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our A&M placement office expects good job market THE BATTALION THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1975 Page 5 incial ams, . The iable >ut of take real 1.29 1.29 1.29 YOUR CALCULATOR CENTER L0UP0TS NORTHGATE - ACROSS FROM THE POST OFFICE LOU HAS OVER 15 MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM By TIMOTHY SAGER Battalion Staff Writer December graduates in most ac ademic disciplines can look forward to a good job market, according to Louis J. Van Pelt, director of place ment at Texas A&M. Van Pelt said in an interview ye sterday that it will be another two weeks before most companies invite graduates for site visits, follow-up interviews and extend definite offers of employment. “Were not in the period yet where a lot of firm offers are being made,” said Van Pelt. “We ll be see ing that in about two weeks.” Van Pelt and J. Malon So utherland, coordinator of ed ucational placement services at A&M, broke down the job outlook by academic college as follows: Geosciences “We will do very well in the ge osciences,” Van Pelt said. “There is a steady demand in geophysics, ge ology, oceanography — especially geological oceanography — and all undergraduate geosciences.” Engineering “In all of the engineering di sciplines it will be for us as good as it has ever been—which has been fa ntastic,” Van Pelt said. “The salaries being offered our engineering gr aduates are considerably higher than the national average.” Business Administration There will be more job offers for accountants this semester, but there will also be more accountants gr aduating, Van Pelt said. All of the major accounting firms recruit on the A&M campus. Van Pelt said, as well as such companies as oil and power companies which hire their own accountants. Finance majors with directed el ectives in economics and accounting should also do well. Science Southerland said that most of the employment activities in this co llege are carried on within the co llege. Many science majors also go on for graduate degrees because they are needed for the work st udents are interested in. Southerland added that there has been some demand for chemistry majors from companies that are us ually more interested in hiring ch emical engineers. Agriculture “Agriculture is as stable as it has ever been, ” Van Pelt said. Southerland said that agricultural education is also doing very well this semester. Liberal Arts Van Pelt said, “In liberal arts on the undergraduate level the student is going to have to work harder, have more interviews, look harder and for a longer period of time. ‘There are so many curricula in liberal arts that are not truly vo cationally oriented,” Van Pelt ex plained. “They produce a well- rounded college graduate, but they don’t produce an accountant or an engineer or an architect. If you’re a graduate in a discipline that isn’t vo cationally oriented it’s just going to be harder to find a job. ” Education “Last year we did very well in the college of education,” Southerland said, “as a matter of fact, Tm not Texas A&M University Great Trips 11 DAYS JANUARY 5-15 Depart Houston Via Air France - January 5 - Overnight flight - Arrive Europe January 6 - Return to Houston - January 15. AVOR1AZ $513 -mrmmww: JANUARY 6 - ARRIVAL IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, VIA PARIS. TRANSFER VIA MOTORCOACH TO AVORIAZ, FRANCE. TOUR PRICE INCLUDES: * ROUND TRIP AIR VIA AIR FRANCE - HOUSTON/GENEVA (VIA PARIS). COMPLI MENTARY MEALS AND BEVERAGE SERVICE SERVED DURING YOUR FLIGHTS. * NINE NIGHTS LODGING - SNO BUILDING,- AVORIAZ - FOUR PERSONS TO OCCU- i PY TWO BEDROOMS APARTMENTS - ALL APARTMENTS WITH PRIVATE BATH. * ROUND TRIP GROUND TRANSFERS, TO AND FROM AVORIAZ, DELUXE BUSES. * SERVICES OF A FULL-TIME GUIDE TO ASSIST THE SKIIERS * BAGGAGE HANDLING, TAXES AND GRATUITIES ON INCLUDED FEATURES. 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COMPLIMENTARY MEALS AND BEVERAGES SERVED DURING YOUR FLIGHTS. * NINE NIGHTS LODGING - SUPERIOR TOURIST CLASS SOFITEL (OR SIMILAR) TWIN BEDDED ROOMS WITH BATH - DOUBLE OCCUPANCY * CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST DAILY * HALF DAY SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF PARIS TO GET YOU ACQUAINTED * ROUND TRIP TRANSFERS - AIRPORT/HOTEL - DELUXE MOTORCOACH. * BAGGAGE HANDLING, TAXES AND GRATUITIES ON INCLUDED FEATURES * SERVICES OF HOSPITALITY DESK TO ASSIST DURING YOUR STAY aware of a teacher that did not get a job with the exception of 27 who would not consider positions outside the Bryan-College Station area.” Southerland said that this should be an average job market for De cember graduates, which means it will be slow since few positions are available at the Christmas break. “There is a large national surplus of teachers,” Southerland said, “but we re just now beginning to see it in Texas and not to the point where it’s affecting Aggies getting jobs. ” Graduate College Southerland said, “It’s fairly tough across the board for Ph.D.’s.” The only exception to this seems to be in petroleum engineering and re lated energy fields. This is at least the second year that the Ph.D. market has been co nsiderably down. Van Pelt added. As many major companies recruit at A&M as recruit at any campus in the Southwest, Van Pelt said. This does not include the University of Houston where many small Ho uston firms might just look for one employe. Van Pelt said that the best way to impress recruiters favorably is to be, “prompt, neat, and prepared.” “A lot of what it takes to make a good impression is something you should have been doing for four ye ars,” Van Pelt said. “You should have the GPR; you should be a me mber of your professional society; you should be active in campus or ganizations. “The student going into an in terview should at all costs know as much as possible about the em ployer’s organization. ” Students interested in finding a y MEEliNEI „ IEHEDULED Lamarque-Texas City HTC will meet Thursday at 7:30 in Room 225 MSC. The Sailing Club will meet Th ursday at 7:30 in Room 212 MSC. The Panhandle HTC will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 504 in Rudder Tower. The Bowling Club will meet Th ursday at 7 p.m. at the MSC Bowl ing Lanes. The Veterans Club will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at Karl’s Restau rant on Hwy. 30. The Electrical Engineering St udent Wives Club will meet Th ursday at 7:30 p.m. at Bob’s Green Thumb Nursery on Texas Ave. The Freshman Ag Society Mixer will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in Room 226-228 in the MSC. The Civilian Bonfire Committee will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in Room 510 in Rudder Tower. The Soccer Club will meet Th ursday at 7 p.m. in Room 401 in Ru dder Tower. The Racquet Ball Club will meet Thursday at 7:30 in Room 137 MSC. The Outdoor Recreation will meet Thursday at 7:30 in Room 607 in Rudder Tower. Women’s Awareness will meet Thursday at 7:30 in Room 308 in Rudder Tower. job through A&M’s placement ce nter can register two semesters be fore they are scheduled to graduate. The center’s offices are on the 10th floor of the Rudder Tower. Van Pelt said that he would be glad to see students as early as their sophomore year to help them with employment related decisions. HEW proposes major program for handicapped The Education office of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare proposed regulations to set up regional education programs for the handicapped last Tuesday. The programs would help ha ndicapped students to participate in a school’s regular education pr ogram and to compete academically with non-handicapped students. The proposals would mean adding interpreters for the deaf, note- takers and readers, wheelchair at tendants and provide job pl acements with followups. It would also include guidance counselors and instructional aids The Regional Education Program, will award grants to junior and co mmunity colleges, vocational and technical institutions and other non-profit educational agencies. The program is established and, funded under Part C of the Educa-H tion for the Handicapped Act. 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