New resume scanning process brings change for job seekers

67% middle of the road

14% conservative left

Although many employers find these types of resumes easier and faster to review, Cabrini's co-operative and career services does not take part in this filing method.

18% liberal

graph by Thomas McKee

The percentage of students representing themselves as either far left or liberal was the lowest recorded in the history of the survey- (20 percent) and the second all-time low in this category. Those students who identified themselves as "middle of the road" were at an all time high of 67 percent. A four year trend of an increase in those students who saw themselves as conservative ended in 1996, and a total of 15 percent of first-year students declared themselves to be conservative or far right.

by Erin E. McHugh assistant features editor

The want ads are changing their address. Job seekers are now asked to send their information through the internet. Welcome to cyberspace.

It has been said by the New York Times that many companies have been considering a more modern way of accepting resumes. This is called electronic filing.

Electronic resumes are suggested to have many advantages over those sent by mail.

Many employers, mostly large companies, find electronic resumes an easier and faster way to review the thousands of resumes t}:leyreceive each year.

A resume is sent through the computer, which will scan the information for key words to find a match for the job.

Traditional resumes can also be scanned if the company has the equipment.

By sending resumes through the computer, the process will be quicker and the applicant can check to see if it was received.

It may seem that there is a loss when sending resumes through the computer because of the key words it looks for but the resumes will also be placed in the job banks throughout the internet.

The traditional resume has been know to be short, sweet and pretty. With the new electronic method the style is not considered as much and it can be as long as three pages.

According to Nancy Hutchinson, director of co-operative and career services, the program that Cabrini uses does offer internet access but Cabrini does not take part in that option.

Hutchinson provides help to those who wish to start their resumes and she encourages the Cabrini students to start their resumes early.

Hutchinson has helped many students with their resumes at Cabrini. There is a disk offered to the students which is formatted for writing resumes.

The disk, Resume Expert Systems, serve colleges and universities nation wide.

The resume system that Cabrini offers is more of a traditional form.

It produces a form which is appealing and attractive to the employer.

There are plenty of sample resumes that the disk offers in the co-op office.

Brian Jensen, who teaches Career Preparation and Job Search Techniques, feels that the new internet access has not been effective yet and that it really does no more than replace the postal service.

Police cracking down on Cabrini shoplifters

While talking with police, suspected students revealed that others on campus bragged about how easy it is to steal from the mall. They even gave tips on how to do it.

by Andrea Koch assistant copy editor

You are under arrest. You have the right to remain silefl.t.

With the consequences of a permanent criminal record and court hearings, Cabrini students are advised to think twice about shoplifting from area retailers.

Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president for student development, is working with police Detective Jeff McCabe from the Upper Merion Police Department following a possible attempted shoplifting by two Cabrini students at the King of Prussia mall.

Two Cabrini students, whose names are being withheld by the police, were auempting a possible theft when they were caught.

While talking with police, the students said how others on campus were bragging how easy it is to steal from the mall and gave tips on how to do it.

The Upper Merion police have information on some students who are passing the word around campus about their own stolen treasures.

This has been confirmed through police interviews.

"Upper Merion police are not going to put up with it and will prosecute to the fullest extent, including jail," McCabe said.

According to Bonfiglio, if a Cabrini student is caught shoplifting they will be disciplined accordingly.

Cabrini is fully cooperating with the police.

According to McCabe, if a student commits a retail theft, Cabrini will be contacted, the family of the shoplifter will be notified and criminal charges will be brought against the shoplifter, no questions asked.

Shoplifting is a serious crime with serious consequences, he said.

Shoplifting in Pennsylvania is known as retail theft.

A first-time offense and/or a minor theft. which is anything stolen under $150, is handled by a fine that could reach $373.50.

If it is a first-time offense with the value stolen over $150, it is considered a misdemeanor and punishable by up to two years in jail.

Also for a first-time offense, the student is fingerprinted, photographed and will have a criminal record for the rest of their life, even if they are under 18 years of age.

Students with criminal charges also will be charged with violating the Cabrini code of conduct.

A second offense, no matter what the value of the stolen object, is a misdemeanor and punishable by up to two years in jail.

A third offense is a felony and the penalty is up to 10 years in jail.

Once someone is arrested, it is public information and printed in area newspapers.

The King of Prussia mall has an advanced high-tech hidden video system throughout the entire mall. All the videos are saved.

There are some faces without a name, but with time, the police will put them together and catch them sooner or later, McCabe said.

McCabe emphasized to students that they are forewarned. When they get caught, they will regret it for the rest of their lives.

"The bottom line is don't steal from our mall," McCabe said.