U.VA. GRAD, CURRENT STUDENTS PROVIDE NEW WAYS TO HELP
AS '95 CLASS GETS SERIOUS ABOUT JOB HUNTING

	Jim Neumeister, a 1994 University of Virginia graduate,
postponed Notre Dame Law School this academic year to help future
U.Va. grads find jobs electronically.

	He accepted a nine-month internship with U.Va.'s Office of
Career Planning and Placement (OCPP) where he is creating an
electronic career center that is easy for both students and
employers to use.

	By devising the first known Internet employment guide
written specifically for students and recent graduates, Neumeister
is helping job hunters search for openings worldwide.  In addition,
with the creation of OCPP's World Wide Web computer network site,
students can search for internship listings nationwide, browse
classified ads in major newspapers, access demographic and
geographic information, investigate graduate and professional
schools and explore financial aid options.  

	"They can even do an apartment search--rent an apartment in
Boston or Los Angeles--on-line," said Neumeister.  He notes that the
electronic information complements OCPP's programs, services and
handouts.

	The electronic career center is reaching out to employers by
placing recruiting information and a profile of U.Va., its students
and rankings on its Web site.  Recruiters will soon be able to
register for interviews and to request student resumes
electronically.  

	"Recruiters will eventually be able to enter directly into
the student resume database and search for students who appear to
match the company's profile," Neumeister said.

	In the electronic placement office envisioned by OCPP
director Lawrence A. Simpson and Neumeister, job listings will be
found on-line, companies will be researched via the World Wide Web,
resumes will be transmitted by e-mail, interviews will be scheduled
from remote sites and students will be interviewed using
videoconferencing technology.  

	"Our goal is to allow students to harness the illimitable
freedom of Internet and the World Wide Web while at the same time
allowing employers from as distant as Japan, Europe and South
America to contact our office as easily as Richmond recruiters do.
We want to open this office to the universe,Ó Simpson said.

	Students are finding OCPP's Guide to Internet Job-Hunting
useful.  By following its step-by-step instructions they can explore
job openings in academia, government, science and professional
fields in addition to gaining tips through on-line career assistance
services, books and periodicals. 

	Hard copies of the guide are available in the OCPP career
resources library.  In addition, the guide is easily accessed
through the University's computer network, via Internet and through
OCPP's World Wide Web home page.  The WWW homepage address is
http://www.virginia.edu/~career.

	For more information on the electronic placement office,
contact Neumeister at (804) 924-8900 or through jrn2j@virginia.edu.
Simpson is at (804) 924-8900 or las2f@virginia.edu.


TRUSTEES LAUNCH "LIFE" SERIES FOR '95 GRADS

	For those soon-to-be graduates who have secured jobs--how do
they handle life?

	Trustees of the '95 U.Va. class have designed a seminar
series that will ease students' transition into the workplace.  The
seminars should help soon-to-be grads handle questions about ethics
and relationships in the workplace and reduce their anxiety when
confronting tax and insurance forms.

	"We're viewing the seminars as a 'life' series," said
student organizer David Kaefer.  "The emphasis is more on
successfully handling the first job rather than finding the first
job," added Kaefer, chair of the careers committee of the '95 class
trustees.

	For more information on the series, co-sponsored with
U.Va.'s Office of Career Planning and Placement, contact Kaefer at
(804) 979-1845 or via dhk2w@virginia.edu.


February 16, 1995