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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Sunday, October 6, 1968.
Sunday, October 6, 1968
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Bus Ad
By MIKE WILLIS
Each year the Placement Office
of the School of Business Admin-
istration acts as the middle-man.
for about 600 employers seeking
graduating students for jobs rang-
ing from public accounting to in-
dustrial relations.
The office is the second largest,
placement hosts 600 employers
The interview: Good images, open
placement service on campus andt
its officials say almost 100 per
cent of the students who use its
services achieve employment. It
is located in Room 271 of the
Business Administration Bldg.
Each fall and spring, the office
arranges for recruiters to visit the
University and interview graduat-
ing students.
The present year will bring
about 600 employer visits to cam-
pus; nearly 200 will come to in-
terview candidates during the fall
period, which began on Sept. 23
and will continue for almost six
weeks, and nearly 40'0 will. arrive
in the spring..
Approximately 75 per cent of'
the graduates of the business
school use the service to contact
employers and evaluate job op-
portunities. Of those who make
use of the service, virtually all
are hired, though some will have
less job offers than others and,
will not be able to work at their
first' or second choices.
The service is used for the most
part by graduate students, though
it is also open to undergraduates.
Last spring it serviced 146 stu-
dents with MBA and BBA degrees.
The ratio of employer visits to
those using the service was 2 to 1;
the ratio of job offers to accept-
ances was even greater, 4 to 1. Of
those job offers, the largest num-
bere were offered and accepted In
the fields of public accounting and
banking, while corporation fi-
nance, production management
and independent engineering, and
management science and opera-
tional research also had a com-
paratively large number of offers
and acceptances.
Among the jobs accepted, the
median salary was approximately
$11,000 a year for those with MBA
degrees and $8400 for those who
had BBA's.
However, candidates' choices
were, according to answers to a
questionnaire given to them, dic-
tated by other causes than salary.
"Type of work" and "opportunity
for future growth" were the first
and second factors in choosing a
job for both MBA's and BBA's,
outdistancing any other reasons,
including "salary level," whichl
ranked sixth. "Possibility of draft
deferent" placed eighth and last,
being chosen by only four of the
candidates as their first choice.
Although the major task of the
Placement Office consists of aid{
to job-hunting graduating stu-
dents, the office'also tries to find
summer employment for -some stu-
dents, usually student within a
year of graduation, in order to
identify outstanding candidates
for permanent employment.
The office also operates a place-
ment service for alumni who wish
to change jobs or have just fin-
ished military service. It publishes
a monthly Job Opportunity Bul-
4etin, summarizing current job
openings.
The placement office advises the
student using the service to use
discretion when deciding which!
fields he wishes to investigate. Em-
ployers, according to the service,
expect the studentsto have a good
idea of what he wants.
Once the candidate has decided
on his fields of interest, he attends
the recruiting interviews of those
companies in which he is inter-
ested.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION placement service has more than
600 companies come to campus to interview graduates and under-
graduates in the business school.
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While grade-point average is
important for some jobs, most em-
ployers also value personal quali-
ties such as drive, appearance, and
verbal ability - and some firms
place these personal qualities
ahead of academic performance in
their consideration of candidates.
Leadership potential is also a
quality that companies value.
Leadership in campus activities is
sought by employers in evaluating
prospective candidates. Leadership
is especially important in the case
of MBA's, who are carefully
screened because they may be
given substantial responsibility
within a short period of time in
order to justify the current MBA
salary level.
.The placement office also rec-
ommends that students eligible for
military service participate in the
interviewing program. Employers
will make initial contact with de-
sirable candidates now, to be fol-
lowed up after service. Some em-
ployers will make commitments
even though service is imminent,
and will employ a graduate even
for the short time before he enters
service, with employment to be
reached following release.
New grads
'change jobs
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emotional problems today than
ever before and these pressured,
emotionally unstable individuals
have been led since childhood to
believe in rapid success soon after
starting out in the working world.
When the success does not appear
immediately they become disap-
pointed and change jobs.
Another factor in the increas-
ing rate of turnover is the in-
creasing affluence in American so-
ciety, Gillette noted. People can
now afford to move, despite the
fact that a move usually costs the
individual from 10-15 percent of
his salary.
"G e n e r a 11 y," Gillette adds,
"people will not stay with a job
if they don't feel comfortable in
it. Salary is not a major factor
in terms of why people stay on
a job.
"The personal element is very
important," Gillette continued,
"an employe must feel he is con-
tributing to the organization. He
must also be able to handle the
frustrations of his job."
The extent of communications
in an organization are also vital
to the psychological needs of the
employee and therefore a factor
in his tenure.' According to Gil-
lette, the employe must feel that
he knows and understands th e
purpose andanature of his organi-
zation, and the "hierarchy" must
maintain contact throughout the
organization.
However, a change in position
does not indicate failure. A re-
cent sampling of 1,000 miles from
"Who's Who" revealed that 14
per cent changed professions
three times in the course-of their
careers.
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Besides an open mind, the stu-
dent must prepare what he con-
siders the proper image for his
interview.
Placement Service hopes that
students have thoughta little be-
yond the introduction stage about
the firm with whom he has his
interview-about what prospects
he holds with this particular com-
pany and what sort of personality
fits those prospects..
The personality should fit the
firm-the student applying for a
creative job, for instance, will try
to project a self-confidence. The
coed applying for a job in a large,
conservative firm will dress in a
conservative manner.
The most basic rule, "dress
neatly," is actually quite impor-
tant. An employer simply will not
hire someone who offends him.
Many student job-seekers object
to wearing a tie, yet they most
likely will be wearing one to the
job. Common sense should be fol-
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TPe traditional "rules" to follow
in preparation for a job interview
are dictated by common sense. It
is almost insulting to be told not
to chew gum' or to arrive on time.
There are some less obvious guide-
lines, however, which are funda-
mental to conducting a successful'
interview.
The University's P 1 a c e m e n t
Service officials suggest that each
student approach his interview
with an open mind. The man "on'
the other side of the desk" is in
control of a decision that may be
crucial to a student's future. Any
preconceived opinions and stereo-
types can be a barrier to effective
communication-both for the in-
terviewer and the student.
Just as a student would resent
the interviewer classifying all
long-haired students as "radical
hippies," it is equally detrimental
to communication across the in-
terviewing table for the student-to
for a sue- consider all businessmen "crass
are looking capitaliats." The most successful
open mind. interviews take place if the inter-
---s viewer and the student come with
- an open attitude, according to
Placement Service personnel.
lowed when preparing for the in-I
terviewing session. -
It is often advisable to prepare
probable questions ahead of time-
A good source is literature from
the prospective firm, placement
workers say. By preparing for an
interview, it is possible to answer
questions intelligently and firmly.
Sample questions are easily avail-
able at the Placement Office.
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When selecting a firm to apply
to, it is important to realize that
large companies are very diverse.
People who work at a large auto- c
mobile company, for instance,{t
don't all crew bolts onto cars. Po- a
sitions open include those for ed-
ucators, writers, public relations
experts, and staticians. F
Mrs. Margaret Wiers, an intake a
placement coordinator at the Una- t
versity Placement Services, said t
" interviews are a marvelous edu- t
cational process." Many people in-
volved in business believe that
college is an "ivy-tower" institu-
tion, that it doesn't prepare the
student for the reality of the busi-
ness world. An interview would
give the student a realistic view of
the firm, and provide the oppor-
tunity for the student to ask ques-
tionsand learn what his prospec-
tive position involves.
By attending an interview, he
can broaden both his knowledge
and his outlook.
The University Placement Serv-
ice has a variety of services for
students. Placement officals rec-
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