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• Language: unknown
• Published: 1974
• Subjects: Arctic; Blanche
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16921coll4/id/12853

April 19,1974 Page 5 Letters I Current Comment To the Editor: "A poem for Modern Man" bitter coffee this morning spills (angrily) over the table when I move partly in frustration partly in sorrow and across the silence of spacc- "Hello Moke." "Morning." "Read your article in the paper." "Yeh." "It was kind of depressing." "Good." More spilled coffee this morning but at least I'm alone. C. Adelaide GPA and jobs, where do they meet? NEED GAS MT)NEY we'll pay you S50.36-S76.16 for 16 hrs. work a month,*1 weekend) interested call M r. M urphy at the Armv Reserve 235-3964 Grade Point Average-col-lege students spend four years worrying, sweating, working for good grades (or reasonable facsimile thereof! but is that what employers are looking at when you're looking for a job? The an-swer is not yes, but neither is it no. A Concordian interview with Philip Hanson, director of placement, showed there are many variables that affect how important your GPA is. Hanson summed it up, "it all depends on the person." Communication skills, leadership, and desire are thought to be of more con-sequence, according to Han-son. In what fields is GPA important? Hanson ways: replied in two TYPING SERVICE Arlene Petri 235-9581 F-M Barber Shop AU COUEOI CUTS * • 4iK Si. South 333-5104 First, some companies re-quire a certain grade point average before anyone can even be considered for a job t h e r e . Business related fields (e.g. the telephone company, accounting jobs,) often fall in this category. Specifically the job appli-cant may be required to be in the upper 25 per cent in his class, but the GPA has little bearing beyond that point. So what is a |um dian?? discor- ZALES JEWELERS Our People Make Us Number One West Acres Seikdis the watch for modern time. a. Men's Seiko, day-date, automatic, 17 jewels, $100. b. Ladies' Seiko bracelet watch, brown dial, 17 jewels, $85. c. Ladies' Seiko bracelet watch, burgundy dial, 17 jewels, $75. Zales f*JjGolden Years and We've Only Just Begun. Zales Revolving Charge • Zales Custom Charge BankAmencard • Master Charge American Express • Diners Club • Carle Blanche • Layaway Second, Hanson noted that employers follow trends in the consideration they give to GPA, and in this sense GPA is equally important in all fields. A 1972 survey of 150 superintendents and princi-pals in Minnesota aimed at finding whether hiring offi-cials of public schools found grades (GPA, grades in methods courses and the grade in student teaching) necessary information when hiring a first year teacher. Those officials rated the personal interview most im-portant, the student teach-ing supervisor's recommen-dation second most impor-tant, and the grade in student teaching was next in line, the third most important consideration in hiring a new teacher. Overall GPA was eighth on the list of factors; it was considered less important than the letter of applica-tion, personal word of a supervisor or the placement director, and the recom-mendation of the college's student teaching supervi-sor, plus the three most im port ant factors listed a-bove. In fields other than educa-tion there is also a tendency to look at the person as a whole, rather than his GPA alone, Hanson said. He sum-marized "it's not the per-son's GPA, it's his attitude toward his GPA." How do employers regard pass-fail options taken when they see them on a student's record? A study on pass-fail made by Walther Prausnitz show-ed that most businesses and graduate schools have no objections to a limited num-ber of pass-fail courses, Hanson said. Hanson emphasized that work experience in the field is very important. Employ-ers are especially interested in the amount of practical experience the applicant has had in areas relating to his prospective job, and how well he did there. For example, students in-terested in pursuing a car-eer in journal ixm should definately work for the Con-cordian said Hanson, rather than rely solely on an Eng-lish major for credentials when looking for a job. The Placement Office is working on internship pro-grams that would provide more opportunities in field-related work, but so far the program has been offered in limited areas, Hanson said. He hoped Placement will be able to expand their intern-ship offerings in the future. Makin' it Natural on a Batavus (Holland) Arctic (France) ^ or Star (Japan) Bicycle from BIKEWAY The Silent World 2107 3rd Ave. North Fargo 293-1044 Campus Attractions & Student Productions present James Taylor Tuesday April 30, 8:00 p.m. C.C, Memorial Auditorium Tickets $3,4,5,6, Available at: Daveau's, Young America at West Acres, and the 3 Colleges FOR BEST SEATS BUY TICKETS NOW!!