In Washington , D . C . Social Concerns Seminar planned

D escrib ing the jo b m arke t as a “ percentage game,” R obert Stanelle, manager o f re c ru itm e n t and co llege re la tions fo r Dresser Atlas, a d iv is io n o f Dresser Indus tr ies o f H ouston, le c tu re d last n ig h t in N ie u w la n d on “ H o w to m arket y o u rs e lf fo r a jo b in a tig h t econom y o r h o w to get the jo b w hen no one rea lly w ants yo u .” Stanelle gave the p re d o m in a n tly fem ale g ro u p some tip s on p repa ring a resume, w r it in g the c o ve r le tte r, and g e tting ready fo r the in te rv ie w at the lec tu re , w h ic h was sponsored by the N o tre Dame P lacem ent Bureau. He to ld the g ro u p tha t the fu tu re o f the jo b m arke t is unclear, b u t w i l l m ost lik e ly rep o n d to the c y c lic a l changes in the econom y. The graduate w h o has dec id e d to e n te r the jo b m arket m ust firs t rank the type o f jo b he is lo o k in g fo r against the am ount o f m oney paid, the loca tion o f the job . and o th e r personal factors be fo re e n te r in g the m arket. W h ile the best paying jobs tend to be in the b ig c ities, Stanelle said that it is b e tte r to choose a jo b in the area in w h ic h he desires to live, ra the r than take a p a rtic u la r jo b in a c ity in w h ic h he does no t w ish to settle. Stanelle advised p o te n tia l jo b ­ seekers to m ove to th e ir des ired area fo r at least th ree m onths, and take a n y jo b in o rd e r to c o n tin u e paying the rent, w h ile c o n tin u in g to lo o k fo r the desired job. “ It is n o t as fr ig h te n in g to go in to a jo b in te rv ie w w hen you kn o w w h e re y o u r next meal is co m ing fro m ," Stanelle added. A fte r d e te rm in in g i f the p o s itio n desired is achievable, the hopefu l graduate m ust go o u t “ k n o ck in g on doors '. The m ore jobs fo r w h ic h one applies, the b e tte r is the percentage o f fin d in g one Stanelle to ld s tudents tha t the re was no d iffe rence be ­ tw een s ta rting w ith a large com pany as opposed to a sm alle r one, aside o f the fact tha t the large com pan ies en ­ courage specia liza tion, w h ile sm a ll­ e r com pan ies o ffe r m ore genera l positions.