European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page us in paid advertisement special insert to the stars and stripes monday january 16,1989 business Field promises Many Job openings the future looks Bright for students plan Ning careers in the Field of business and management. The largest growth rates in employment opportunities in the 1980s, have come in key sub areas of the business and management Fields and that trend promises to continue at least until the year 2000, according to . Depart ment of labor statistics. Between 1980 and 1986, jobs in the business services Industry soared by 7.5 percent an increase unmatched by any other occupation. The projected increase for the next 12 years is 3.9 percent a figure also unequalled by the rest of the Job Market. Legal services and health services will also be showing Strong increases in jobs while Many other sectors show projected decreases. Occupations in business and manage ment which show largest Job growth Are health services administrators accountants and auditors first line supervisors managers and financial managers. Kinds of business services fastest growing industries business services is first e m p l o 1 my 0 e 0 n 0 t s 1980 1986 year 2000 10000 a 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 2.9% of growth rate services to dwellings computer o personnel a research mgt consulting x3.9% -. Growth rate 3.8%-growth" rate 1970 1980 1986 2000 year business services Legal services health services learn to communicate accounting lecturer advises degrees open doors. Continued Good communication skills Are Essen tial in the business and management Field and particularly in accounting said University of Maryland accounting lec Turer John Mcgrew when asked what advice he has for business students. Part of the role of an accountant is to prepare information for other people and you have to be Able to communicate that information said Mcgrew who teaches at Ramstein air base. Mcgrew Points out that English skills Are valuable even when students Are just beginning to study business. He advises them to have their English and math requirements completed before tackling mgt 220 principles of accounting i. Some students have trouble because they Haven t taken those subjects he said. They usually lose Marks because of poor grammar spelling and punctuation skills. Presentation is  Mcgrew decided to enter the accounting Field after Reading Job projection statistics from the department of labor in 1973. The stats showed business second Only to health services in projected Job growth Over the next 10 years. In graduate school he was Given the Opportunity to become a teaching assistant. He really enjoyed it and has been teaching accounting Ever since. Mcgrew adds that accounting generally involves a lot of hard work a lot of time is involved but once you have an accounting degree it opens a lot of doors particularly in government and Industry. Lecturer Howard Mcnier tells students that business degrees can be important stepping stones on the Way to other Fields in particular Legal careers. There la always be a demand for lawyers with a background in business says Mcnier who teaches labor Law for the University of Maryland. He strongly recommends an undergraduate program in business for anyone thinking of becoming a lawyer. It s the Best thing you can have to go into Law school Mcnier said. There s an awful lot of business in Law. Con tracts is a mandatory first year subject for Law  As an undergraduate Mcnier studied accounting and then took Law. He was in private practice for five years before teaching Law at the University of san Francisco and then joining the european division. Warren Shull who teaches business courses with the University of Maryland in Heidelberg and whose area of exper Tise is personnel tells business students when it comes to looking for electives take As Many business courses As you can to gain a wider background. In business everything meshes  Shull was introduced to his Field Dur ing his military career when he was work ing in personnel management. It was during that time that he took a degree in business administration. He Points out that students consider ing personnel management As a career ideally should be interested in people and in helping them solve their pro  Shull holds the master s in business administration and the doctorate in educational administration. He found these degrees to be extremely helpful both in his military career and in his current position. I m interested in marketing because i think it s going to be an important Field in the future he said either in the states or in the common Market if i want to get a Job in  Thatcher 23, said he chose Maryland because my dad graduated from there and told me that the teachers Are very Good. Plus you have a great Stu Dent teacher ratio of about 15 1 com pared to about 80 1 in the  and the students Aren t kids he added. They Are people who have lived the problems of the business world they re people in the armed forces who know the problems of management. They know what s going on. You can learn a lot from these  Joseph Doherty jr., of Kef Lavik has his . And is working on his . In business and management. I chose business and management because i m a chief in the Navy an e-7with a lot of leadership and management roles. I thought i could better myself with a business degree both in my Job now and  i be applied for the limited duty officer program and Hope it will help me there. You Don t need a degree but with the Competition it will at least put me in to the  John Elliot of holy Loch has his a. A. From us and is working toward his . In management studies. As an e-6 he has been working As a claims investigator and was seeking a degree in business that could open doors for me on the outside As  Elliot says it s a real Lifesaver that us is in holy Loch. A lot of factors make it impossible to attend a scottish univer sity Here he said not the least of which is that ferry rides Are not always available depending on the  Lee Reynolds retired As a senior chief in the Navy and is now a us Field representative at holy Loch. He is working toward a degree in business and management. He chose business because that s what i did for 27 years in my military career. When i retired i decided to  Ruth Rodman of Midway Georgia formerly stationed in Vicenza Italy has just completed All of the requirements for an associate in arts degree with us. She chose business courses because she Felt they would help her in her current military career in the environmental health department and later when she retires. My management courses especially have helped me in the management Side of my career in dealing with personnel problem solving that kind of thing she said. Now that she has her ., Rodman is looking for a place to pursue environmental studies. But she s quite sure that wherever that is it will never offer her the kind of kid Glove treatment she received at us. I believe i be been spoiled by your University she said. The University of Maryland staff and lecturers have genuine concern and interest in the student and Are always a pleasure to be with and work with. After having studied at another col lege since leaving Europe i see that us is far ahead of other colleges and i truly wish us were Here in Georgia. Once you be had Steak hamburger is not fulfilling she said