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The FairfieldMIRRORv Volume 9, No. 13 Thursday, October 17, 1985 The Image of Fairfield Guerrilla tactics for jobs by Jeanne Burke According to career counselor Tom Jack-son, the average person spends 10,000 days of his or her life working, so the extra ef-fort it takes to find the right job is well worth it. Jackson outlined the way to go about a successful job search in his lecture, "Gueril-la Tactics in the Job Market", presented by FUSA as part of career Week. According to Jackson, who has twenty years experience in the career counselling field, the five steps in starting a job hunt are: 1) Establish a clear target. Your job direction should have one component of in-terest, and one of skill. 2) Locate all potential employers. Eighty percent of all jobs are not advertised, so research is necessary to find all prospects. Directories, starting with the American Guide to Directories, are helpful and can be found in libraries and at the Career Counselling Center. 3) Research potential employers to find out what they are looking for and where you can fit in. 4) Do research into yourself to find out what qualities you possess that would benefit the employer. 5) Get in touch with the person in the company who can make the actual hiring decision. This is often not personnel, but someone in the department yonwould like to be in. Jackson points out that a person-to- person phone call is a good way to do this for two reasons. First, it ensures that you will get to speak to the person you want, not a secretary. Second, if you don't know the name of the person, the operator will ask it when the call is placed. Tom Jackson's Universal Law of Hiring is, "Any employer will hire any individual who produces more value than cost." The purpose of an interview is to communicate this by asserting your positive qualities in terms of their value to the other person. Be sure to be well prepared for the interview, having researched the company to find ways you can contribute. Don't be afraid to brag, the company isn't. Ask questions and listen carefully to the answers. Jack-son advises asking the interviewer if he feels that you are qualified for the job. If you are going to be turned down, you might as well find out right away, while you still have a chance to change the employer's mind. When discussing salary, never limit yourself by naming a figure. Let the em-ployer name a salary or range. If he states a range, Jackson advises verbalizing the top range. For example, if the interviewer gives the range $16,000 to $18,000, re-ply ,"$18,000 is fine." Companies will be willing to pay more if you have convinced them that you will produce more value than cost. Never accept an offer at the time it is given. Tell the employer you will consider it, and establish a date when you will let them know your decision. Jackson also says that you should seriously consider turning down the first offer you get. Don't listen to the old advice, "Take any job and wait for something better to come along." Find the best job possible for you, even if it takes much more effort to find. Jackson's final advice tojob seekers is "Be outrageous. Break the image you have of yourself which is limiting your possibili-ties. Go beyond what you've always expect-ed of yourself." Record 3 million in donations Fairfield University achieved a record high in gifts in 1984-85, surpassing $3 mil-lion for the first time, according to a report issued last week, said Rev. Aloysius P. Kel-ley, S.J., university president. He said $3,000,000 was donated, a rise of 15 per-cent over last year's $2.6 million. Of the funds received, $901,045 represented un-restricted gits, another record. The total for the year includes $737,861 donated by parents of current and former students; and $681,525 in direct contribu-tions from corporations and $111,555 from corporations to match gifts given to Fair-field by employees. In addition, the university received $397,645 from alumni and $8,000 from the Alumni Association; $392,6000 from foun-dations; $313,451 from friends of the university; $288,608 in bequests; and $140,000 from the Fairfield Jesuit Com-munity. George E. Diffley, vice president for university advancement, said that since 1981, gifts from corporations have more than doubled from $314,000 to over $793,000. He also praised the parents of students for their growing interest in help ing Fairfield provide quality education. The gifts from the Fairfield Jesuit Com-munity was cited as particularly important since it was directed to help build the scholarship endowment and provide finan-cial assistance to students. Mr. Diffley ad-ded that the gifts also enabled the university to meet two challenge grants. The Nation-al Endowment for the Humanities award-ed Fairfield $250,000 on the condition that the university match it with $750,000 over the next five years to create a million dol-lar fund to sponsor a series of lectures and programs to emphasize the teaching of the humanities. During the past year, Fairfield raised $265,982 toward the challenge. The university also received a $100,000 challenge grant from the Marketing Cor-poration of America to assist the School of Business. By the end of the fiscal year in June, the campaign raised $353,000 in gifts and pledges, more than half of the $700,000 goal, and it has since grown to $430,000. The number of contributors to the univer-sity's gift clubs has increased in the past year to $1,193 and the President's Circle, com-prised of the university's major supporters with gifts of $1,000 or