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Law practice not only goal of students
Not every student in the School of Law simply wants to practice law
More students are attending law school this year because they are interested in non-traditional fields of law, such as personnel and labor maggie Cartar, director of job placement in the school, said recently.
Cartart also said she saw a trend where students were going to law school for legal skills that would help them undergraduate degree.
“There are so many opportunities for law students today.” Cartarr real estate and banking and litigation interesting students more and more.
Economics, political science and business administration majors are finding that a law degree can help lead in the job market. Cartar said.
But according to last year's job placement records, about half of the graduates who found jobs found them in law firms. And this year's statistics show similar results, Cartar said.
As of the end of April, few students had reported back to the placement center that they had found jobs, Cartart said. But May and June are key months for small businesses and permits to hire law graduates, she said.
Last year, 93 percent of the law students looking for jobs were hired. Cartar said.
"Some students today are concerned about finding jobs, but there are a lot of jobs out there," she said. "An ideal way for students to get a job is to be in a boarding in the office and to get in touch with some of the companies."
Jeff Jordan, Wichita third-year law student, said students who were not at the top of their class had trouble finding jobs.
Jordan, who has a job with a law firm in Wichita, said, "There are going to be some students who are out, but that happens every year."
About 125 law firms and companies interviewed at the school this year. Cartart said that about 75 percent of the students will find jobs with firms in Kansas and Missouri. Texas firms also hire a large number of students.
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Gene Martin, associate dean of pharmacy, has been at the University of Kansas for 18 years. But he says he's never seen as many pharmaceutical companies hiring students as he has this semester.
The average starting salary for a pharmacy graduate is $25,000-$31,000, Martin said.
About 90 percent of students majoring in pharmacy have found jobs in hospitals, retail pharmacies and health care companies, Martin said recently.
"Very few people are still looking," Martin said. "The job market is very strong."
Pharmacy placement reaches 90 percent
internship with a pharmaceutical company, usually in the Kansas City area. Martin said
Students in their fifth year take an
But in the Kansas City area Martin said there, was fierce competition for jobs in pharmacy. KU graduates are competing with graduates from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a school that also has a strong pharmacy program, Martin said.
"Kansas City firms can be very selective, but other than that, students have a fair amount of flexibility to where they want to go," he said.
He said that many of this year's students were working in the Kansas
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City area and western Kansas. Others also are finding jobs in the southwest United States, particularly Texas and Arizona.
He said that students' grades and job experience were important in finding a job. But because of the strong job market, he said, most students were finding jobs regardless of their grades or experience.
Carol Baker, Kansas City, Mo.
senior, said she was glad she had some choice in deciding which job she wanted.
"I have a choice of where I want to go and who I want to work with," she said. "It takes a lot of the anxiety out of the situation."
A variety of jobs open in social welfare
Graduates from the School of Social Welfare can look forward to a variety of opportunities, the dean of the school said recently.
their families, mental health patients or the elderly.
"Social welfare is expected to be one of the largest growth industries for the remainder of the century." Patricia Ewalt, the dean, said
Job options include working with children who have problems with
Micah Goldstein, Prairie Village senior, said, "Wherever there are problems, there will be social workers."
Goldstein said he had decided to get his degree in social welfare because it was a mix of things he liked and needed, psychology, sociology and working with people.
Ewalt said the school did not actively recruit students for certain employment opportunities for students.
The U.S. Department of State notifies the school of any openings it has, Ewalt said.
Goldstein said many students in social welfare found jobs through the announcement the school posted.
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