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Show Page5 Comment Search Committee develops criteria The Weber State College Presidential Search Committee is pleased ‘‘with the indication of great interest in the college’ shown by the number who applied for the position of WSC President, according to Regent D. Omer Buttars, chairman One hundred of the committee. sixty-four applications were received by the deadline LEON BLAKE counsels on career-decision making. generally been aware of talents and ' abilities they were not using and have | had a desire to put them to use. Q. Each person should first identify strengths and interests, then make an occupation selection followed by a plan of how to enter a career. A. Many people resort to following the job market as a determiner ‘of their career selection. Noted authors indicate this is an extremely poor method of career decision making. Mainly. because the reported job market is a poor and inaccurate source upon which to base your decisions. All the unemployment figures or job market figures indicate is how many people are competing for ex- isting vacancies. But new positions open up no matter how bad the economy is. People get promoted, move or die, and executives get tired of dealing with the same old unresolved problems, and hire someone new and capable of solving them. Thus you need to decide your interests and likes and more important a strategy for entering the occupation of your choice. Most jobs that are advertised are for less skilled opportunities. Creative jobs that allow freedom are often . unad- to author Richard vertised. According Nelson Bolles in his book ‘‘What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for JobHunters and Career-Changers’’ the higher level of skills you can legitimately claim, either with people, data or things (or, in varying degree, with all three) the less these kinds of jobs are advertised or known through likely to create a brand new job for you, which means, in effect, you will be competing with practically no one, since you are virtually the sole applicant,” writes Mr. Bolles. It is important once one has identified his career to also plan how he is going to enter that occupation. Often it might consist still of doing in college relationships. It volunteer and may work while involve visiting individuals who can suggest other people you may want to talk to. The whole notion is you need to interview them to determine whether you want them, rather than them interviewing you to decide if they want you! Many individuals have been able to secure exciting occupations where none seemingly existed because they had a career-strategy. Q. Most individuals make career decisions based on adequate awareness of career alternatives? A. False. Most individuals base their career decisions upon 30 or 40 careers of which they are aware. From these 30 or 40 careers they attempt to make a to expand their awareness to 130 or 1030 careers, would their career decision change? The answer would be yes. In a study completed at WSC, freshmen students were divided into two groups, one group indicated they had not made a career decision and the other group indicated they definately had decided on a career. normal channels. Once the students who had definitely decided on a career were exposed to “Just because the opportunities for the higher level jobs (or careers) are harder more options 85 per cent changed their career-decision. The dictionary of oc- to uncover, the higher you aim the less cupation titles lists some 20,000 occupations. The more exposure and awareness we gain in relation to the total field of careers the more mature decisions we’ll make. people you will have to compete with— for that job. In fact, if you uncover a need in the organization you like, which you can help to resolve, they are very of effective relationships with governing boards and legislative bodies, interpret successfully to legislature, alumni, private citizens and agencies. will qualities the Search look are an for un- derstanding of academic affairs, facility in human relations with the ability to relate to all segments of the college and local community, personal traits, stamina and an articulate speaker with social graces. The Search Committee is made up of 23 members from various educational and community segments. Six Board of Regents serving are D. Omer Buttars, chairman, Robert L. Newey, George C. Hatch, J. Lynn Dougan, Neal A. Maxwell and Donald B. Holbrook. Members of the Institutional Council on the committee are Robert T. Heiner, S. Tim Morris, Mrs. Gwen Williams, Dale T. Browning, and Pat Oliver. Faculty representatives are Dr. Patricia Fernandez, Dr. W. Blair Low, Dr. Richard W. Sadler and Dr. Spencer L. Seager. Staff members include Dr. Dello G. Dayton,. Dr. Richard O. Ulibarri and Jean Russell. Students are Michael D. Hunsaker and Chris Davis. Representing the community are Thomas D. Dee and Nathan C. Tanner. Dr. Don A. Carpenter is secretary for the committee. Finnish honor WSC alumnus establishing places you want to work, talking to key selection. If we were 13 desirable ie ¥ ; with more coming in too late for consideration. The position will be vacated July 1, 1978, when Dr. Joseph L. Bishop will leave to accept a call to serve as a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The committee has developed a criteria for the search and selection process and have agreed upon the following qualifications. The president must demonstrate scholarly competence, administrative experience and leadership capacity, educational philosophy consistent with WSC’s mission and successful teaching experience on the college level. The president must have personal and professional integrity, display evidence Other Committee Lt. Col. Jay C. Mumford, commander of the 8th Psychological Operations Battalion, was recently honored by the ei ae we = AV Oe et wet "April 1978 Republic of Finland and inducted into the Knighthood of the Finnish Lion. He was the first U.S. Army Officer in over two decades to be presented the Commander’s Cross of the Order of the Finnish Lion. The award was approved by the President of the Republic of Finland, acting in his capacity as the Order’s Grand Master and was based on LTC Mumford’s 4 year service in Helsinki, Finland as the Assistant Army Attache. The award required an exception to the policy of the Order because the_ award is normally reserved for higher He is the son of Mr. and.Mrs. ranking officers. LTC Mumford’s self-taught linguistic capability, positive Finnish attitude toward the host his tribution to Finnish Defense nation and improving U.S. Forces LT. COL. JAY C. MUMFORD conArmy- relationships were cited in an accompanying citation as reasons for the honor. Q. Your job is important mainly because it determines how much you can earn. A. Your career selection is important because it comprises the major component of your existence. You will spend 60 per cent of your waking hours on the job, which is during the prime time of your existence. It will not only determine your earnings but in most cases influence such things as the friends you associate with, the woman or man you LaMar W. Mumford, Ogden, and is currently stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His wife is the former Joyce Sorensen. He graduated from WSC with an associate degree in 1952 and earned his BS, BA and MA from the University of Utah in 1959. might marry, the geographical area you will live in, the home you purchase and the car you'll drive, the vacation you'll take perhaps even the number of children you'll have. All of which are more important than how much you can earn. Families having students and adults returning to college who need assistance in career planning may contact Counseling Center for assistance. the |