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TRAINING: A college degree is almost a "must" for
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Mrs. Jean Head Sisco, Vice President in Charge
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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
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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.


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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.


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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.

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"T'1
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(")

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.

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You might also want to have more specialized training, such as a degree in psychology if you want to do
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want to concentrate on ti me studies or safety standards.

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Practical experience is also important. Summer
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agencies, or government wi 11 add to your preparation.

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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


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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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