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Organization pays off Try this guy’s advice: persevere Meet Leonard Dryden, a text book example of how to find the ideal entry-level position Leonard graduated from the University last December with a bachelor's degree in business administration Now he is being hailed by the Career Planning and Placement Office as a job seeker who "did everything right'' We think you'll agree One year ago,Leonard began his job search for employment by looking for a career — not a job Most business students have no idea what type of posi tion they really want, Leonard observed He decided to get more information. Last spring, while still a junior, Leonard attended Career Plan ning and Placement workshops The workshop on searching for a job made an impression on Leonard and one suggestion especially hit home business students without contacts are beginning their job search at a disadvantage Liberal arts Continued from Page 3B who are all master's and doc toral degree students Most of the 250 who graduate each year receive four to five job offers each and enjoy being recruited by firms nationwide Throughout the spring and summer — and into the fall — Leonard began visiting busin esses Lots of businesses Starting with the father of a friend, he eventually progressed to calling up total strangers and asking if he could spend some time finding out what their job was all about. After each visit, wanted a job working with peo ple, didn't especially like banks and wasn't interested in selling insurance. And he knew how to handle himself in interviews, to the point of quizzing the inter viewer about why he or she had chosen their particular job. ‘‘Some of my friends were going, 'What are you doing? ‘Some of my friends were going ‘What are you doing? This is a waste of time’' Leonard sent a follow-up letter, thanking the prospective em ployers for their time. "It's great — people like to talk about themselves,” Leonard says. "It really helps you define what you want to do, because you see the work environment.” By the time Leonard had vi sited 40 or 50 different busin esses, he knew what he did and didn't want in a job. He knew he Still, he says that people in business and industry “have gotten the word.” “All a bright liberal arts graduate needs to succeed is the opportunity," Keller says This is a waste of time. Are you going to get any job out of this?' " Leonard says. "What you need is the exper- • ience of not being intimidated by people." In the fall, Leonard engaged in interviews with companies recruiting on campus. Soon, he had “four or five” fairly firm job offers. He eventually accepted one in Portland, but meanwhile talked with a friend in the steel business and decided selling steel appealed to him. A call to the Bethelem Steel Corporation office in Portland yielded Leonard a talk over drinks with a company sales representative. After returning to Eugene, he sent a letter to the representative Whom else could he talk to? Soon, Leonard was on his way to Seattle in pursuit of the district office managers He visited with them, returned to Eugene, and waited. Seattle called. Could he fly up — at the companies expense — and talk some more? Leonard could and did, meeting with four or five company executives. He returned to Eugene and waited. Pennsylvania called. Could he fly out — at the company's expense — and talk witfr execu tives at the national headquarters? Soon, Leonard had two jobs. In the last couple of weeks, he has turned down his Portland job offer and now is waiting to fly to Pennsylvania in June, to begin a one-year train ing program with Bethlehem Steel at an "above average" starting salary. The Bethlehem offer is even sweeter, considering Leonard was the only employee hired on the West Coast. As a matter of fact, Bethlehem doesn't recuit or interview out here. "I wouldn't have gotten either of the two jobs without making contacts,” he says. Leonard's success doesn’t seem to surprise him, but he also doesn’t seem to think his effort was all that exceptional. "Anybody could do it," Leonard says. By Ann Portal I.M. AVAILABLE 100 College Street State University. OR 90000 (503)111-2222 OBJECTIVE Position as a planner in public or private sector, or in a communications field related to planning. EDUCATION BA (Independent Studies Program. Honors College). University of Oregon 1980. field: Dynamics and Management of Urban Growth. Secondary emphafces: Rhetoric and Communications: Political Science: and Economics. Thesis: "Design With Nature: A proposal for Planning in Oregon". GPA: 3.7 EXPERIENCE Related Research Assistant. Researched county records: conducted interviews with mobile home owners to gain information for uniform appraisal of mobile homes. Computer Appraisal Institute. 1980 Planner Researched local land use policies Organized political support for a subdivision proposal. Developed a means to use government geographic data to locate and developable land. Assembled a design team for a Planned Unit Development proposal. Premo-Mod Corp.. 1979. Congressional Intern Acted as federal agency liaison for the constituents of Oregon Fourth District Congressman Jim Weaver. Researched Economic Development bills and prepared written testimony for Rep. Weaver. 1979. Land Use Researcher Researched a local land use issue and co-authored a 45-page publication which sold 200 copies and was used as required reading in two U. of O. classes. U. of O. Survival Center, 1977. Other Gymnastics Coach. Part and full time for the Multnomah Athletic Club and Tualitan Hills Park and Recreation District (THPRD). 1972 - 1976. Coordinated THPRD's 1976 summer program, which involved six instructors and several hundred participants. PERSONALS Born in Portland. Oregon. Enjoy photography, painting, outdoor sports, literature and gardening. REFERENCES Available on request. Available August 1, 1980. After June 15, reach me at 222 Redtree Rd., Portland, OR 97225 (503) 644-4786. Date April. 1980. Catch their eye first. First impressions are very important. Your resume says who you are before the interviewers even see you. 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