Web site offers employment data
BySonjaHegge
Staff writer
When searching the Internet for
employment opportunities, prospective
job applicants must search through a
vast ami frustrating amount of data.
So much information exists, that it
can overwhelm students, said Geri
Cotter, the acting director of the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s
Career Services Center.
In response to this dilemma, the
Career Services Center developed a
Web site which can be found at:
http://www.unl.edu/careers/
The site, created in March 1995,
helps students search for employment
via die Internet by sorting a wealth of
job-related information for easy access.
The site features links to various
sites containing job listings, job search
tips, interview tips, upcoming career
fairs and events in the area, and a closer
look at some career fields.
Career Services also links to
Lincoln and Omaha job postings, news
paper want ads, telephone job hot lines
and cooperative extension and govern
ment jobs.
Another feature of the site is the
Husker Hire Link.
This link gives students access tc
job vacancy notices that businesses sene
directly to UNL and that are entered intc
the Career Services Center database.
Husker Hire Link also sends stu
dents’ resumes to prospective employ
ers and gives students the opportunity tc
participate in on-campus interviews.
To receive this service, students
must register with Career Services and
pay a $20 annual fee.
Career Services offers a free class
Wednesdays at 3 p.m. for students to
familiarize themselves with job-search
ing on the Internet.
Stephen Stein is a resource librarian
for the Career Services Center and
instructs the class.
“The Career Services home page
has lots of information in it,” Stein said
“But like any tool, you must lehm how
to use each part”
Stein, who found his own job
through the Internet, is available to
answer questions in the Career Services
Center resource library Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Tuesday evenings until 7:30 p.m.
Cotter encourages all students to
explore the Career Services Center Web
site and the related class - not just grad
uating seniors.
For those unsure of their career path,
the Web site offers a section for career
exploration. This link allows students to
complete career interest assessments,
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Whether you know
what you want to do
or not, this Web site
offers a ton of
information”
Geri Cotter
acting director of Career Services
see where other UNL graduates have
gotten jobs and research the outlook for
a particular career.
Some alumni use the Career
Services Web site, too, Cotter said.
“Many alumni who want to return to
Nebraska use our site to search for a
job,” she said. “We have numerous job
listings for places throughout the state.
“Whether you know what you want
to do or not, this Web site offers a ton of
information.”
Job market becoming
less focused on degrees
ByIevaAugstums
Staff writer
Students eager to enter the work
force don’t have to worry if degrees in
their majors will get them jobs.
UNL Career Services Center offi
cials have said many employment
opportunities exist for all majors and
fields of study.
“Most employers are not degree
specific,” said Chris Timm, an assistant
director of the University of Nebraska
Lincoln’s Career Services Center.
“They want a variety of qualified indi
viduals.”
Lori Anderson, a human resource
associate for Aliant Communications, a
telecommunications company, said she
I recruits college students from a variety
of fields.
Anderson saidyinany Aliant
employees have studied engineering,
business, marketing, computer infor
mation or accounting.
Timm said Career Services coun
sels about 2,000 students a year who are
registered with the center and seeking a
full-time job.
Students are looking for consulting
type positions, but employers seek
sales- and marketing-oriented job
applicants, she said.
“A student’s perception of the ideal
job is often different from an employer’s
perception,” Timm said. “Students want
prestige. Employers want qualified
individuals.”
Art Tyndall, a technical recruiter for
MCI WorldCom, a telecommunica
tions company, said most companies,
including MCI WorldCom, look at a
student’s leadership and communica
tion dolls, academic ability and inter
ests inside and outside the university
before hiring.
“Considering a student’s GPA is
just one factor;” Tyndall said. “W; look
at other qualities as well”
Other qualities include hands-on
experience, such as internships and co
ops, Timm said.
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tor, but not as much as it was 10 years
ago,” she said.
Kristen Wogan, a human resources
coordinator for Vance Publishing, a
trade magazine publishing company,
said most applicants for positions at
Vance Publishing need internships or
job experience on their resumes.
“We look at the past history of all
our potential employees,” Wogan said.
“Recommendations from previous
internships is a plus.”
Few companies still recruit students
from only specific fields of study, with
or without experience.
“Employers are becoming less
major-focused and more experience
focused,” Timm said.
Tyndall said he recruits students
with a background and interests in the
engineering field.
Kignt now i m looiang ior engi
neering students to help with our fiber
optic studies,” Tyndall said.
But MCI WorldCom hires from
other fields, as well as engineering, he
said.
“We have many aspects - informa
tion systems, marketing,” Tyndall said.
“Every company is comprised of differ
ent majors and degrees.”
Accounting, actuarial science and
engineering students often benefit most
from UNEs career and internship fairs,
Timm said.
“The university has strong pro
grams in these disciplines of study,”
Timm said. “Employers who come to
UNL to recruit know this.”
According to the |996-97
University of Nebraska-*Lincoln
Graduate Report, most students who
were hired upon graduation were from
the College of Business Administr
ation. College of Engineering and
Technology students were second.
Students with degrees from the College
of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources were third.
“The jobs are out there,” Timm said.
“Students can use career fairs as a net
working opportunity. It never hurts to
see what and who is out there looking
for employees.”
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