Evening star., 1941-09-14
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pairing the worker for advancement.
To be specific about some jobs
open at the present time, it IL
pointed out that the Government is
using more and more multilith op-
orators, who are trained to operate
machine which reproduces docu-
ments in manner similar to print
ing. For the first examination con-
Quoted by the Civil Service for null
tilith operators in 1885 only two
dozen applicants showed up. Now
whenever there Is an examination
for this type of work there Is a much
larger number of applicants, but
usually not enough to fill the de-
mand Courses in this are offered at
Roosevelt High School and Cham
berlain Vocational School.
Another classification of work for
which the Government usually has
demand is for operators OF office de-
vices, such as card-punch machines.
calculating machines and others At
the present time large number OF
card-punch operators are being let
out of special temporary work in
the Government, and many Of them
are finding places elsewhere. The
system of card punching is widely
used throughout the Government
for making various kinds OF classifl-
cations and breaking down statistics.
Nom Citizens Are Barred.
One of the things to remember,
however, in looking forward to a
Government job, it is pointed out, is
that Congress has provided IN nearly
all the appropriation acts that the
applicant must be a citizen of the
United States. Some persons are
disappointed when they find that
they are ineligible for Government
Jobs because they owe allegiance to
some foreign country.
AS to high school students, one
official pointed out that an impor-
tant thing for any high school STU
dent to remember is that If he wishes
to obtain a position in the Federal
Government he should make such
a decision as far in advance as pos
sible. 1t is necessary for him to take
a competitive examination open to
all qualified citizens in the United
States, except in some special cases.
To hold these examinations and rate
all the papers, sometimes totaling
thousands, requires a considerable
time For this reason, a student
should not wait until he has nm
ished his school work before begin
ming to plan ahead as to how he
will obtain a position.
One good way to learn about open
ings in the Government service is to
read the announcements Of examina-
tions posted at the Civil Service
Commission and in all first and Sec
ond class post Offices throughout the
United States. II person here or
outside of the city wishes to secure
an appointment here he can have
his name placed on the mailing list
maintained by the Civil Service
Commission here, for notification
when a particular type of examina-
ton is to be held.
Education Necessary.
Speaking generally about qualifl-
cations for a Government job, one
official declared ANY one who wishes
to seek a Government career should
prepare thoroughly. The best oppor-
tunities for both appointment and
later advancement" he explained,
ARE open to those who have the best
educational foundation. A person
could take as much school work as
possible and should try not to secure
employment before obtaining q high
school education. If possible he
should go further and obtain col
lege degree"
Those planning to attend college
will find there are a number of Gov
ernment examinations which they
can take after they have finished
their college work. In recent years
the Civil Service Commission has
held annual examinations open to
college graduates only, for positions
of Junior and professional assist
ant" These jobs are open to per-
sons under 35 years of age. For
these jobs, the college man or wo-
man, it is advised, should take spe-
cial courses and major in subjects
leading to the kind of work they
hope to do in the Government.
Some of the fields in which these