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Jessica Petrinjak REPORTER
Issue date: 6/25/09 Section: News
According to a recent study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Ohio college students feel the need to flee the area after graduation. The Institute conducted a survey and discovered most students felt that their futures rested somewhere other than Ohio.
In Ohio, there are 75 four-year institutions of higher education which services more than 620,000 students. The Fordham survey concluded that more than half of these students plan to leave Ohio after graduation.
Some Youngstown State University students agree that they need to leave the area, while others plan to stick around. Colleen Sullivan, senior public relations and advertising major, feels the need to leave. She said it would best suit her degree to move out of the Youngstown area.
"I believe that there are more opportunities for me in a bigger city," Sullivan said.
She said she may be able to find a job in the area if she wanted to work in the public relations field, but for advertising, she feels the need to search elsewhere.
"I think that Chicago or New York would
be ideal because those places are known for their major advertising firms," Sullivan said
Her ideal location is Pittsburgh. She said advertising jobs are more abundant in larger cities and Pittsburgh is not too far away from home.
More than 600,000 Ohioans are unemployed and 235,000 jobs were lost in the last year.
According to The Ohio Education Gadfly, a weekly bulletin for the Fordham Institute, it is vital for Ohio's economy to have educated people stay in the area.
Senior middle child education major Matt Lucarell intends to take that advice.
"It may take some time to find a full-time teaching job, but I will just do a lot of subbing until then," Lucarell said.
He said he wants to remain in the area because the cost of living is cheap and will be happy to find find work with decent pay.
"I would prefer a union teaching job because of the security and benefits," Lucarell said.
Relocation would be an option for Lucarell if he absolutely could not find a good job in the area. He said he has done some research, and the best place to consider would be out west.
Whether students plan to leave Ohio or not, it is beneficial for them to have a good resume, interviewing skills and job
searching abilities.
According to Gary Boley, director of Career and Counseling Services, there are many things students can do to find a job. He said the use of the Internet should only be a small component of job searching. He advises students to isolate and target a specific industry or employer and make contact with them.
"Let your fingers do the walking in the yellow pages," Boley said.
In Ohio, there are 75 four-year institutions of higher education which services more than 620,000 students. The Fordham survey concluded that more than half of these students plan to leave Ohio after graduation.
Some Youngstown State University students agree that they need to leave the area, while others plan to stick around. Colleen Sullivan, senior public relations and advertising major, feels the need to leave. She said it would best suit her degree to move out of the Youngstown area.
"I believe that there are more opportunities for me in a bigger city," Sullivan said.
She said she may be able to find a job in the area if she wanted to work in the public relations field, but for advertising, she feels the need to search elsewhere.
"I think that Chicago or New York would
be ideal because those places are known for their major advertising firms," Sullivan said
Her ideal location is Pittsburgh. She said advertising jobs are more abundant in larger cities and Pittsburgh is not too far away from home.
More than 600,000 Ohioans are unemployed and 235,000 jobs were lost in the last year.
According to The Ohio Education Gadfly, a weekly bulletin for the Fordham Institute, it is vital for Ohio's economy to have educated people stay in the area.
Senior middle child education major Matt Lucarell intends to take that advice.
"It may take some time to find a full-time teaching job, but I will just do a lot of subbing until then," Lucarell said.
He said he wants to remain in the area because the cost of living is cheap and will be happy to find find work with decent pay.
"I would prefer a union teaching job because of the security and benefits," Lucarell said.
Relocation would be an option for Lucarell if he absolutely could not find a good job in the area. He said he has done some research, and the best place to consider would be out west.
Whether students plan to leave Ohio or not, it is beneficial for them to have a good resume, interviewing skills and job
searching abilities.
According to Gary Boley, director of Career and Counseling Services, there are many things students can do to find a job. He said the use of the Internet should only be a small component of job searching. He advises students to isolate and target a specific industry or employer and make contact with them.
"Let your fingers do the walking in the yellow pages," Boley said.
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