The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, April 29, 1993, Page 6, Image 6
• ' \ -Dailv Nebraskan Graduation Supplement Editor: Chris Supplements Wendy Molt Hopfensperger contributors: Matt Woody Art Director Scott Maurer Beau Finley Supplements Editor Kara Morrison Sam Kepfleld Diversions Editor: Kim Spurlock Joel St ranch ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT DAILY NEBRASKAN 1993 You still have time to earn credit over the summer! Read and Succeed with the Summer Reading Course Program Register now! Registration ends Friday, May 7, 1993 at 5 p.m. Space still available in Anthropology, Classics, Economics, English, Geography, Geology, History, Human Development, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology courses. In person at the Division of Continuing Studies, Registration Office, Room 271, 33rd and Holdrege Streets Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EkI By Mail: Division of Continuing Studies Registration Office-Rm 271 Nebraska Center t 33rd and Holdrege Streets Lincoln, NE 68583-0900 n University of _ — ^ Nebraska For details, call . Division of Continuing Studies 472*1392 UNL to a nondiscriminatofy institution. UFO CONFERENCE Friday, April 30th * Sunday, May 2nd The Nebraska Center, 33rd & Holdrege $5 per speaker "Abductions, Close Encounters, UFO Crashes, Crop Circles, The Men-ln-Black" Questions... 402-421-1701 Stad McKee/DN graSuSet!nMaySen'°r muste e<*ucation mai°r. throws away her books as she gets ready to Center links graduates with jobs Director says students need services to target smaller firms oy wan woody Staff Reporter A changing job market has made it necessary for graduating students to be more aggressive when searching for jobs, a UNL administrator said. “The job market has changed,** said Larry Routh, director of the Ca reer Planning and Placement Center. “If there’s one huge message to de liver, it’s the world of work is chang ing a great deal. “And the corporate giants that used to hire a lot of college graduates—the Fortune 500 companies — are not doing as much hiring now. It’s more small and medium-sized organiza tions.” These companies, which Routh labeled the “middle market,” have fewer resources to rocuil at college campuses, so students need to make efforts to reach out to them. However, students searching for jobs do not have to go at it alone. The Career Planning and Placement Ccn 1 1,1 " 1 " ■ -M And the corporate giants that used to hire a lot of students — tune 500 companies — are not doing as much hiring now. -—Routh Director of career planning and placement center -ft - ter, located in the Nebraska Union, can help in many ways, Routh said. The office, which he said helped thousands of students each year, of fered assistance in locating and con tacting potential employers, drafting resumes and arranging interviews with companies. For $15, he said, a student could enter into a referral service that the center managed. The process begins with the stu dent drafting a resume, which is then entered into a computer fi le and stored. Routh said resume writing assistance was available through the center. Businesses contact the center, and Career Planning and Placement em ployees scan the files for students who fit each business’ hiring criteria, he said. These students’ resumes are then sent to the companies. The process is simple, he said. The center sends out more than 6000 re sumes a year. The couer also offers students help in preparing for interviews with po tential employers. Routh said that for a successful interview, students should know their strengths and be prepared to talk about them. With a little rehearsal, students can be very prepared for any inter views. The center arranges mock in terviews to give students an idea of what an interview is like, he said. He T*ew Oi) Sale at Twisters n_........ Cassettes . *?.?? ,5 c®* $11.77 *1401 "O" Si. •§105 "O" Si. 434-2500 434-2820 •East Park Plaza *40111 4r Van Dorn _ 434 2510434 2530 ■ Mountain Bikes 10% OFF ANY NEW - Road Bikes BIKE WITH YOUR - Bauer In-Line Skates ^ tv STUDENT I.D. - Merrell Outdoor j, expires 5/30/93, Foatwara I [~ | Closest Bike Shop Campus! open 7 days a week * I am\ nan 427 South 13th ^—"" 435-2322