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Show So You're Lookina for a Job? Whether you're jumping into the labor force for the first time or you're already a practiced pavement pounder, finding the right job -that is. the job that suits not only your talents and financial needs but your temperament as weil can be a real challenge If finding a job is high on this fall's agenda, try hunting in print before hunting in person Any of several new books may just give you the edge on the competition that'll get you the job. In case you didn't know, the largest single employer in the United States is Uncle Sam In fact, according to James Hawkins' "The Uncle Sam Connection.'' the federal government doles out paychecks to more than 2.800.000 people. What's more, federal jobs require an outstanding variety of oc- cupational talents in government facilities around the world. Excellent job security, liberal fringe benefits, and good care health are characteristic of many of them. Sound attractive? Of course, but James Hawkins, a 16-ye- veteran of government service, explains that these jobs are hardly SF 171. a somewhat inyours for the asking. timidating looking form, Beginning with a look also known as Personal at the Civil Service Qualifications Statement ' which he notes is not Hawkins does a good job now and never has been of demystifying its small an employment oltice for print as lie leads job Uncle Sam i. Hawkins hunters through item - by leads the uninitiated - item preparation through a complicated Stressing mat patience system of application and is essential in the tederal qualification procedures. job search, he offers adAccording to the vice on the arduous author, the Commission, process of cultivating conceived in 1883. was personal contacts, originally organized to researching various create an equitable agencies national determine merit system for their "business perfederal appointments. sonalties'' (some, for inWhile that along with stance, encourage in- - responsibilities such as overseeing the government payroll system and developing and managing employee training and benefit programs is still its main function, it's through the CSC s testing and evaluation methods that potential government employees receive job eligibility ratings. Although not all federal jobs require ratings (the U.S. Postal Service, for example, has its own qualification system and Hawkins talks briefly about others in a later chapter), many government agencies draw candidates solely from commission eligibility lists. One of the first steps in the qualifying process is Bride News Guide If you contemplate an engagement or wedding announcement in the Herald, please note these guidelines: 1. No charge will be made for publication of either the picture or writeup. 2. Deadline for engagement stories and pictures is 10 days before publication. 3. If both engagement stories and and pictures are desired, post-weddi- Preference will be given announcements submitted early. 7. If a story is desired, organize the information in advance for publication on the evening of, or immediately after the marriage or reception. Each g day that passes will reduce newsworthiness. After one week, only the picture and brief cutline information can be used. After two forget the engagement an- it. You canweeks, avoid misnouncement must be understanding by copublished at least six the Herald weeks prior to the wed- nsulting women's editor in adding. vance. 4. Good caliber pictures 8. If you make your anare required, preferably black and white, glossy. nouncement in another Colored or tinted photos newspaper also, the may not be acceptable. Herald expects at least an equal break, with con-taPolaroids are out. in advance. 5. No pictures of couples will be used ; just the Preference, or even a guarantee of publication, bride's. 6. We will try to publish cannot be given stories your announcement on and pictures submitted the desired date ; but we after previous publication cannot guarantee this. in another paper. Sutiu. C 0 Outlook Handbook In resource lor job informaand material tion gathered Irorn personal interviews and written responses Irom women working in the fields, she each job. the nature geographic distribution of women working at the job. salary averages, and occupational futures Spnngville Li A reception will be held at the same location from 7 to y p m that evening Parents of the bride-elec- t are Mr and Mrs TREAT bags for Halloween Phelt in black cat and pumpkin TR1CK-O- using