The Job Parade

Since nearly 90 per cent of the present senior class face military service upon graduation, either through ROTC or Selective Service, Donald W. Cameron '35, Director of Placement, reports that "precommencement interviewing for post-military hiring" is keeping his office busy. More than 115 companies have sent or are sending their representatives to Hanover to interview seniors, and most of the positions that are being offered are post-dated and will be available to Dartmouth men after they have completed their military service requirements. An additional 60 companies have been reluctantly turned away because of interviewing schedule difficulties and 300 more have written to the College Personnel Office outlining business opportunities.

An increasing number of the nation's business and industrial firms are keenly aware of their present needs and the fact that the manpower shortage will continue for some time, Mr. Cameron reports. This, coupled with a growing appreciation of the value of a liberal arts education in preparing men for executive positions, has made the demand for graduates of colleges like Dartmouth increase by leaps and bounds.

The immediate job outlook for those students not facing service and for members of the Classes of 1950 and 1951 who are just now returning to civilian life is most promising, according to Mr. Cameron. Starting salaries are up over last year and range from $250 to $350 a month for men with the Bachelor's degree and from $350 to over $400 a month for men holding the Master's degree in engineering or business administration.

Today's senior facing military service upon graduation has the advantage over his predecessors of being able to look ahead to a definite job awaiting him at the end of his stint. The reason for this, in Mr. Cameron's opinion, is that "there seems to be a genuinely serious attempt on the part of business to make up for their inability to secure men of management potential during the Thirties and World War II."