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Cambridge, Dec. 27. A decided increase in the number of positions in private industry open to college graduates was noted by George F. Plimpton '14, Associate Dean of the Alumni Placement Bureau and Student Employment Office...
...uptrend of employment is believed to be partly as result of the reorganization of the office. Plimpton stated that under the new reorganization "It is now possible to register ap- plicants not only in greater numbers but also earlier in the year, thus enabling the placement office to interview more thoroughly and become better acquainted with them and their individual problems before employers begin to seek their services. "As the placement work becomes more widely known it is expected that students will register with the office in Junior or even Sophomore year, thus enabling the staff to start knowing them...
...marked increase in the placement of student job seekers is indicated from the unofficial figures of the University Employment Bureau of December 1, which show a 10 per cent gain in jobs filled as compared with the same jobs a year ago. Added to this is the disclosure that about 1000 University applications for employment have been received up to date, which is slightly less than the number received last year at this time, and that already over 700 jobs have been filled...
...During the late winter and early spring a familiar figure in college placement offices is the industrial recruiter, whose task is to select young men for apprenticeship jobs in the various departments of his company. Usually he represents the larger corporations, and may come from a city a thousand miles away. Harvard is ordinarily but one stop in his itinerary which often includes as many as twenty or more colleges. He is here for a day or so and may interview as many as twenty-five students, some of whom may receive offers of employment from the company several weeks...
...Alumni Placement Office is frequently asked by local employers to submit Senior applicants for jobs. Here the competition is somewhat less, and because the interview takes place in the company offices the role of aggressor is somewhat easier to play, and is often attended with better success...