more, now has 255 members. Mr. Diffley explained that the contribu-tions enabled Fairfield to continue its high level of education and still complete its financial operations in the black for the 15th consecutive year. He also noticed that the gifts enabled the university to cover such essentials as faculty salaries, library acqui-sitions, new equipment, academic pro-grams and energy costs. Mr. Diffley added that tuition falls about $1,000 short of covering the full cost of educating a student. He said reaching the $3 million level was a tribute to the Fairfield University educa-tional programs and the dedication of the volunteers who led the fund raising. Richard F. Freeman, president and chief executive officer of the Bankmart, was chairman of the Corporate Development Committee; Ernest M. Dunlap Jr., presi-dent of Dunlap Real Estate, was chairman of the President's Circle; and John Pavlick, of Orange, partner in Deloitte Haskins and Sells in New Haven, served as national alumni fund chairman. Tom Jackson spoke on "Guerilla Tactics in the Job Market" as part of Career Week last week. [Photo by Karen Haney] Trustees accept plan by Stephen J. Humes Members of the university's Board of Trustees voted unaminously two weeks ago to adopt the proposed long range plan for developments over the next five years, said the university president. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., said in an in-terview last week that the Board had accept-ed the long range plan which includes the construction of several new buildings such as the new Fine Arts and Communications Center, a building for Campus Ministry, more townhouses, and a number of new academic and social improvements. Kelley commented that a statement would be released shortly by the Chairman of the Board, E. William Miles. "The Board accepted the plan as a blueprint," said Kelley. He added,"It's more a beginning than an end." Kelley explained that the university community will see ac-tion within the year on some parts of the plan. Other parts, according to Kelley, may be revised or deleted over the next few years as certain planning factors change. "It is im-portant to understand the conventional wis-dom of the university's five year plan," Kelley said. Kelley commented on a num-ber of factors outside of a university which can affect planning and needs for develop-ment. Kelley said, "Take Ronald Reagan's concerted effort to remove the federal government from any form of support for higher education for example." The long range plan was prepared by the university planning committee and took two years to assemble according to a member of the committee, William P. Schimpf, vice-president of Student Services. Schimpf commented, "All segments of the univer-sity were involved in the process of de-veloping the plan." If completely implemented, the long range plan would cost $36 million, accord-ing to the report as it now stands. It will take continued planning, however, to de-termine what specific projects will be start-ed first, and how funds will be raised according to Kelley. One step in the process is the beginning of a "capitol funds campaign." The univer-sity's Development division has already be-gun preliminary work to raise the money needed for the new plan. This work includes setting target goals for amounts to be raised, and organizing specific plans to reach these goals. The surveying took place last year to pre: pare the drawings for the Fine Arts Center which is scheduled to be built between the Library and the Jesuit Residence on the southern end of campus. Kelley said that construction of the road which will lead to the construction site may begin within the current school year. Student Legislators elected by Kathryn King New legislators were elected last Tues-day, October 8th, in the most successful election in four years, according to Fran Reed, president of the Legislature. Thirty-nine were elected and all accept-ed their nominations. "They're very en-thusiastic, energetic and have a lot of good ideas,"said Reed. The Legislature has been working on emergency session with only one third of the usual number of members. Members have graduated, gone abroad and moved to other districts. Although there are not as many representatives, the Student Legis-lature must still make decisions. The Legislature is responsible for decid-ing appropriations to clubs, approving other members of FUSA, and making sure other branches of FUSA are performing their duties the way they should. "It's the law-making and enforcing branch of FUSA," said Reed. The number elected in each district varies. "The number is attained by appor-tionment," said Fran Reed. Each legislator represents an average of seventy-five stu-dents. In no district are there less than two representatives. This is the case with Julie Hall, where there are less than seventy-five students. Alternates were elected in case a legislator doesn't accept his position or leaves during the year. In Gonzaga, Paul Holland, Nicole Ten-bekjian, Hans Blaakman, and Rich Occhui-to were elected. Walsh is an alternate. In Loyola, Todd Lewis, Dan Myers, and Je-nine Pollitt were elected. John Cornetta is the alternate. Continued on page 2
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 09, No. 13 - October 17, 1985 |
Date | October 17 1985 |
Description | The Mirror (sometimes called the Fairfield Mirror) is the official student newspaper of Fairfield University, and is published weekly during the academic year (September - May). It runs from 1977 - the present; current issues are available online. |
