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Show YOUR CAREER IN RETAILING In perhaps no other kind of career can you prepare so well for going into business for yourself at some later time, should you wish to, than by choosing a career in retailing. Correctly described as the backbone of American business, busi-ness, retailing is the end of the line for everything that is grown, sewn or manufactured for consumers. As long as 'there are consumers -and there will never be a shortage because we are all consumers-there will be need for retailers to serve them. Here's a handy little guide to this fascinating career: BEGINNING POSITIONS: Sales women; bookkeepers; typists; stock girls. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS: QUALI-FICATIONS: High School diploma; di-ploma; college helpful; selling ability ; good taste. PREPARING NOW: Business Busi-ness typing and home economics eco-nomics courses; work in a department de-partment store and on a college col-lege board. ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES: OP-PORTUNITIES: Buyers; training directors; group or department managers; assistant assist-ant buyers; heads of stock. |