Phun motifs to ii78, THF. HF.HAI.D. Provo. Jerry St it chin' Time Dee Beck. American Fork and Mary Jo Beck Spnngville Mrs Jean Mangum. Mapleton. and the late Ed Mangum are parents of the prospective bridegroom The future bride is a graduate of Spnngville High School where she was involved in the ski dividual initiative, others do not and Hawkins i Help Bag Some Treats ad- vises that it's better to know where you stand and from the start patronizing the Federal Job Information Center, which he describes in some detail. He also includes brief descriptions of 26 major government agencies and subdivisions, along with addresses for further information, and outlines a few special federal opportunities overseas and in agencies. , By Joanne Schreiber Hallowe'en If right side out Cut two for handles, each a x 11 inches Sandwich with glue. When dry. stitch handle to bag at center front and center back is strips holi- everybody's favorite witches and day, with goblins, black cats and bats, full harvest moon s and grinning 1 there are in your trick family, planning to go out to collect candy, apples and other treats, send them out in style with e ti But what if Uncle these of Pellon's bags Sam's reserves are not Phun Phelt for you? And what if you This new craft material happen to be a woman what's "women's work" is made of 100 percent anyway? Nowadays, it polyester, so it is should be just about washable, crush-proo- f anything; but even and colorfast. Crafts though the number of enthusiasts like it it cuts cleanly working women con- because tinues to rise, the number and because it may be seeking jobs in other than stitched, glued or fused in traditional female fields, place. such as nursing or TO MAKE THE TOTE BAGS, you will need: teaching, is still small. One-haLack of career enyard Phun e Phelt in old gold or couragement in years and a tangerine (makes 2 bags) 9 x dearth of information pieces Phun geared to young women Phelt in tangerine and are certainly part of the sunny yellow, plus scraps problem, and while Joyce of green (for the Slayton Mitchell doesn't pumpkin ) 9 x pretend to provide all the piece of answers, her vocational black Phun Phelt, plus guide "I Can Be scraps of white, emerald Anything" is a handy, green and electric pink Thread to match, alphabetically organized manual written with the Slomon's Quik Glue, scishigh school - early college sors Cut Phun Phelt 22'z x lege woman in mind. Mitche'l. a former 15 inches. Pink one long teacher and counselor edge if desired. Turn and now an educational down 2'2 inches along consultant, has done a that edge to make cuff. good job of capsulizing Stitch cuff down Vs inch the personal and from fold. Cuff is on right educational requirements side of finished piece. for more than 100 profes- Place short edges sional and skilled occupa- together, wrong sides out. Stitch. This becomes tions. center back seam. Place statistics Assembling from the U.S. Depart- seam in that position and ment of Labor publica- stitch across bag to make tion "The Occupational bottom seam. Turn bag non-feder- easy-to-inak- PUMPKIN: Cut out Phun Phelt according to pattern Cut eyes, nose and mouth. yellow Cut pattern again of tangerine Phun Phelt with features cut out. Glue this over solid yellow shape. Glue green stem to top of pumpkin. Glue entire trim to front of bag. CAT: Cut paper pattern with mouth cut out. Use pattern to cut black Phun Phelt. Glue cat face to bag front. Cut nose of pink Phun Phelt and glue I SSJUYH u After their marriage Spnngville 4 J Fashion Tips Blouson hint you can change the motifs on the basic bags and make Christmas totes, birthday totes. Easier totes and personalized totes. 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Best man duties will be shared by Danny Beck and Richard Jensen Prenuptial parties have the couple will reside in by Gill Fox I Mangum also Mr graduated been given 30 classics, Classy Orem University Mall 39 club green SIDE GLANCES 71 Page by Jean Mangum; and by Chris Lloyd and Molli Daniels to face Cut white strips as narrow as possible and glue as whiskers Cut eyes along largest outline. Use to cut white Phun Phelt Glue in place on face Cut next smaller size of green and glue over white. Cut smallest of black and glue over lf pre-col'eg- Utah- - Hobble Creek Canyon Debbie Beck will mar ry Jack E Mangum Nov 3 at the Hobble Creek Inn Hobble Creek Canyon. the of MAKE 22. Debbie Beck Slates November Marriage itself an excellent briefly describes ikii'br! eJCPenney 1 1 .99 |