Show S.- S. S r. r o f S. S y a f S t Disney needs workers workers-in in Florida Vicki McPhail Staff Writer Florida's Walt Disney World is in need of job recruits and c came rr e to to find them According According Ac Ac- cording to C. C Douglas Thorn Thom cooperative cooperative cooperative tive education specialist these op co jobs offered college credit in addition to fo pay The jobs included attraction operations merchandise merchandise merchandise dise food and beverage and resort operations positions Disney casting representatives they refer to their personnel office as casting since they feel all their employees are actors of some kind were on campus Jan 25 in th the College Center Oak Room A one-hour one videotape presentation took place at 9 pm p.m. and Interviewing interviewing interviewing inter inter- viewing for the six month position began at 1 pm p.m. According to Thorn Thom op co-op employment offers offers offers of of- fers students the opportunity to gain real experience experience ex ex- needed to secure jobs after graduation The Disney World College Program includes a hour 30 classroom training program taught by management in addition to mandatory seminars covering such topics as employee relations marketing and career planning Stu Students Students dents will work 40 30 hours per week week- at at P per r hour and will wilf also r credit edit hours Low cost housing is also provided for program participants According to fo Thom 65 percent percent- of students in op co-op stay with or return to their op co-op employer after graduation Thorn Thom noted that generally not all of the available op co-op jobs are filled He said The jobs are there and students dont don't take advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of them It really bothers me that students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents dont don't know about cooperative education ways to earn money and get college credit Another company to be interviewing on campus shortly is Raging Waters Now featuring featuring featuring ing more than a water park they will be offerIng offerIng offering offer offer- ing management bookkeeping security and food and beverage positions among others The Career Action Center CAC located at atthe atthe atthe the northeast corner of campus invites all students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents interested in op co-op opportunities to come in and inquire The CAC states But do doit doit doit it now there is only so much fun to go around |