Any Jobs?

By the end of October, according to Career Services, nearly 1500 “on campus” interviews had taken place at Urbane. Approximately 311 stu­dents had met with more than 118 employers to discuss the possibility of summer employment. That meant, on average, each employer had spoken with an average of about thirteen students. All other things being equal, each student would have attended about four interviews.

But all other things were not equal.

The memo was upbeat. The general idea was that many students had prepared well and were approaching their job searches “realistically”— a major theme of Career Services—and should not be discouraged if their efforts didn’t produce instant results. Be realistic. Be patient.… At the bottom was a reference to the school’s new counseling program: “Based on feedback from students, these sessions have produced excel­lent results, including redrafting of resumes, carefully creating job search plans, and completely reworking interview methods.” I added the memo to the recycling bin with a stack of others. Someone had scrawled across the bottom of one in blue ink, “Any jobs?”

Excerpted from LAW SCHOOL RED INK WHITE COLLAR BLUES
By Kenneth David Westphal
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