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
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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.
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