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With the sending out of questionnaires to the members of the class of 1930 the Alumni Placement Service assumes definite proportions. The data to be gathered from the answers to its questions will be valuable in carrying the avowed intention of the service to afford men opportunities in the line of work which they choose. The completion of the survey of available placements, undertaken several months ago, will allow a start in that direction...
...members of the Class of 1930 will receive today from the Alumni Placement Service a questionnaire constituting the first attempt in four years to determine what callings Harvard men intend to follow and where they expect to pursue them. It asks the Seniors to divulge their inmost desires and plans for the careers upon which they will embark in June, and is prepared for the purpose of collecting information necessary for the effective permanent employment of Seniors next spring...
...Harvard Placement Office in seriously resuming their old policy of obtaining vocational positions for Seniors along with the alumni offers a solution to a problem which presents itself to practically every man who graduates from college without definite, preconceived plans for earning a living. This is the first time that the bureau has considered this situation with any attempt at developing a truly efficient placement office, and judging from the present proposed machinery of the project, a large percentage of the Senior class should receive gratifying results. At the very least, the contacts which the Placement Office will afford must...
This extension of the Harvard Placement Office which was created primarily for graduates to include upperclassmen should be available. If it does meet with success, it will help to eliminate the unpleasantly conventional "just another legitimate bond salesman" finale which has concluded so many college careers...
Through its director, J. F. Dwinnell '02, the Harvard Placement Office is planning to arrange meetings with Seniors who are in doubt as to what occupation they will follow. This office, newly created, is primarily for the purpose of aiding alumni, but arrangements are also being made for the placement of Seniors as well. Vocational advice to upperclassmen will also be made even though ultimate placement does not necessarily follow...