TRANSPORTATION
Population
more than 1 million
250.000 ■ 1 million
100.000 - 250.000
less than 100,000
Denver, Colo.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Anchorage, Alaska
Midland, Texas
Based on commuting time, availabili
ty ol mass transit and train transport,
and service to area by air.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
EflculatiSD
more than 1 million
250.000 ■ 1 million
100.000 - 250.000
less than 100,000
RttOM City
Nassau/Suflolk, N.Y.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Lafayette, La.
Midland, Texas
Based on salaries and cost-of-living.
Source The Metropolitan Area Study
ARTS
PopulaHsn
more than 1 million
250.000 • 1 million
100.000 250,000
less than 100,000
Top-finked city
New York, N.Y.
New Haven, Conn.
Lincoln, Neb.
Lawrence, Kan.
Based on the number of museums,
colleges, symphonies, theaters, dance
companies and public libraries.
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Career Moves
Employers, counselors offer advice to students considering relocation
When Ty Eggemeyer graduated from
the U. of Virginia’s business school last
May, he was offered a job in Boston pay
ing more than $55,000.
He turned it down.
Instead, Eggemeyer accepted a lower
paying position in Dallas with the con
sulting firm McKinsey & Co. Inc. “The
Boston firm would have had to pay me
50 percent more for me to have a stan
dard of living comparable to what 1 have
in Dallas," he explained.
But salary wasn’t the only factor
Eggemeyer considered. “It’s a quality of
life issue as much as anything else," he
said. “1 chose Dallas over Boston because
it’s easier to commute in and out ol the
city, it’s easier to get to and from the air
port, and the weather’s warm.
“I’m perfectly satisfied with my deci
sion. I think the key is to be happy wher
ever you go. You have to consider the
quality of schools, the proximity of fam
ily and a number of things besides the
money.”
Unfortunately, many students do not
follow Eggemeyer’s example when con
sidering a relocation, said Glenda F
Lentz, director of the U of South
Florida's career development services.
“So many people who come out of
school are so influenced by money
because they’ve spent four years just
putting out money,” she said. “They get
their degree and go into the job search
with the attitude, I have the ticket, now
who will take me there for the best
price?'
“They need to say, 'I have prepared
myself for a job, and 1 know these are the
types of jobs ! will be happy with, and
they must be in the Southeast region,’
ete. That is the most logical approach to
a job search, but so many students don't
do that. That’s why we have so many peo
ple changing jobs so early.”
Lentz said students need to perform a
self-assessment, which will reveal what
qualities in a prospective job and city are
most important to them
“Then, just as they’ve researched the
culture of the company they’ve chosen,
I'd advise them to research the culture
of the area they’re planning to move to,”
she said.
Job relocation services throughout the
country can help students conduct this
research. Pam Bisbo, manager of the
Relocation Connection in Sacramento,
Calif., said her counselors present new
comers with information on communi
ties, recreation, utilities, taxes, commut
ing, shopping, living costs and spouse
employment.
"We basically try to ease them into
their new community,” she said. Bisbo
encourages students to consider factors
they may take for granted in their home
town before moving
"Recreational activities are an impor
tant consideration for new hires espe
cially, because they’re usually younger.
For example, if they like aimping, they
should find out how far a drive it would
be to get away for the weekend,"
BEGINNING SALARIES AROUND THE COUNTRY
Chicago Denver Memphis New York Portland
First-year accountant, $24,000- $25,000- $24,500- $30,000- $22,000
major CPA firm 30,000 27,000 26,500 33,000 25,000
Alcohol/drug counselor, $12,000- $14,000- $11,000- $16,500 $11,100
nonprofit organization 16,000 18,000 20,000 16,500
Computer programmer $25,800 $27,500 $27,800 $30,600 $23,700
Manufacturing engineer $29,300 $24,000 $28,000 $29,100 $25,000
Assistant professor, $34,100 $33,200 $31,400 $36,000 $29,300
state university
Public librarian $22,000 $21,300 $18,200 $23,900 $21,200
Management trainee, $23,000 $23,000- $18,000- $23,000- $21,000
retail sales 27,000 21,000 26,000 26,000
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Alan Dias, president of PRM Bound
Relocation Services in Glendale, Calif.,
said another important issue is assis
tance for the trailing partner. He said
graduates should consider the availabil
ity of job opportunities for their spouse
before they move
He also said students should look for
help with the physical part of the move,
since many companies have contracts
with moving lines.
Often companies offer complete relo
cation packages to new hires, he said.
For example, Citicorp Diners Club Inc
m Denver, Colo., pays for the relocation
of household goods and automobiles, and
storage for 30 days.
In addition, said Human Resources
Manager Gretchen Ragland, Citicorp
pays for 30 days temporary lodging and
other expenses, including meals and
laundry. The company also pays gradu
ates $1,000 up front for miscellaneous
expenses.
Ragland said one perk Citicorp pro
vides is a tax person to do the new hire’s
taxes the first year. Other than that, she
said, U1 would think this is an equivalent
package to what most major companies
olTer."
Dias also recommended taking advan
tige of resources such as the Hound pub
lications, a series of reference books in
15 different major metropolitan areas
across the country that describe commu
nities, housing and rental costs, and
other aspects of the areas.
The National Metropolitan Area
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