CAREER INSIGHT
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it.' .iltei sunk .mil on
weekends sass
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name Social animals
who need lots ol
,ii 11\ 111cs lo he happs
even it ihe> re good
poleniial employees,
aien ! Iik.lv eandidales
H to vvoik here lor us
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■ environmeni
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1" lira Iowa comliclds
1.1 ilia ( aliliirma desalt
companies located 111
small towns lai I rum
iha hi min Irnhts ot ihc
hie ails shale a
recruitini! problem
I low lo idculds n w
eraduates who aia both
c|iialdied 101 iha |oh
and sinlad lo live in a
communit) mine akin
l< i Mas ban s Ilian
Ma11l1all.111
Sludenls 11s mt lo
decide w hale lo lamu h
then careers lace an
ei|ualls inmhlesome
chore Dozens ol
I nmne ''i H1 comi'.inies
tetiuil collcee students to w 01 k in out ot the
was locations \nd thousands ol jobs are
tilled hs new er.uluales each \e.n at medium
and small companies based in isolated
communities
I lie dilemma foi students pattictilarls
those used to big citv lite. i' wliethei dies sail
be happv living in a small town \ rural |oh
opportumtv mas otlei challenge,
icspotisibililv a competitive salats and a low
.‘>st of liv mg but little else Weekends otteu
.ik* spent i'll the 11 Mil. ilm me U> visit It lends
.11 ui rel.itiscs I)ei iilim; as heie to cat out is
ease, since the choices I> pieallv taupe I foil)
List too.l n>in!s to small .Inters In olhei
wolds accepting .1 job in .1 small tosni isn t ,t
deeisioti to he made hehtls
I 01.1l people ms aee heir ate eithei
m.lined 01 m .1 ddleient soei.d elique sime
inos! ssoih in blue .oil.11 |ohs lusl the fast
that 1 we.ti .1 tie esets d.is means I'm an
outsidei to them, and tiles don't like outsideis
uni. h -as s \1 k li.ie (»inet an a. > omiiine
inaiol at \11hu111 I mseisils sslio .s a
leeiilited bs U -stl'oint I’. ppeiee last seal I
a.is born m V a l.ises ami eiess up in
U111111I1 haul Mab.ima laieest .H\ ... I talk
las! and don’t has e a this k as. ent I hat means
most people are suspicious o! me trom the
start.
I’l riel 'I '■ n ! Ill Or t.U Iris
prompted him In aivepl his
S Ufl 0 III |llh Ills' SI/S' Hi t lu'
, ompaiis, llu- area's loss s t>st
ol lu i n r .1 n si a gif 111 ic- nil
Its iiir |iiM 4(J link's assas Ml
eoinhined. tin's vs s'i s’ enough
ol a reason lo Ins in llns
area- hr saw Mtei almost a
seal however Piuel is leads
lo move on Right now I in
lookin'.’ lo ntos e ss ilhin the
s oinpans to \ll.inla or
I i i r n i in s' hair i
His dailv lunch routine is
one ot hums reasons
I \ I \ Mon, lav a. _• Mot upturn I > ■ lor
fish Vi dne-de . ■ Men, an das ' a I ill' lieu ■
hme Me\u an iestanrant1 Ihursdavs ae eat
hai Ivs in aiM I liesilas s ami I I idav s ss c
choose between MeDonahl'. Huryei Kine and
\\ aids ■ Its tlu- end ol the week, we've hit
eveiv lesianianl m town, he e.ss |! I don t
spend another das workiiic m a small town.
I d he happv
Ho I’oweis has a diHerein jsei spective \
native ol ( tpehka \ I a . (list 'll miles west ot
West I’omt. I’osvers sass small town hie suits
him itist line I mills ties have a lot to do
with me not wanting to move awav. and (lie
ouldoot activities here are eteat. sas s
I’oweis a lios State I mveiMtv etaduateand
shill supetsisoi in Wc'tl’omt I’eppetell s
( olunihtis, (la . mill. \n av id hunter,
vvaterskiet and Inker. Howers ..iss theie s no
place he'd rathei live He even shuns trecfiient
tups to \tlanta loi shopping a staple amone
mans WeslHoml emplosees \tlanta i
nothine hut conciele and Hattie, and I Imd
enough shopping places around heic
Hi iv at' lakes a beating
Hetllaps the biec'est misconception anion,
students alvout small-town lesidenls is that
“You're not
going to
Ethiopia, but
life definitely
will be
different”
thes he some ho sc thii of folk It sviih the lest ill
thessorld ( able IV makes mik ih.i! doesn't
happen People Hu.ili'il hundieds of miles
liom the next l.ueest lossn ssaleh ihe same
|Mi ,u l Imse li \ in/ m C hu .1 .■<- ■ 0 I 1"
V vlc> in. hull 1 k' MIS aiul \i .'iik ■ I hill
\n,l hip maita/incs ilon 1 tcsirict thou
miI'xi. 1 iplioiix lo In:' 1 Hies although mans give
that appearance
I li.- real dilleieiu 0 hetsscen small aiul
laicc town then, un i sophistication but the
nature ol peisonal lelationsllips In an urban
settine relationships aie mostls seeoiulais lo
,u Its ill 's In a uiral ens iioimient,
r I at ion ships are pi limit s I s ersone hnoss s
everytme .a .c sas s 11. me1 las lias htol a rural
sociologist n! the l mseisitv ol (ieoieia ll s
more laid hack m a small lossn. bill that
iliamatu.ills atk\ is
|>l IS .u'A
I "I .1 Ih'SS .'! Htill.lle
tints ini' i»• .1 small loss n. iho
v hallciiL’c is IviIV;1 .u v epieil
hs V Ufl-v’lll lOMilcnis ss llhtUll
v <Miiplelels loi IcilniL'
pi is .us I lu* i s* .11 <-*n l
necessanls ss uuJoss peeks*is
.imuiul. hui a ness poison is
.in otliliis .iiu 1 heeomes the
topic ot eons ersalioii. n.iss
H.u lilel 1l» a often sou
atlct'kl v. luik h. toi example,
van keep toneues ssaeemi!
(oi sse.-ks
( liurc lies oltci more
tll.lll Ills! H'lliMim I lies If
Stic center o| enleilamment m mans '•null
towns he sass "Irulas nieht softball.
S.itimi.is iiiL’Iit itmiu'i -• .11 uI Wednesday nieltl
bineo can he seis popul.tt It sou don l eo to
i tuneh, rou te s less eil ss tilt suspicion, not
because sou’re considered endless. hut
ho. atise people will w oil. lei w hat s oil ilo with
\outsell when soil te not woikme
\\ lio lares best .’
( ir.iilu.iles who ate Manually nutenme ami
make tn. II.Is easily leml to .ulapt quickly to
this hi. sis le loinet lo ie.il ssell in small
tow n hc\ause they like to tv knossn In
esersone I lies enjoy heme hie Itsli in small
pou.Is. I>e. atise thes leel (lies sail make an
impact, as Sams Noth, pla.ement directoi
at the I nisetsits ol Iowa
Slis or otherss ise mtroseiteii eia.luates, on
the other hatui. leml to hase a much lonelier
time eclltnc settle.I m a small town It you
ilon'i make Inemls quic kls ami aten t
adaptable ot open to new ideas, smu
espetiemi oilkl b. a sc till, case Haehlel.
'i.ui could he met ss ith hostility unless sou
slims openness. tnemllmess ami a sell
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