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Wednesday, August 21, 1985 Page 28 Daily Nebraskan :,.:J t n n iv ifflsn sssk ssv t ar m n rs Tin ran 7 13 u vuiuiuumu u- D D fs B. fo) mm u n a if ? D waoSed to en was pe&i 2A lhy irsS" o Russ's has all the snacks you want to cure the late night munchies! O Russ's has a deli with hot fried chicken, spare ribs, macaroni salad, potato salad, cole slaw and much more! o Russ's also has a bakery with fresh cakes, donuts and cook ies! O The meat and produce depart ment at Russ's B & R is pure quality! o Russ's B&R has a liquor store at the 17th and Washington loca tion. o Russ's B&R Locations: 66th & "O" 27th & Highway 2 17th & Washington n rzr. ,-. u u. reap Mil Aim By Cynthia Hutchinson in A. feri.es Staff Reporter Engineering graduates usually find job hunt- offers of $18,576, 4 percent higher than last year. General business graduates, including man agement, received fewer offers than last year. In a survey or masters degree candidates, in easier and salaries higher than most other MBA'saccountedfof 48percentof5,612totaljob graduates, according to recent surveys. offers www master s oi engineering accounted For the second consecutive year, petroleum for 36 percent, engineering graduates were offered higher aver- The "Occupational Outlook Quarterly" said age starting salaries ($30,636) than any other job administration jobs are growing faster in elec- field. Chemical and electrical engineering, (in- tronic components, manufacturing and data eluding computer engineering), brought the processing, adding that health administration second- and third-highest offers at $28,428 and jobs will "grow faster than average." $27,396, according to the College riacemeni Council's Julv 1985 report. The report includes job offers made to gra duating seniors between Sept. 1, 1984, and Aug. 31, 1985. UNL was one of 187 placement offices participating in the survey. Prospective computer science graduates were offered starting salaries at $24,984. That figure is 1.8 percent higher than last year's starting salar t riioinlinoc nnctpri a 3 nernent to 5 percent salary increase over last year. Humani- nQ WllO QTQti tSPOCIQl- lies glauutuca iiau mc wuj uvwvcv. The survey said the slow growth in computer science was a surprise and "this high demand discipline did not have as strong a year as Liberal arts graduates are in demand. More companies are looking for well-rounded peo- ized in one area. Gerry Phaneuf UNL career planning and placement director exoected." The spring 1 984 "Occupational Outlook Quar terly" predicted that computer programming jobs, between 1985 and 1995, will increase by 70 percent over 1984 levels ana computer service technicians jobs will increase the most at 97 Phaneuf said health professions are "boom percent. Computer systems analysts jobs are ing." Medical professions had a greater increase expected to increase by 85 percent. in beginning offers (12.9 percent) than any other In the survey, business graduates accounted discipline. Placement sources say the increase for 27 percent of the 44,479 total job offers made can be attributed to a health consciousness in to persons with bachelor's degrees. Engineering America and the increasing number of elderly seniors accounted for 55 percent of the offers, people. The job market for the various business disci- Liberal arts graduates are in demand Phaneuf plines was described by the report as a "mixed said. More companies are looking for well bag" some areas of business did better than rounded people who aren't specialized in one others. area, he said. The number of jobs offered to accounting Last year there was a significant increase in majors was second to offers to electrical engi- the number of companies recruiting UNL liberal nsering majors. Accounting salaries averaged arts graduates, he said. $20,364. "Often times they are more valuable to a cor- Accounting offers aren't as "accelerated" as poration. Companies are becoming more aware engineering offers, but accounting is tradition- that arts and science graduates are just as mar ally a strong market, said Gerry Phaneuf, direc tor of UNL's career planning and placement center. Marketing graduates also received more offers than last year and had average starting salary ketable as business graduates," Phaneuf said. The CPC survey showed that liberal arts grad uates received starting offers that were 6.4 per cent higher than last year, bringing their salaries up to about $18,540. Great ra Bike Sale! I 59 OS 0 r-i r3 y y - - w all Italian bikes in stock, including Bianchi Alloros Red Tag on Many other Items. r fa it Oyntour it AH biking cloths Fantasticol 99 Downtown 427 So. 13th East Park Plaza 203 No. 68th