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Business Recruiters
Seek Degree Holders

College recruiters this year are
making more offers than ever at the
bachelor's degree level but, for the
second straight year, they are
extending fewer offers at the
master's and doctoral levels.

The number of offers to bachelor's
degree candidates has risen 13
per cent over the corresponding
period last year, according to
Lawrence A. Simpson, placement
director at the University.

The University is one of 122
representative institutions from
coast to coast participating in the
College Placement Council's Salary
Survey. The Council's studies cover
beginning salary offers being made
to male students during the current
season. The third, and final, report
will appear in late June.

Up to the cutoff date of
February 13, 12,248 bachelor's
offers had been reported, compared
with 10,824 last year and 10,606
two years ago when recruiting
activity hit the previous peak.

On the master's level, only
1,762 offers were reported as
against 1,730 last year and 2,577
two years ago. The same pattern
holds on the doctoral level, with
459 offers this year, 495 last year,
and 592 two years ago.

Based on dollar averages, chemical
engineers continued to be the
most sought candidates at the
bachelor's level - as has been the
case since June 1965. They were
followed by four other engineering
groups - electrical, mechanical,
metallurgical, and aeronautical.
However, accounting majors experienced
the largest percentage
increase since June with a gain of
7.7 per cent.

Once again in the over-all dollar
averages, non-technical offers to
bachelor's candidates advanced
more rapidly then technical offers.
Non-technical averages went up 7.3
per cent from $657 last June to
$705, including a 1.9 per cent gain
since the first CPC report in
January.

The University Office of Placement
has scheduled the following
organizations for interviewing at
the Placement Office, 5 Minor Hall,
during April. The on-campus interview
program will be completed on
April 30.

Students who desire to discuss
employment plans are invited to
schedule an appointment with Mr.
Simpson.

APRIL. 3: Burroughs Welcome
Company; The Hartford Insurance
Group: Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company; National Life and Accident
Insurance Company.

APRIL 7: Spotsylvania County
School Board (Virginia).

APRIL 8: Fruchaut Trailer Division;
Post Office Department, Bureau
of Research and Engineering;
Colonial Heights Public Schools
(Virginia).

APRIL 10: Northwest Mutual
Insurance Company; Duval County
Public Schools (Florida); Board of
Education of Baltimore County
(Maryland): Old Dominion College
(Norfolk, Va.).

APRIL 11: Management Science
American, Inc.; Nyack Public
School Board (New York).

APRIL 14: Montgomery County
Public Schools (Maryland); Bedford
County Public Schools (Virginia).

APRIL 15: Hillsborough County
Public Schools (Florida).

APRIL 16: Murray Manufacturing
Corporation; Department of the
Army, Headquarters, U.S. Army
Quartermaster Center & Fort Lee.

APRIL 22: Atlanta Public
Schools (Georgia).

APRIL 30: American Foresight
Company.