University of Tampa - Moroccan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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JOB HUNTING TIPS Under federal law, you need not include items such as age, race, religion, and similar data. GPA is essential information, because it gives your future employer an idea of how hard you push yourself to achieve. Always make your resume as concise and neat as possible, but having a professional typesetter handle it is usually a waste of time and money. Make an attempt to make something about your resume unique, that way it will seperate itself from the other resume your future employer may be reviewing. Always follow up on your resumes with a phone call. It shows the interviewer that you are willing to go after the job that you want instead of waiting to hear from them. Whenever possible, keep the body of your accomplishments on the first page of your resume, anything after that will not recieve much attention. Always dress appropriately for the interview. This means wearing what you would wear to work if you got the job. Use eye contact to your advantage throughout the inter- view. Be sure to send your interviewer a letter thanking them for their time. Students such as this one Degin planning iheir coroe: options os soon os they con. Before I graduate in May, I want to send out as many reu- sumes as I can. That way I hope to be able to choose between a few jobs. Caroline Collier 'Thirteen ♦♦♦

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Tl(i Giuuifr JOB HUNT By Kristy L. Strickland Long before graduation arrived, stu- dents of all class distinctions began to worry about the future job hunt that awaited them. As a result, the campus offered many various campus facilities to accomodate the student's needs. The first and most widely used means to obtain information regarding resumes, various jobs, what could be done with a major, and interviewing techniques was the Career Planning and Placement Services Office on the third floor of Plant Hall. This office kept lists of available jobs fcr both summer and permanent employment opportu- nities for students. It was essential to begin searching for a job quite early in one's senior year. Otherwise, graduation events and finals would come along and it would be too late to find a jcb before you were already out of college and trying to pay ttfe rent. This was why it was important to decide what kind of job one was interested in ahead of time, and then interview for many jobs of the same kind with a number of dif- ferent companies. Several times throughout the year, the Office of Career Planning and Placement would schedule on campus interviews with students for various po- sitions throughout the bus ness commu- nity. Their services also included proof- reading and making suggestions re- garding resumes. This was an essential part of entering the working world. It v as a skill that would be needed throughout the students' entire lives. Even after landing the perfect job, the student should have kept their resume updated just in case. The department of Career Planning and Placement also helped students who were undecided about their ca- reer goals by giving them aptitude tests. They also counseled these stu- dents regarding their interests and hobbies to help them reach a career decision that they could stick with. It was generally considered important to have made a career decision by one's junior year. In addition to the services offered on ccmpus, there was a course in the writing department which was very helpful for anyone getting ready to prepare their resume and interview for positions. The class was entiltled Writ- ing for Business and Professions and was most currently taught by Canadi- an-born Leann Pupchek. The course taught students not only how to pre- pare resumes and cover letters, but also how to write business correspon- dence once they got they jobs they were after. Not all students went straight into the work force upon graduation from UT. Many students went on to gra- duate to get a master's or doctoral degree in areas such as psychology. EngSsh, or writing. Popular graduate in- stitutions included University of Florida, University of South Florida, and Universi- ty of Georgia. In addition, many students from fields of study such as political science, histo- ry, and English went to law school. These students worked under the di- rection of Dr. Richard Piper to prepare for this step. Many took summer and semester-long internships in law offices or judges chambers. Each of them took the dreaded Law School Admis- sions Test (LSAT). Students applied for and went on to attend law school such as Stetson University, George Wash- ington University, and Boston College. The stress caused by the great job hunt was more than enough to make someone aspire to be a professional student, but they soon realized that this was not the answer and they would have to buckle down and find a “real job. ❖ Txodvt

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Attracting hundreds ot visitors each year, the Henry 8 Plant Museum serves os o reminder of the history of our campus. The recently completed Tampa 8ay Performing Arts Center is the sito of many cultural events of the future. Mac Dill Air Force Base is a close neighbor to the city of Tampa and is very much a port of the Tampa Boy orea. Site of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers home games. Tampo Stadium serves as the location for many large concerts os well os other sportmg events. The beauty and majesty of the minarets adds beauty to the city of Tampa. fourteen