focus on experimentation in pri
mate research centers.
Following the protest on Boston
Commons, Cave said the group will
move via motorcade to Harvard Uni
versity's primate facility in SoUth
Borough for a vigil. '
Protestors will demand that an
office staffed by Mobilization for Ani
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mate centers, he said. This office
should have free and constant access
to records and facilities in the cen
ters, Cave said.
Mobilizhtion for Animals will also
ask for 25 percent membership on all
review boards that review animal
research, he said.
Protestors will call for the immedi
ate closure of primate centers in
Oregon and Louisiana, and the grad
ual phase-out of all primate research
which is redundant or has no immedi
ate clinical applications, Cave said.
For example, an experiment that is
repeated to verify previous results
would be considered redundant.
Speakers at the protest will include
Cleveland Amory, president of The
Fund for Animals; actress Morgan
Brittany of "Dallas"; and John Hoyt,
president of the Humane .Society of
the United States.
For more information phone 238-
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Group may study Fall Commencement
By ANN MATTURRO
Collegian Staff Writer
A University administrator has forwarded to Univer
sity President John W. Oswald a letter suggesting that
a committee be established to examine the possibility
of having a commencement ceremony after Fall Se
mester.
Robert E. Dunham, vice president for Undergrad
uate Studies, submitted a letter to Oswald but would
not comment on it until Oswald has had a chance to see
the letter and respond himself.
Oswald has been out of town and will be returning to
campus later this afternoon.
Chris Hopwood, president: of the Undergraduate
Student Government's Academic Assembly, said he
met with Dunham last week and discussed the possi
blility of having a fall commencement.
"I was surprised (Dunham) acted on the issue so
quickly," Hopwood said.
Hopwood said possible committee members were
suggested in his meeting with Dunham. If a committee
is established it could be composed of the following
administrators and students: Dunham, Hopwood, Ray
mond 0. Murphy, vice president for student affairs,
and USG President Leni Barch.
Dunham said, in his opinion, he received enough
phone calls from students to warrant a concern over
this issue.
"When I get a few students to contact me, it usually
means there are other students out there who are
concerned as well but maybe they don't know how to
get a hold of me," Dunham said.
A • commencement could be feasible sometime in
early January before Spring Semester begins, Dunham ,
said.
"(The administration) should listen to the students,"
Dunham'said. "(The administration) can't just say the
students should have known about the cancellation of a
Fall Seynester commencement two years ago."
Mary Dunkle, assistant director and manager of the
news bureau of the University's Office of Public Infor
mation, said Oswald is out of town and she could not
comment on his reaction to Dunham's letter. She said
she did not know if Oswald has seen it yet.
Hopwood said The Centre 'Daily Times incorrectly
reported yesterday that a joint committee of students
and administrators has already been established. Emil
Parvensky, USG president-elect, said student leaders
and administrators are discussing the possiblity of a
commencement ceremony but Oswald must approve
the suggested committee before formal action can be
taken.
"(Hopwood and Dunham) thought premature press
coverage might force Oswald to make a hasty deci
sion," Hopwood said. "A decision made in haste might
also be one made against our favor."
The commencement committee issue will be dis
cussed with Murphy at the Student Advisory Board's
April 28th meeting, Barch said. t
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Bush adviser
to speak here
A national security adviser to Vice
President George Bush will discuss
U.S. foreign policy toward Asia at t,l
tonight in the Kern Building assem
bly room.
Donald P. Gregg, a foreign policy
and defense expert, is a veteran of
More than 30 years service in the
Central Intelligence Agency. His pre
sentation will be the first installment
of a weeklong series of films',
speeches, panel discussions and slide
shows, "Asian Festival."
The festival, sponsored by the Uni:-
versity's East Asian Studies Society
and the Asian Area Studies Commit
tee, is being launched to "sensitize
our students to our relations with
Asia," said committee President
Parris Chang.
Chang, a University political sci
ence professor, cited the growing
importance of Asian countries to the
United States.
"(U.S.) trade with Asia has long
surpassed trade with Europe," he
said. It is increasingly clear thit
"something to do with Asia will be a
source of jobs for many students."
—by Mike Netherland