Hired
Some students simply sit back
and wait for job offers to roll in
By Julie Shippen
Of the Emerald
For many soon-to-be graduates, suitable jobs
may seem as elusive as Oly's Artesians.
Still, there are a lucky few who discover
employment looking for them.
"I've already had two job offers," says Steve
Schader, an architecture almost-graduate. "One
was in Anchorage and the other was in
Honolulu, but I turned down both because of
the locations."
However, the offers didn't take Schrader
completely by surprise. The healthy batch of
resumes he sent out is now paying off.
"I’ve probably sent out about 21 or 22
(resumes)," Schrader says. So far, he says, he's
received five replies and has four interviews lin
ed up — all with no previous contacts. Though
these prospects aren't in the Northwest, they
are in prime locations such as San Diego and
San Francisco.
According to Schrader, replies to 2 percent
of job inquiries is considered good; thus, he's
more than delighted to be receiving a 25 per
cent return.
‘Sometimes / feel guilty, but
you can't take the first thing
that comes along'
— Steve Schrader
His success rate comes as no surprise,
however. The University's architecture depart
ment is well-known and highly respected
nationally.
"The U of O ranks in the top five (architec
ture) schools in the U.S.," Schrader says. "When
they look at U of O grads, they really look with
awe."
He attributes the school's reputation to pro
fessors and the University's unique design
instruction.
"I think the professorship here is really
good — there's a wide variety of tastes and in
terests presented there," Schrader says.
Others in the department are having similar
luck (if it can be so termed), as "one guy got
four job offers in four days," he says.
And extra options allow for extra discrimina
tion. "Sometimes I feel guilty, but you can't take
the first thing that comes along," Schrader says.
Physics doctorate student Roger Connolly
has a more relaxed view toward the job market.
Connolly hasn't sent out resumes yet and may
never have to.
"I don't think there will be any problem at
all," he says of securing a job in his field. "I
think the job market is pretty good."
What is difficult for Connolly is leaving his
"plasma lens" project at the University. "It's
hard to voluntarily pick up and leave a project
you've been doing," he says. "I've had a great
time out here and have thoroughly enjoyed my
research project."
According to Connolly, his basement-lab
group has created one of the finest "proton
micro-probe" lenses in the world, of which only
about 40 currently exist.
"We've got the best heavy ion lens in the
world. It's the best that's ever been built," he
says.
Like Schrader, Connolly credits in part the
program and his professors with his
accomplishments.
"The department here has had a very good
reputation in solid state physics," he says. Re
cent budget cuts have succeeded in reducing its
status, though, he says.
Although Oregon is his chosen home, Con
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7 don’t think there will be any
problem at all. I think the job
market is pretty good*
— Roger Connolly
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