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THE GAMECOCK
Job expc
By KRISTINE HARTVIGSEN
Staff writer
Getting a job is not a problem
ft. for college graduates, but finding
the right job in one's chosen field
mav hf? difficult *|cri nl?
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mcnt Director Linda Salaried
Salane said employment rates
for graduates are high, about 98
percent. However, only about
half are working in fields they
specifically studied for.
"Forty percent of all college
graduates are underemployed.
They go into jobs that don't require
a college degree," she said.
"Experience is the key,"
Salane said. Career-related work
experience is considered over
degree or major when employers
interview a job applicant.
Graduates with degrees may lose
out on jobs to applicants with less
schooling but more hands-on experience,
she added.
This year's most promising job
opportunities are in electrical
engineering, with accounting and
sales runnino n 1 ^
e wiwav utiilllU,
Salanc said.
However, Frank Ward, personnel
specialist with the Colum
bia Chamber of Commerce, said
computer science and data processing
are very much in demand.
Salane said the computer
market is pretty soft right now,
unlike it has been in the past.
"Be aware of the effect of the
economy" and changing
markets, Salane advises students
and graduates. For example, in
the computer science field, fewer
programmers are needed because
progressing technology is reducing
the need for them. Only
students with a 3.0 grade point
average or higher are considered
for these ooenincs
Salanc said 95 percent of
graduates from technical majors,
such as engineering, physics and
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In addition to being one of the
most promising fields this year,
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English, history and government
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However, the education field,
which has a history of low pay
and high turnover, is looking up.
Improvements and better program
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this upward trend, she said.
Ward said most graduates
don't get the job they want right
away. Usually, they work in
other jobs, gaining necessary experience.
and attain tho nncifirmc
they want by their second or third
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Many students do not have
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said. When considering changing
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required and how it
relates to experience they already
have. She said one should always
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than rely exclusively on academic
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"1 believe in the long run you
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Salane said.
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There are some depressed job
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