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Degree from page 1 -it's fKUBABLY not entirely the university's fault. If you go to a university with the expectations of getting a job simply because you have a degree, forget it. To get an education, especially a Liberal Arts education and try to go to work simply on the basis of that is ridiculous. As far as the job market goes, you have no marketable skills," Corcoran said. _ Corcoran said his basic comi plaint against the career counselors is that he simply was not told that he would have such difficulty finding employment in the field he preferred. He said, "The only experiences I've had with the placement office have been negative. All they get in for Liberal Arts graduates is sales positions." Ruth Quattlebaum, director of placement, disagreed that sales positions are the only jobs availahlp tn T.ih#?ral Arte graduates through the office. "We get good positions in all the time. There are a lot of opportunities for students," she said. She added, "Liberal Arts majors act sometimes as though sales is a dirty word. But some of the best incomes in the country are from people who are involved in marketing." The placement office serves nrittiarihr QC O lif (/> imiui iij uo ci ivviuiici yji v.uin" panies and agencies to come to conduct on-campus interviews for employees. According to Quattlebaum, there are a number of interview possibilities available to students every day. Also, the placement office co-sponsors Career Day in the fall, featuring about 70 companies that come to give career information. The placement office also conducts workshops on understanding the job market, interviewing techniques, resume preparations and other topics. Quattlebaum said it is difficult to estimate the number of students served by the placement every year, but said that 1,100 students registered with the office last year. Also, she said the service got in about 1,100 job opportunities from nrnnnri f ho PAiintrv tukink moro Mrn wMova V??v WUIIVA J j VTIBIVH TT Vft posted on the bulletin board in the Lieber College office. CORCORAN SAID he has not looked outside the Columbia area in his job search. He explained, "This is the area I want to settle in, which could be a part of the problem. But, you figure you get your education from a state university so you automatically have an 'in.' It hasn't worked out that way." Quattlebaum said that refusing fr? pnnciHor omnlnumonf nntoi<la o w vviujivtvk viu|/ivjiiiviiv vuujiuv a particular area is a common problem in placing students in jobs. "It's very difficult when a student comes in and says, 'my degree is in such and such and I want to stay in Columbia.' Students limit themselves by not being flexible." She added that a person's willingness to relocate is a maior consideration of any company hiring a new employee. Corcoran's contention that the career planning programs are not honest enough with students about the difficulties of finding degreerelated employment was flatly refuted by the director of the planning program. Salani said, "We work very hard not to be a lead-on type of operation. We have a library with very specific information on career outlook, salary expectations, and other related things. The entire concept of career planning is to give the ms student accurate informatibn." vei SHE ADDED, "If anything, we tec could be accused of being too blunt. the some students don't particularly 8eI like what they hear." V?1 Alley commented, "I try to paint the a very realistic picture, saying that sail this college is not designed to train C people for specific jobs. However, bac there are a lot of jobs out there that is our graduates can do and are qualified to do.'' deg "Eighty percent of the job nec "Srtl III I 1. V 2. S | 5 o r fu. L c te I! 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