The Sidney herald., 1956-10-18
Employment
Service Located
In New Offices

The Sidney office of the Mon
tana State Employment Service
was moved recently to new ano
larger quarters at 120 South Gen.
trail. This move to a more cen
tralized location was made, ac-
cording to Jack Egge, local Of
flee manager, to better serve the
employment needs of the growing
economy of Sidney and the sur
rounding area To illustrate, dur
ing the year 1855 over 1900 per-
sons were placed on jobs through
the facilities of the Montana State
Employment Service. This total
equals the number placed in
1854, but represents an increase
of 100 over the year 1853.
The downtown location also
makes the office accessible to
more job seekers and thus pro-
vides the office with a greater
number of qualified applicants to
refer to job openings; and the in
creased space enables the staff
to make greater use of tools and
techniques available in carrying
out the primary functions of the
Employment Service: Matching
men and jobs"
MIR. Egge pointed out that the
Employment Service has a six
point program here and else
where:
/. Assistance to employers III
finding workers and assistance to
workers in finding employment
or unemployment promptly in
jobs for which they are best suit
ed by skills, knowledge, ability
and interest.
q. Employment c%ounseling to
help workers facing job choices
adjustments to find the jobs
that best suit them.
8. Special service to veterans.
4. Industrial services to assist
employers, labor groups and or
CARNATIONS to analyze employ
ment problems and to apply tech
developed by the employ
ment service to these problems.
S. The assembling of labor mar
ket information from many sour
ces, and its local circulation as
a basis for informed action.
6. Cooperation with all indi-
viduals and groups toward eco
.omic health of the community
through maximum employment.
All job seekers at the employ
nent office are interviewed and
records made of education, en-
history, special train
.ng and personal characteristics.
rhe Job orders are then checked
% ascertain if there is any de-
nand for the applicants services
either locally or in another office
If the employment service. If
he applicant cannot readily be
his application is placed
IN file to be available for future
openings.
If an employer needs workers,
job order listing the require
nents is made out. The office
hen refers to its job applicant
lie. When the matching appli-
ant is located, he is called in
md referred to the employer with
md Introductory card. 1t is not
necessary for employers to come
o the office; most employers
,hone in their job orders.
To keep employers abreast of
abor market conditions and to
olicit job openings, regular calls
re made to employing establish
nents by representatives of the
ocal office, either by Reuben
PETERSEN or the manager.
The service is responsible for
'roviding veterans with the maxi
mum of job opportunities. Vet
rams are given priority in job
.eferrals when they have equal
+ better qualifications than other
OBJ seekers. Disabled veterans
.et priority over other veterans.
contacts with veterans organiza-
and special efforts bring a
percentage of veterans re-
erred than other applicants.
Some job hunters, a small per-
entage, have special problems.
'hese may be young people look
ng for their first jobs, older
rersons who have been out of
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