Word: placement
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...official of the placement bureau at Stanford University finds college graduates mostly interested in big companies-and choosy about which ones they will work for. "Half the time a guy will turn down a good job because he has to work in the city [meaning San Francisco]. They all figure there's no future in being holed up in a little apartment in town for ten years or getting up at 6 in the morning to commute to work and then not getting home until after dark. So they all want to work down on the peninsula where they...
According to Alexander Clark, Assistant Director of the Office of Student Placement, "More members of the Class of '52 will get jobs with big companies than the Class of '51, despite draft status...
During the next few days, seniors will receive letters from the Office of Student Placement advising them to start planning for jobs. Students are urged to inspect the Office's files for information on vocations and to read two booklets which cover the aspects of job-hunting. As one booklet warns, "The earlier, you begin your job campaign the better...
Another feature of the Placement Office's program this year is the series of small conferences now being held in the individual Houses. These are intended to encourage the students to ask for the Office's help in making post-graduate plans. Clark emphasized that this aid was not only for those hunting permanent jobs but also for those who seek advice on military service or post-graduate schools...
...Office of Student Placement, which is coordinating the program locally with the Civil Service Commission in Washington, has blanks available for any interested graduate students, or seniors who expect to graduate be June 30, 1952 Applications can also be obtained at any post office...