An employment unit for secondary schools

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by  Smith, Forrest A

AN EMPLOYMENT UNIT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
A Project
Presented to
the Faculty of the School of Education
The University of Southern California
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Science in Education
Forrest A. Smith
January 1950
UMI Number: EP46069
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This project report, written under the direction
of the candidate’s adviser and approved by him,
has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty
of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science in Education.
Date '........................................
Adviser
Dean
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PREFACE TO TEACHERS
According to employment managers of leading corpora­
tions, few students have been prepared intelligently to start
looking for a job, and know how to hold it once it is obtained.
John W. Studebaker, former U.S. Commissioner of Educa­
tion, made this statement, "The youth adjusted to life is
adjusted to his job. Our schools should add courses in
job-hunting."
As a result of this condition, this syllabus has been
written for you, the teacher, to assist students who are
looking for a job.
Because of this general feeling, this syllabus was
prepared for students on the secondary level, majoring in
secretarial, clerical, and bookkeeping courses. However,
its principles are easily adaptable to other vocational
levels as well. It is to be studied at the end of the
student’s training period.
The first chapter is written in essay or text-book
style for variety, but the remaining eleven chapters are
developed in'outline style.
Acknowledgment is herewith given to the classes of
the commercial department of David Starr Jordan High School,
Long Beach, California, who presented many of the ideas,
which were used in the preparation of this material.
Forrest A. Smith
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PREFACE TO STUDENTS
You are seeking your first job' Know yourself before
accepting the first job that is offered to you] Cover the
entire field before making your final decision to accept
employment.
You have spent several years preparing yourself for
this opportunity. In addition to the three R's, you have
a specialized training that will help you get ahead.
You have not spent all your time in study; you have had
the opportunity of cooperating in various activities; such
as; participation in athletic events, club activities, and
social events. You have acquired the essential cultural
background, and specific skills that will make it possible
for you to become a self-supporting citizen.
You should have a definite idea of the type of work
you desire to do. If you have analyzed your capabilities,
and have acquired the skills adaptable to that field, you
have taken the first step in obtaining the right job.
Have faith in yourself, and in your ability to secure
employment, and to be successful in your work. This
manual will assist you, not only in taking the first step
in seeking a job, but how to find the job, how to get the
job, and how to hold the job.
Forrest A. Smith
TABIE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
PART I. PREPARATION
HOW TO MAKE A START
1. APPRAISAL: How to know your potentialities . . . . 3
2. QUALIFICATIONS: How to prepare a personal data
sheet................................................ 14
3. CHOICE: How to select the right j o b ...............21
PART 'II. PROCEDURE
HOW TO FIND THE JOB
4. AGENCIES: How to use the different types of
employment services ................................ 32
5. CONVERSATION: How to use the telephone............ 39
6. CORRESPONDENCE: How to write a successful letter
of application......................................46
7. NEWSPAPERS: How to use classified advertising . . 53
PART III. INTERVIEW
HOW TO GET THE JOB
8. PREPARATION: How to plan for the interview . . . . 62
9. PERFORMANCE: How to conduct the interview . . . .71
10. CONTINUATION: How to follow up the interview . . . 79
PART IV. PROGRESS
HOW TO GET AHEAD
11. SUCCESS: How to hold a job.............. .88
12. PROMOTION: How to get ahead on a job.............. 93
BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................... 100
V
LIST OF PRACTICAL AIDS
EXHIBIT PAGE
A. Personality Rating Scale 11
B. Personality Rating Scale 12
C. An Analysis of Yourself 13
D. Personal Data Sheet - Page 1 19
E. Personal Data Sheet - Page 2 20
F. Announcement of Civil Service Examination 28
G. Office Wage Scale for Seventeen Key Cities 29
H. Voice Personality Rating Scale 43
I. Application Letter Written by a High School
Graduate 51
J. Data Sheet to Accompany Application Letter 52
K. Appraisal Sheet of a Manufacturing Company-Page 1 69
L. Appraisal Sheet of a Manufacturing Company-Page 2 70
M. Appraisal Sheet of a Large Bank - Page 1 77
N. Appraisal Sheet of a Large Bank - Page 2 78
0. Sample Job Prospect Card 85
P. A Rating Chart for Job Progress 99
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PART I. PREPARATION
HOW TO MAKE A START
You must know something about yourself before you
are in a position to select the type of employment that
you think that you would like to follow. If you are not
aware of the type of career for which you are fitted,
this section will be of benefit to you. Also, it will
assist you in presenting yourself on paper so that others
may learn about you easily and quickly. Finally, you will
be presented with some suggestions to follow in selecting
a job. You will learn that preparation is important from
the start when you seek your first job. It is hoped that
the following three chapters may make things easier for you.
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CHAPTER I. APPRAISAL
HOW TO KNOW YOUR POTENTIALITIES
You must know your capabilities if you wish to make
a good start from the beginning. It is up to you to recog­
nize your vocational ability, your intelligence level, your
interests, your aptitudes, your physical limitations, and
your emotional stability.
Advancement on the job will be faster if you select
the type of work that fits your talents. Also, you will
be happier because you will be doing something that inter­
ests you.
Time and money will be saved because you will not
attempt something in which you have little chance of suc­
ceeding.
The following paragraphs are written to assist you
in making an appraisal of yourself.
1. How to find your intelligence level. The pro­
fessional level requires a high degree of intelligence.
A long period of education is necessary. The artist,
doctor, chemist, teacher, and lawyer are examples of those
who are on this level. Many who hope to reach this level
do not have the ability, the determination, nor the finances
to undertake the long period of training that is necessary.