Notes | A timeline for Fairfield University student newspapers is as follows: The Tentative, Nov. 7, 1947 - Dec. 19, 1947; The Fulcrum, Jan. 9, 1948 - May 20, 1949; The Stag, Sept. 23, 1949 - May 6, 1970; The University Voice, Oct. 1, 1970 - May 11, 1977; The Fairfield Free Press & Review, Sept. 10, 1970 - Apr. 24, 1975; The Fairfield Mirror, Sept. 22, 1977 - present. |
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SearchData | The FairfieldMIRRORv Volume 9, No. 13 Thursday, October 17, 1985 The Image of Fairfield Guerrilla tactics for jobs by Jeanne Burke According to career counselor Tom Jack-son, the average person spends 10,000 days of his or her life working, so the extra ef-fort it takes to find the right job is well worth it. Jackson outlined the way to go about a successful job search in his lecture, "Gueril-la Tactics in the Job Market", presented by FUSA as part of career Week. According to Jackson, who has twenty years experience in the career counselling field, the five steps in starting a job hunt are: 1) Establish a clear target. Your job direction should have one component of in-terest, and one of skill. 2) Locate all potential employers. Eighty percent of all jobs are not advertised, so research is necessary to find all prospects. Directories, starting with the American Guide to Directories, are helpful and can be found in libraries and at the Career Counselling Center. 3) Research potential employers to find out what they are looking for and where you can fit in. 4) Do research into yourself to find out what qualities you possess that would benefit the employer. 5) Get in touch with the person in the company who can make the actual hiring decision. This is often not personnel, but someone in the department yonwould like to be in. Jackson points out that a person-to- person phone call is a good way to do this for two reasons. First, it ensures that you will get to speak to the person you want, not a secretary. Second, if you don't know the name of the person, the operator will ask it when the call is placed. Tom Jackson's Universal Law of Hiring is, "Any employer will hire any individual who produces more value than cost." The purpose of an interview is to communicate this by asserting your positive qualities in terms of their value to the other person. Be sure to be well prepared for the interview, having researched the company to find ways you can contribute. Don't be afraid to brag, the company isn't. Ask questions and listen carefully to the answers. Jack-son advises asking the interviewer if he feels that you are qualified for the job. If you are going to be turned down, you might as well find out right away, while you still have a chance to change the employer's mind. When discussing salary, never limit yourself by naming a figure. Let the em-ployer name a salary or range. If he states a range, Jackson advises verbalizing the top range. For example, if the interviewer gives the range $16,000 to $18,000, re-ply ,"$18,000 is fine." Companies will be willing to pay more if you have convinced them that you will produce more value than cost. Never accept an offer at the time it is given. Tell the employer you will consider it, and establish a date when you will let them know your decision. Jackson also says that you should seriously consider turning down the first offer you get. Don't listen to the old advice, "Take any job and wait for something better to come along." Find the best job possible for you, even if it takes much more effort to find. Jackson's final advice tojob seekers is "Be outrageous. Break the image you have of yourself which is limiting your possibili-ties. Go beyond what you've always expect-ed of yourself." Record 3 million in donations Fairfield University achieved a record high in gifts in 1984-85, surpassing $3 mil-lion for the first time, according to a report issued last week, said Rev. Aloysius P. Kel-ley, S.J., university president. He said $3,000,000 was donated, a rise of 15 per-cent over last year's $2.6 million. Of the funds received, $901,045 represented un-restricted gits, another record. The total for the year includes $737,861 donated by parents of current and former students; and $681,525 in direct contribu-tions from corporations and $111,555 from corporations to match gifts given to Fair-field by employees. In addition, the university received $397,645 from alumni and $8,000 from the Alumni Association; $392,6000 from foun-dations; $313,451 from friends of the university; $288,608 in bequests; and $140,000 from the Fairfield Jesuit Com-munity. George E. Diffley, vice president for university advancement, said that since 1981, gifts from corporations have more than doubled from $314,000 to over $793,000. He also praised the parents of students for their growing interest in help ing Fairfield provide quality education. The gifts from the Fairfield Jesuit Com-munity was cited as particularly important since it was directed to help build the scholarship endowment and provide finan-cial assistance to students. Mr. Diffley ad-ded that the gifts also enabled the university to meet two challenge grants. The Nation-al Endowment for the Humanities award-ed Fairfield $250,000 on the condition that the university match it with $750,000 over the next five years to create a million dol-lar fund to sponsor a series of lectures and programs to emphasize the teaching of the humanities. During the past year, Fairfield raised $265,982 toward the challenge. The university also received a $100,000 challenge grant from the Marketing Cor-poration of America to assist the