Word: placement
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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With better than 35 percent of the past two senior classes plus a smattering of pre-1945 graduates, taking advantage of the placement office's facilities, Teele has only two letters from applicants showing dissatisfaction in their present jobs...
Many employers feel that there should not be any placement problem at the University, for, as a representative of Proctor and Gamble told Teele, "All boys at Harvard have openings in their fathers' concerns." Last year's poll of the College, however, showed that only five percent of the undergraduates awaited such soft touches, but Teele has a hard time convincing the bosses...
Since the largest corporations are all that can afford any kind of a recruiting program and only one out of five College graduates work for these big-name out-fits, the placement bureau's task does not consist simply of direct references...
Most men in the Placement Office files have changed from their original employment wishes, indicating the decision is not at all binding for life...
With a vast background in helping students plan job campaigns, the Placement Office claims, "The one positive way to find a job is by writing letters and getting interviews through them...