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TRAINING: A college degree is almost a "must" for personne I work today. 0 "T'1 "T'1 (") You might major in personnel administration, business administration, pub Iic admin1s-tration, political science, or industria I relations. l> r CD C (/) z BUT you should include courses in statistics, psychology, business and personnel management, labor law, sociology, economics, vocational or psychological testing, political science, English, journalism, and public speaking. ~ 0 ~ Ill (/) (/) D,) ~ CD 3 ~ r.i, D,) CD ~ 0 ::::, C 0 :::0 ("') ri, (/) :EC ~O'Q ~ ,,,-uCJ 0. ► ri, r:::o l> D,) C N 0 N (I) ---i ,,, 0- ~ 0 ~ z (/) ---i 0 ~o "T'1 ~ 0. D.> You might also want to have more specialized training, such as a degree in psychology if you want to do testing or counseling, or an engineering degree if you want to concentrate on ti me studies or safety standards. r ► 0. (lJ ~ (/') 0 ► :::0 0. 3 Practical experience is also important. Summer work in factories, department stores, community service agencies, or government wi 11 add to your preparation. ~ (/') ~ ~ D,) ~ 0 ~ Mrs. Jean Head Sisco, Vice President in Charge of Personne I, Woodward & Lothrop department store, Washington, D.C., is the mother of two teenage daughters. She finds "the rewards of a full, well-rounded life can be meaningful to the working wife and mother as yvell as to her fami ly." Here she describes vividly to her staff the importance of community needs and growth to the personnel policies of the firm. Photo: The Washington Post C (/) -0 0 (/) ~ ~ ~ 0 l> ('t) G) "O fT'l Ill Cl.. ("") ..... .-+ 3 ('t) Ill (/) (/) 3 Ill - ::::, 0 r Ill / https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis O" 0 ..... l> z 0 "T'1 ri, fT'l (/) -0 l> 0 WHY not be a PERSONNEL SPECIALIST? SHOULD YOU CONSIDER A CAREER IN PERSONNEL WORK? ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN PERSONNEL WORK? Be a PERSON with a GOAL If you are interested in Human Relations-If you have a knack for Administration and OrganizationIf you have an abi I ity to Communicate - and to get others to Communicate- Almost one-fourth of personnel specialists are women. Women are employed in many large personnel departments, in most employment agencies, and in many government posts. Firms that employ many women, such as department stores and telephone companies, frequently prefer women personnel workers. Opportunities for qualified women are excel lent in ttris very fast growing profession. PLAN for a CAREER with PROMISE AIM for a PROFESSION serving PEOPLE Matching people with suitable jobs and helping them to perform effectively are primary concerns of Personnel Workers. Perhaps you should plan for a career in this challenging and rewarding work. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis AND If you are interested in helping people to "make the most of themse Ives" in their jobs-PERSONNEL WORK might be the ideal career for YOU! WHAT IS PERSONNEL WORK? Making the most effective use of people's skills is vita I to the success of any business or organization. Employers know that employees are most productive when they are working in the job that's right for them. The responsibility of the personnel department is to harmonize workers and jobs so that both employees and employers get the most satisfaction. Miss Elodie Rousseve, Management Intern in Personnel, receives part of her training in the Personnel Office of the Veterans Administration Hospital in New Orleans. Here she is interviewing Miss Fermina Berna I of Houston, Tex., a former member of the Job Corps. WHAT DOES A PERSONNEL SPECIALIST DO? Duties of personnel workers vary depending upon the policies and size of the organization. If you work in personnel, you might be concerned with: • interviewing and hiring job applicants • training employees in their jobs • preparing job descriptions and establishing pay scales • maintaining payrol I and personnel records • promoting employee relations (recreation, we Ifare and safety programs, employee magazines and newspapers) • testing and counseling employees or prospective employees • facilitating labor-management relations effecting maximum employee utilization Executive Officer of the Augusta. Me., lnteragency Board of U.S. C ivi I Service Examiners, Mrs. Catherine C. MacGregor finds satisfaction in working on job recruiting and staffing for different agencies. Mother of a 3year-old child, she says, •1 am surprised myself at how smoothly everything works out.• Here she is consulting with Capt. Charles Wyman, Counseling Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Me. WHERE DO PERSONNEL PEOPLE WORK? Personnel specialists are employed by industrial and commercial firms, government agencies, hospitals, schools, colleges, and pub Iic and private employment agencies. Most personnel workers are employed in large cities and in the industrialized parts of the country. WHAT ABOUT THE PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS? EARNINGS AND HOURS: The average annual salary of job analyst trainees employed in private industry in early 1966 was $7,100 for a workweek of 35 to 40 hours. Salaries of experienced personnel workers ranged upward to $15,000, with top executives earning considerably more. In mid-1968 the Federal Government entrance salary for a 40-hour week for inexperienced college graduates was $5,732 or $6,981 a year, depending on scholastic records. For management interns it was $6,981 or $8,462 a year. Personnel directors in the Federal Government may earn up to about $20,000. en Mrs. Jacque I ine Pinckney explains her career in em• _o~e~ relations at the Philadelphia, Pa., Missile and Space 1v1s1on of General Electric Company, she says. •This one nction ••• through its subdivisions of recruitment, placement, 1ucation, training, compensation, and communications . • . ovides the manpower resources, motivation, and inspiration at can spell business success or lack of it.• She feels that :ombining a career and family duties takes organization, tience, and energy-an easy task when you have a comfortle supply of all three.