Tuesday Opportunities for College Graduates
A survey of 1980s career outlook notes health and computer fields as top growth areas driven by rapid technological progress. It highlights varied education needs from bachelor’s or graduate degrees to some college and specialized training, with strong demand in nursing, medical tech, design, air traffic control, drafting, surveying, retail buying, hotel management, forestry tech, and related fields across industry and government.
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Hints to finding a job interview success
Sylvia Porter summarizes Molloy of Arthur Andersen on first impressions in a job interview. Prepare thoroughly, assess your fit, dress appropriately, research the company, outline your experience and goals, and handle sensitive questions with tact. End with evaluating whether the interviewer fits the company and your preferences.
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Sylvia Porter
Michael Molloy
Arthur Anderson & Co
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Public Library
Brooke Shearer
Women seek realistic majors as college enrollment shifts
Washington AP reports feminists and students pushing for education beyond early family roles. From 1966 to 1978, women majoring in business rose 300 percent while education majors fell from 760,000 to 601,000. Engineering and health fields also saw large gains as women pursue longer, independent careers.
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Washington
Rosalind Bruno
Census Bureau
Bruno
Forest workers call quaking aspen a disaster tree
Forest workers refer to the quaking aspen as the disaster tree because it is the first to regrow after wildfires strip mining or other events remove vegetation.
Job market split in Cedar Rapids as layoffs grow
Local job prospects show stark contrasts with nurses and clerical workers in demand while construction trades and high school students face idle summers. Unemployment claims have surged about 200 percent, detassling jobs are down 500 from last year, and employers remain reticent about future hiring, though health professions and clerical work offer openings and candidates with multiple skills fare best.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Selk
Job Service of Iowa
Mike Millard
Computer helps in career decision
CHICAGO AP A midlife tester uses the Discover computer system at College of DuPage to explore career choices. Carole Murphy, 46, seeks a new life after divorce, inputting interests and values to identify three broad areas and 33 occupations from a 600-job databank. IBM marketed Discover appears in about two dozen schools with more to come.
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Chicago
Carole Murphy
IBM
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