1982_05 The Daily Collegian May 1982

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Job Placement
Student aids other students with his book
(CPS)-'He would just be a dream f
any employer." observes MareydelaHoi
saye, director of the Career Opportuni
Center at Louisiana State University.
Graham is so good that delaHoussaye
says "he's not the type of student who'd
come to the placement center."
model background has made it his job to
tell other students how to get jobs, including how to take advantage of school
placement offices. Called Jobs in the Real
World, his book is the latest in a long line
of success stories that Graham has to his
credit, including an earlier book called
77ir Ten Point Guide to College Accept-
Graham himself is aware of the irony of
7 can't say my life has
been hard...I've been
fortunate and I realize
that. But a lot of what
I've gotten has taken
real hard work.'
they sec my book and then see the different things IVe done." Graham concedes.
Those 'different things' include work-
planning department, being accepted by
all eight Ivy League colleges (he chose
Princeton because he liked the "frisbee-
on-the-lawn* atmosphere), editing a guide
to life at Princetoi
•estfnanyea
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a student producerat NBGAtudi
York the following summer, and giving
tennis lessons and playing the oboe in the
Graham says. "IVe been fortunate and I
realize that. But a lot of what I've gotten
has taken real hard work. And lots of
ground not as something that separates
from other studenis, but as all the
in for hi
ifldidit
you can do it" philosophy wi
students in search of employment.
"Getting the jobs IVe had has been a lot
of hassle. A job interview isn't a friendly
get-together. I've worked hard promoting
myself in ways that employers wanted to
sec a job applicant."
In his book. Graham presents some of
those all-important tactics, such as how to
create an impressive resume, how to dress,
what to say and what not to say, and th<
an office shuffling boxes and getting the
boss's coffee." he explains. "It's just a
decision that 1 made."
To implement his decision. Graham
says his "whole life is run by calendars."
work during the week." he says.'Even if il
means staying up until three or four in the
morning, I get it done. Then the weekends
are mine to do whatever I want. 1 go to a
party every weekend and I don't do anything connected with school."
Now he's working on getting accepted
to law school, and works part-time in the
career counseling office at Princeton. He
modestly points out he's not really that
different from the students he counsels, in
person as well as in his book.
"Lots of people ha\ e misconceptions of
what IVe done." he contends. "I just
happen to be in an activity that gets a lol
of attention. There are a lot of students,
ngjustashardas I
But "I don't feel guilty lhat other people
haven! done what IVe done."
One thing he's done, placement officers
say, is already remove himself from the
"real world" in which he tries to help other
students get a job.
"He's already far surpassed the dreams
of most people," says LSU's delaHoussaye. Based on Graham's credits alone.
delaHoussaye —who's never met the
student -doesn't see him "working too
long for anybody."
"His future depends on how creative he
can be.* she continues. *At any rate,
someone who has achieved what he has
will probably end up in a very non-
traditional career."
Graham, who is black, might be better
off forginga non-traditional path through
Columbia Univer
sity !
. They
1 get c
stimated it will take some 86 years for
k business majors to land as much as
icrcent of the top management jobs in
:r way tc
x recommendat
Planning is an important part of
Graham's secret formula, and he encourages students to prepare for their job
search by using the "Find a Job Calendar"
outlirfcd in his book.
There are ways to get jobs without
having an uncle working in the personnel
office," Graham advises. The secret is
getting that job is to decide on the job you
Guide aids students
in finding summer jobs
PRINCETON. N.J. (CPS)-Liberal ar
grads may spend the coming sumira
npeting for a slim selection of jobs, bi
Peterson's, which also publishes a variety of campus directories, began the job
guide in 1979 in response to the mush-
Vnd then follow the" steps"outlined    'tudcnls„"^p.^n£ ^fSL^S^SJZ.
:hthings as
(in the book) for studei
Those steps include s
the campus placement service, lancing to
friends and relatives, preparing for interviews, and sending follow-up letters and
thank-you notes to potential employers.
But how realistic is it for students to
reach the levels of success that Graham
lologyficlds-
engineeripg, science and computer technology—face the opposite dilemma, according to a new book on the subject.
'Sludents in technical fields don't have
to worry about finding jobs/ asserts Rea
Christoffersson of Peterson's Guides,
which has just released its 1982 Guide to
Engineering, Science and Computer Jobs.
"Rather, they face a bewildering array of
companies and government agencies to
high t,
irket,  she
st few years engineering and
computer science majors have had the
most promising job prospects of all
college graduates. Despite some softness
in this spring's job market, the demand for
high-tech majors is holding up well, the
report suggests.
"The book has more companies listed in
it every year.'adds Sandra Grundfest, the
guide's editor. "Our first edition had 950
st'sasmuchafactorof
h in job openings."
starting
:raged $20,000 for engine
rs arc getting $24,000,
grads $18,000. and
c grads $16,000. she says.
ipenings
tend to be clustered around large cities,
especially in the West and Southwest.
Grundfest notes that "every %
openings."
Grundfest and Chnstoffers"
the demand for high-tech grads to continue "at least into the 1990's." although
pecialized categoric
M.y.e. 1982-the Dally CoU«slan-Pa-.- 3
Amount of
hlackstudents
declining
(CPS)-Though overall enrollment in
nation's graduate schools continue;
increase, the number of black grad
dents has declined for the fourth year
row in 1980, according to a study by
National Advisory Committee on BI
Higher Education and Black Colleges
all-n
   »» — —- - high <
65,371 studenis in 1976. the report poin
out. black grad  school enrollment fe
eight percent to only 60.059 in 1980.
latest year for which figures are available.
The decline in the number of black
students who register in grad schools has
been a gradual one over four years.
1 he advisory committee annually tracks
the enrollment to determine if black students are being assured access to higher
education, and to assess the effectiveness
of minority enrollment programs.
"Each year we update the study to sec
whether or not the trend (of declining
'Each year we update
the study to see
whether or not the
trend...has reversed
itself.'
black enrollment in graduate schools) has
reversed itself," explains Carol Smith,
staff coordinator for the committee. "And
Smith says blacks enrolled part-time in
decline. The number of blacks attending
full time has remained
for the last several ycai
Like teacher, like student
w graduate courses v
ve found that they're
e 1976. from
11.181 to 12,802 f
Smith attributes the gain in professional school enrollment to a growing uncertainty over the value ofa graduate degree
graduate school," she says. "They're spending more and more money for school and
jusi don't  know  if graduate  school  is
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