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That meant companies recruited students less and students had to compete with experi enced employees when job hunting. But now, many of those compa nies are expanding and hiring again, Routh said. He said the Caterpillar Co. was a good example. The com pany recruited for years at the Uni Chancellor Continued from Page 1 ists for the job and forwarded them to the regents. The regents later added then-UNL Chancellor Martin Massengale to the list. The other candidates dropped out. At least two regents said the uni versity should allow internal candi dates when a search committee starts its work. Regent Rosemary Skrupa of Omaha said Leitzel definitely should be in cluded in the search and allowed to apply. Skrupa said the controversy over versity of Nebraska-Lincoln, but stopped in 1992. “This year its product is selling,” he said. “It’s expanding. And it is back recruiting.” Routh said small companies from Nebraska and around the country also were contacting Career Services more frequently. “There are a number of advantages to working for a smaller company,” Routh said. “Students get challenges and responsibilities quickly because smaller firms can’t afford to hold some one back.” Unlike years past, Routh said, Ca reer Services has seen a boom in its resume referral service, where com panies request qualifications and re ceive resumes from students who meet the criteria. In 1990, the office had 3,000 re sume referral requests. This year, there XLeitzel) is a qualified lady and I will leave it at that. ” ■ NANCY O’BRIEN Regent chairwoman internal candidates stemmed from the Massengale appointment. Skrupa said many believed that an internal candi date would have an edge over outside candidates. But with this search, she were between 12,000 and 14,000 re quests, he said. Routh said the most opportunities were in the field of computers. “It is an explosion of opportunities right now,” Routh said. “There are 2,000 computer-related job openings in Omaha alone, many of them in medium-sized companies.” Sales and marketing also are good areas right now, Routh said, as are international jobs and jobs related to the environment. No field stands out as being the most difficult to enter, Routh said, but some graduates make getting jobs hard on themselves. Finding a job can be difficult, he said, when graduates don’t know what they want to do or what skills they can make use of. Not startingjob searches early also can make the process diffi cult, he said. said, everyone has a fair chance. Leitzel has picked up responsibili ties for Spanier when he has been absent, Skrupa said. Regent Robert Allen of Hastings said he was in favor of looking at internal candidates, but not Leitzel. “I like her personally,” he said. However, he said, considering the controversy that erupted over engi neering, the university should leave Leitzel out. “We need someone that is going to pull the school together,” he said. Allen said that unfortunately that person probably would have to come from outside the university. BEN SIMON'S Spring Suit Sale 21 Gateway Shopping Center • 6100 "O" Street • 434-7400 • 1-800-523-0188 Baul gets probation, service From Staff Reports NU football player Reggie Baul will spend the next six months on probation and perform 50 hours of community service, a judge has ruled. Lancaster County Court Judge James Foster sentenced Baul Friday, after the junior split end pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge of receiving stolen property in relation to a Nov. 20 incident. Baul also re ceived a $100 fine. The incident occurred at a local Village Inn restaurant when a woman discovered her wallet had been stolen from her table. Patrons at the restau rant identified Baul. When police searched him, a credit card from the wallet fell from underneath his shirt. Baul initially pleaded no contest to a theft charge Dec. 7 and was ordered to pay SI24 in fines and court costs. He later retracted that plea. Another man has since come forward and con fessed to stealing the wallet. 10 Great Reasons Why YOU Should Choose Air Force Nursing Challenge, opportunity, advancement, education, training, medical, vacation, travel, best health-care team, sign-on bonus* Find out more - contact an Air Force health professions recruiter near you. Or call 1-800-423-USAF. A— —CM jni hi nnpn Health Professions Come Join the DN PARTY! There's no limit to the volume of fun you can have as a DN staffer for the Fall 1995 semester. We're hiring reporters for the news, sports and arts & entertainment sections along with photographers, copy editors, and artists. You don't need to be a journal ism major. 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