School of Business. By the end of the fiscal year in June, the campaign raised $353,000 in gifts and pledges, more than half of the $700,000 goal, and it has since grown to $430,000. The number of contributors to the univer-sity's gift clubs has increased in the past year to $1,193 and the President's Circle, com-prised of the university's major supporters with gifts of $1,000 or more, now has 255 members. Mr. Diffley explained that the contribu-tions enabled Fairfield to continue its high level of education and still complete its financial operations in the black for the 15th consecutive year. He also noticed that the gifts enabled the university to cover such essentials as faculty salaries, library acqui-sitions, new equipment, academic pro-grams and energy costs. Mr. Diffley added that tuition falls about $1,000 short of covering the full cost of educating a student. He said reaching the $3 million level was a tribute to the Fairfield University educa-tional programs and the dedication of the volunteers who led the fund raising. Richard F. Freeman, president and chief executive officer of the Bankmart, was chairman of the Corporate Development Committee; Ernest M. Dunlap Jr., presi-dent of Dunlap Real Estate, was chairman of the President's Circle; and John Pavlick, of Orange, partner in Deloitte Haskins and Sells in New Haven, served as national alumni fund chairman. Tom Jackson spoke on "Guerilla Tactics in the Job Market" as part of Career Week last week. [Photo by Karen Haney] Trustees accept plan by Stephen J. Humes Members of the university's Board of Trustees voted unaminously two weeks ago to adopt the proposed long range plan for developments over the next five years, said the university president. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., said in an in-terview last week that the Board had accept-ed the long range plan which includes the construction of several new buildings such as the new Fine Arts and Communications Center, a building for Campus Ministry, more townhouses, and a number of new academic and social improvements. Kelley commented that a statement would be released shortly by the Chairman of the Board, E. William Miles. "The Board accepted the plan as a blueprint," said Kelley. He added,"It's more a beginning than an end." Kelley explained that the university community will see ac-tion within the year on some parts of the plan. Other parts, according to Kelley, may be revised or deleted over the next few years as certain planning factors change. "It is im-portant to understand the conventional wis-dom of the university's five year plan," Kelley said. Kelley commented on a num-ber of factors outside of a university which can affect planning and needs for develop-ment. Kelley said, "Take Ronald Reagan's concerted effort to remove the federal government from any form of support for higher education for example." The long range plan was prepared by the university planning committee and took two years to assemble according to a member of the committee, William P. Schimpf, vice-president of Student Services. Schimpf commented, "All segments of the univer-sity were involved in the process of de-veloping the plan." If completely implemented, the long range plan would cost $36 million, accord-ing to the report as it now stands. It will take continued planning, however, to de-termine what specific projects will be start-ed first, and how funds will be raised according to Kelley. One step in the process is the beginning of a "capitol funds campaign." The univer-sity's Development division has already be-gun preliminary work to raise the money needed for the new plan. This work includes setting target goals for amounts to be raised, and organizing specific plans to reach these goals. The surveying took place last year to pre: pare the drawings for the Fine Arts Center which is scheduled to be built between the Library and the Jesuit Residence on the southern end of campus. Kelley said that construction of the road which will lead to the construction site may begin within the current school year. Student Legislators elected by Kathryn King New legislators were elected last Tues-day, October 8th, in the most successful election in four years, according to Fran Reed, president of the Legislature. Thirty-nine were elected and all accept-ed their nominations. "They're very en-thusiastic, energetic and have a lot of good ideas,"said Reed. The Legislature has been working on emergency session with only one third of the usual number of members. Members have graduated, gone abroad and moved to other districts. Although there are not as many representatives, the Student Legis-lature must still make decisions. The Legislature is responsible for decid-ing appropriations to clubs, approving other members of FUSA, and making sure other branches of FUSA are performing their duties the way they should. "It's the law-making and enforcing branch of FUSA," said Reed. The number elected in each district varies. "The number is attained by appor-tionment," said Fran Reed. Each legislator represents an average of seventy-five stu-dents. In no district are there less than two representatives. This is the case with Julie Hall, where there are less than seventy-five students. Alternates were elected in case a legislator doesn't accept his position or leaves during the year. In Gonzaga, Paul Holland, Nicole Ten-bekjian, Hans Blaakman, and Rich Occhui-to were elected. Walsh is an alternate. In Loyola, Todd Lewis, Dan Myers, and Je-nine Pollitt were elected. John Cornetta is the alternate. Continued on page 2 |