No stone should be unturned
in job search, official says
»y Jennifer (iillogly
Staff Reporter
College students are becoming increasingly
frustrated because they are unable to find jobs
in their fields of choice, said the assistant
director of the Career Planning and Placement
Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
“I think there are too many jobs and that
students need to focus more on a certain ca
reer,” said Geri Cotter.
To ease the minds of some sooo-to-be
graduating seniors, she said, “the job outlook
for the '90s is good.”
Visiting the Career Planning and Placement
Center before graduation will help students
focus on a career and ease the frustration after
graduation, Cotter said.
“There are a lot of resources out there,
students just need to know how to access
them,” Cotter said.
The center provides students with a research
library to study careers, target jobs and learn
career development strategies within their
field of interest.
I ne center helps students identify the re
sources,” Cotter said.
Such resources include reference materials .
on certain industries, addresses of companies,
videotapes, resumes, cover-letter writing,
state-by-state listings of job openings and job
descriptions. Obtaining as much information
as possible is the key, Cotter said.
The center also provides a computer net
work, ‘‘the bid system,” that arranges on
campus interviews for students, she said.
Students must be registered with the center
to participate in the system. Many firms will
gain access to the computers at UNL to begin
recruitment.
Students already will have keyed in their
background information, and an interview
could be scheduled.
Students are encouraged to research their
careers, be familiar with current trends and
know what employers want. A student who
researches a position will have better luck
getting that position, Cotter said.
Want ads are not the only resources avail
able to the job seeker. A very accessible re
source within the community is a telephone
directory. According to Cotter, students can
look up certain business Finns and call them
personally.
A student should never leave any stone
unturned,” she said.
But before they start turning stones, stu
dents should have references ready to back
them.
Many students are not getting jobs because
they lack contacts, Cotter said. Contacts would
include previous employers, internships and
informal interviews with persons already
employed within a student’s field of interest
‘‘Eighty percent of internships lead to jobs
after graduation,” Cotter said.
‘‘Students need to put forth a conscious
effort to develop a network of contacts,” Cot
ter said.
Many job searches are hampered by a com
mon belief among students that corporations
and businesses only hire business majors, Cot
ter said.
While a large corporation will employ a
network of business-oriented minds, a diverse
background of education exists at all levels,
she said. A single corporation could employ
marketers, psychologists, geologists, journal
ists and environmental engineers, she said.
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