Preparing for your career
College graduates entering
the labor force through the
mid-1990s are expected to ex
ceed job openings by as much as
4 million, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Larry Smith, director of the
University's Career Planning
and Placement Service, offers
the following suggestions to im
prove the chances of landing an
“ideal” job:
•Think in terms of types of
work instead of job titles.
Deciding to work at solving
complex problems that primari
ly deal with interpersonal rela
tionships may pose fewer
limitations upon the job hunt
than declaring a career in family
counseling, for example.
•Upon deciding the types of
work that are interesting, talk
with professionals in those oc
cupations. Fay special attention
to the kinds of people in the
field and try to imagine working
with them. Does the atmosphere
seem enjoyable?
•During the undergraduate
years, focus more on learning
transferable skills rather than
training in technical specifics.
Transferable skills are ability to
think well, communicate clear
ly and concisely, cooperate well
within groups and understand
human relations in terms of
historical and contemporary
context, Smith says.
Many companies are realizing
that it’s easier to teach an
employee the specifics of a
trade than to instill the fun
damental qualities found in
transferable skills.
•Regardless of an occupa
tion’s growth potential, if it
seems appealing set your sights
and “go for it.”
•The CPP office offers
workshops throughout the year
to give students a boost up the
career ladder. At 1 p.m. Nov. 12
in Room 12 Hendricks Hall,
Smith will conduct a workshop
entitled “Job Outlook for the
’80s.”
For more information on up
coming workshops and other
job searching services, call
686-3235 or visit the office at
244 Hendricks Hall.
I he Bureau of l>abor Statistics projects that job openings will increase
by 25 percent between 1982 and 1995. The graph below reflects the
forecasted percentage increase of the number of workers in some fields
that will expand more than the average 25 percent.
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Some of the fields.that will
expand because of these
changes will be architecture.
• journalism, geology and min
ing, retirement industries,
biological research, robotics,
applied sciences, the perform
ing arts, health care services
and business. Smith says.
Meanwhile, certain fields
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will witness a decline in the
need for workers due to
technological advances, ser
vices shifting from one industry
to another, low attrition among
people in an occupational area,
and reduced public demand.
Smith says.
Some positions predicted for
low or negative growth by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics are
astronomers, judges, librarians,
bakers, bus drivers, funeral
directors, railroad conductors,
telephone operators and college
administrators.
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