• WHY not be a PERSONNEL SPECIALIST? SHOULD YOU CONSIDER A CAREER IN PERSONNEL WORK? ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN PERSONNEL WORK? Be a PERSON with a GOAL If you are interested in Human Relations-If you have a knack for Administration and OrganizationIf you have an abi I ity to Communicate - and to get others to Communicate- Almost one-fourth of personnel specialists are women. Women are employed in many large personnel departments, in most employment agencies, and in many government posts. Firms that employ many women, such as department stores and telephone companies, frequently prefer women personnel workers. Opportunities for qualified women are excel lent in ttris very fast growing profession. PLAN for a CAREER with PROMISE AIM for a PROFESSION serving PEOPLE Matching people with suitable jobs and helping them to perform effectively are primary concerns of Personnel Workers. Perhaps you should plan for a career in this challenging and rewarding work. AND If you are interested in helping people to "make the most of themse Ives" in their jobs-PERSONNEL WORK might be the ideal career for YOU! WHAT IS PERSONNEL WORK? Making the most effective use of people's skills is vita I to the success of any business or organization. Employers know that employees are most productive when they are working in the job that's right for them. The responsibility of the personnel department is to harmonize workers and jobs so that both employees and employers get the most satisfaction. Miss Elodie Rousseve, Management Intern in Personnel, receives part of her training in the Personnel Office of the Veterans Administration Hospital in New Orleans. Here she is interviewing Miss Fermina Berna I of Houston, Tex., a former member of the Job Corps. WHAT DOES A PERSONNEL SPECIALIST DO? Duties of personnel workers vary depending upon the policies and size of the organization. If you work in personnel, you might be concerned with: • interviewing and hiring job applicants • training employees in their jobs • preparing job descriptions and establishing pay scales • maintaining payrol I and personnel records • promoting employee relations (recreation, we Ifare and safety programs, employee magazines and newspapers) • testing and counseling employees or prospective employees • facilitating labor-management relations effecting maximum employee utilization Executive Officer of the Augusta. Me., lnteragency Board of U.S. C ivi I Service Examiners, Mrs. Catherine C. MacGregor finds satisfaction in working on job recruiting and staffing for different agencies. Mother of a 3year-old child, she says, •1 am surprised myself at how smoothly everything works out.• Here she is consulting with Capt. Charles Wyman, Counseling Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Me. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis WHERE DO PERSONNEL PEOPLE WORK? Personnel specialists are employed by industrial and commercial firms, government agencies, hospitals, schools, colleges, and pub Iic and private employment agencies. Most personnel workers are employed in large cities and in the industrialized parts of the country. WHAT ABOUT THE PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS? EARNINGS AND HOURS: The average annual salary of job analyst trainees employed in private industry in early 1966 was $7,100 for a workweek of 35 to 40 hours. Salaries of experienced personnel workers ranged upward to $15,000, with top executives earning considerably more. In mid-1968 the Federal Government entrance salary for a 40-hour week for inexperienced college graduates was $5,732 or $6,981 a year, depending on scholastic records. For management interns it was $6,981 or $8,462 a year. Personnel directors in the Federal Government may earn up to about $20,000. en Mrs. Jacque I ine Pinckney explains her career in em• _o~e~ relations at the Philadelphia, Pa., Missile and Space 1v1s1on of General Electric Company, she says. •This one nction ••• through its subdivisions of recruitment, placement, 1ucation, training, compensation, and communications . • . ovides the manpower resources, motivation, and inspiration at can spell business success or lack of it.• She feels that :ombining a career and family duties takes organization, tience, and energy-an easy task when you have a comfortle supply of all three.• TRAINING: A college degree is almost a "must" for personne I work today. 0 "T'1 "T'1 (") You might major in personnel administration, business administration, pub Iic admin1s-tration, political science, or industria I relations. BUT you should include courses in statistics, psychology, business and personnel management, labor law, sociology, economics, vocational or psychological testing, political science, English, journalism, and public speaking. l> r CD C (/) z ~ 0 ~ Ill (/) (/) D,) ~ CD 3 ~ r.i, D,) CD ~ 0 ::::, C 0 :::0 ("') ri, (/) :EC ~O'Q ~ ,,,-uCJ 0. ► ri, r:::o l> D,) C N 0 N (I) ---i ,,, 0- ~ 0 ~ z (/) ---i 0 ~o "T'1 ~ 0. D.> You might also want to have more specialized training, such as a degree in psychology if you want to do testing or counseling, or an engineering degree if you want to concentrate on ti me studies or safety standards. r ► 0. (lJ ~ (/') 0 ► :::0 0. 3 Practical experience is also important. Summer work in factories, department stores, community service agencies, or government wi 11 add to your preparation. ~ (/') ~ ~ D,) ~ 0 ~ Mrs. Jean Head Sisco, Vice President in Charge of Personne I, Woodward & Lothrop department store, Washington, D.C., is the mother of two teenage daughters. She finds "the rewards of a full, well-rounded life can be meaningful to the working wife and mother as yvell as to her fami ly." Here she describes vividly to her staff the importance of community needs and growth to the personnel policies of the firm. Photo: The Washington Post https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis C (/) -0 0 (/) ~ ~ ~ 0 l> ('t) G) "O fT'l Ill Cl.. ("") ..... .-+ 3 ('t) Ill (/) (/) 3 Ill - ::::, 0 r Ill / O" 0 ..... l> z 0 "T'1 ri, fT'l (/) -0 l> 0