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Center helos find jobs By Joan Marie Anthony uamvwv^K aiMTT vrrner The Career Planning and Placement Center in Leiber College assists students in job placement while in school as well as after graduation. A career office, a placement office and a newly established student employment office are located at the center. Paul Fidler, assistant vice president of the placement center said, "The main purpose of the student employment office is to assist students in parttime jobs (off campus) while they're students." THE PLACEMENT and career offices work with graduating seniors to provide them with job 1 ? ' uppui iumues ana neip seniors determine what jobs interest them. Students who come to the center are given vocational tests to determine their interests. "We compare their interests with those who have been successful in their jobs," Fidler said. Every two to three weeks seminars are held by the center to Hicmicc oimVi ?? :i! vuwuoo ouv.ii lupins its writing resumes, participating in interviews and searching for jobs. ABOUT 5,000 students attended seminars in 1977. There were 1,051 students registered with the center. Of this number, 521 students received job offers and 407 received job acceptances, he said. The top 10 undergraduate majors ranging from the sciences to mathematics had starting salaries averaging between $11,000 and $18,000, he said. Companies from all over the country come to interview students. The center receives letters from various companies asking permission to interview at USC, Fidler said. Rooms and times for interviews are then set up through the center. Former students nftwi wrifo fho center to express how informative it was in helping them find jobs. "Feedback we get is very appreciative," Fidler said. Tha GAMECOCK It tha itudant nawspapor of tha University of South Carolina and i> published ttiroo tlmoa a waak on Monday, Wadnaaday and Frldav durlnei ttia fall and inrlnu Mmnfiri and one* weekly on Thursdays during both summer uiiioni with [ th? exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed In the [ OAMECOCK are those of the editors and \ j not those of the University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. Change of address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence I should b* unt to Hm AtMBCflTK. How 5131 Rut Mil Mouse, University of S.C., Columbia, S.C. 2t20f. Subscription rates i are (5 per gamester and tl for tho summer sessions. Third class postage paid at Columbia, j S.C. "Kom men sie mit tins und feiern!" WADE HAMPTON DORM PRESENTS A ROCK & ROLL OKTOBERFEST I with VALHALLA and 20 KEGS of FREE BEER (Friday, Oct. 20 7:30 -12:30 in Elephant Room of Coliseum (Park St.) $2.00 ADMISSION mm I 1411 Garvalt St. I HOW ' I Richland Mall I H Jp I 11-2:15 ft 4:45-1:00 I _ _ I 11-2:15*4:00-4:00 | ttH IS Special 1 1 m Chicken'n Dumplings (j*i f*Q jjg UChoice of Two Vegetables tP-*-* */ B JIJ WJ. Ah _ ^ XV/ A) l/ISCOUOt gS^jJIeS to college Unlimited ,"<,*"te 738 meeting St. West Columbia, S.C. ment Women Tues.-Fri. 9-6 L2Li21i2??2?^4-7441>aJj>ot|&30-5^ 1 Hhrmmm Mechj Electr Compute) CAMPUS IN MADDIO CI u Systems Group Operations An y ???V Alpha delta pi presents j Berry's on Main W/rtnl^ nf f lchmn" I w ? vi\iv V f~ (-aji i iv/1 I heaRt fun6 Benefit at the Carolina Inn [ 1 O+U ^.4- O ? w V- I V/ UCI I /III U I O pill [ DONATIONS $2. Tickets available ]> \ I j y| I \ A LI rN _ I. ?. ^ x ui mpna ueua r'l j I UtHKiU J or Berry's on Main \ on main/ \> all locations. ~ KijiimlmHi TlHrSTTT^TTTflinH iniral onics ' Science TERVIEWS n /! COMMUNICATIONS AND B ^ INFORMATION MANOUNO Equal Opportunity fcmployai Male/Female