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Paperback books aid in finding jobs
Do you know what turns off an employer when he
interviews you for a job? Do you know how to write
a letter of application that makes you sound like the
best person for the job?
Tips on these and other aspects of career planning
are available in books at the Office of Placement Ser-
vices (Union 103W), the Library and the Bookstore.
Among recently published books recommended by
Briane Carter, director of placement, are these four,
all in paperback:
Sweaty Palms: The Neglected Art of Being Inter-
viewed by H. Anthony Medley (Lifetime Learning
Publications, Belmont, CA, 1978 edition priced at
$4.95). The author is a California attorney who
developed a method of videotaping interviews with
jobseekers for use by prospective employers. He in-
cludes tips, a checklist at the end of each topical sec-
tion, suggestions for preparation before making an
application, and ideas on how to relax, how to dress
for an interview, and how to ask about the salary if
the interviewer doesn’t mention it. The book is
organized for quick reference and gives information
succinctly.
The Complete Job Book by Arnold R. Deutsch
(Cornerstone Library, New York, published in 1980
at $6.95). The author describes self-evaluation before
starting to plan a career, steps in career planning,
skills needed for a variety of careers, the functions of
employment agencies, effective time management on
the job, aspects of job changing, and tips for novices
such as how to interpret the notations that come with
a pay check. He advises about part-time jobs, educa-
tional background for various careers, and retire-
ment. This is aimed at a more general readership than
students.
What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson
Bolles (Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA, originally
published in 1972, enlarged 1981 edition at $6.95).
This is a highly popular career planning book, with
the 1981 edition about 90 pages longer than the 1976
revised edition. Subtitled “A Practical Manual for
Job-Hunters and Career Changes,” it offers such
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helps as a skills assessment chart, a bibliography by
categories, and lists of organizations that help career
seekers in specific professions and women. The use
of too much clip art gives a cluttered appearance, but
the book is full of useful tips.
Career Planning and Placement Today by C. Ran-
dall Powell (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubu-
que, Iowa, 1978 edition price not indicated). The
author, who is with the Indiana University Graduate
School of Business, has his material well organized
and includes numerous examples of letters, forms
and other materials that job seekers need to be
familiar with. Chapters take up such topics as career
planning, job search strategy, interviewing, com-
munications, career progression, and education.
Besides the forms, there are helpful listings such as
common reasons why people are not hired. Career
profiles are especially good.
Briane Carter said her office is developing a list of
suggested reference materials and hopes eventually to
have a small library of career-oriented materials for
students to use.
By Nancy Hamilton
News Services
Fluor hires ’80 grad
HOUSTON - Structural engineer Carlos “Chuck” Perez says
he’s not too keen on Houston humidity, but he does like working
for Fluor Engineers and Constructors Houston Division.
Born in Mexico City, Chuck moved to El Paso at age seven,
grew up there, and graduated from UTEP in December of 1980
with a degree in Civil Engineering.
Chuck says he first learned about Fluor through brochures in *
the UTEP placement office. When Houston Division recruiters
visited the UTEP campus, he signed up for an interview.
With Fluor seven months now, Chuck says it’s a good place to
train and work. “I talked to a lot of oil companies,” he recalls,
“and most of them didn’t do structures. I like the way they deal
with structures here at Fluor"
Chuck Perez
U.T. El Paso Graduate
The first five weeks were spent in an eight-hour-a-day training
course. “We were taught basic vessels, foundations, and all types
of vessel and pipe design,” he says. “We learned a lot about Fluor
manuals and standards and Flour’s way of doing things.”
The training class contained 11 students who were paid a regular
salary while they were learning the “Fluor way.” Chuck says he
got a good basic engineering education at UTEP, but the Fluor
class covered a lot details you don’t get in a college classroom.
As for work, this isn’t Chuck’s first engineering experience. He
worked part-time for a small El Paso soil engineering firm. “1
worked with soil mechanics,” he explains, “investigating the soil
so they would know how to build on top of it.”
Currently Chuck is working on an Aramco project for Safaniya,
Saudi Arabia. “I started off doing foundations for vessels and I’m
moving up,” he says. “The work involves vessel and pump foun-
dations and pipe racks. The last couple of months we have been
gathering information for the rack design, changing data, and
moving things around to meet approval.”
Chuck says that communication is good at Fluor. “We have *
about 14 fairly new engineers in our group,” he recalls, “with two
supervisors. Everybody asks questions and the supervisors answer
them. Then we all work together to get the job done.”
How did Chuck get into engineering? “Well,” he says, “I used
to be in art. 1 still like to draw' and paint, but I couldn’t make a liv-
ing in that field. Engineering seemed like a real challenge because
you have to use your head to come up with a lot of designs to make
things work. It also pays a lot more!”
Pay is important, because Chuck and his wife Lourdes, a UTEP
graduate with a degree in social work, are expecting a new Perez in
the near future. Fluor benefits were also an important drawing
card. “The insurance, savings investment plan, trust fund - it all
looked good,” he admits. “1 had heard that Fluor was a good ,
company to work for, and it is.”
Fluor Corporation provides engineering, procurement and
project-management services to energy, natural-resource and in-
dustrial clients. Fluor recruits and hires graduates with degrees in
Chemical, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
LCOA
Summer engineering student Sergio Perez
(left) and UTEP graduate Enrique Prangner.
AT ALCOA
THERE ARE MANY ENGINEERING
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
HERE ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS
FROM UTEP THAT HAVE
DISCOVERED THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
UTEP Graduate
Don Keily
WE WILL BE INTERVIEWING ON
CAMPUS SPRING SEMESTER 1982
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
YOUR PLACEMENT OFFICE
UTEP Graduate
Roy Pope
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Summer Student
Phillip O’Hara
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