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 Pamphlet 30, October 1958 
 UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
Wanted: People of Promise 
 
 Your Government is conducting an intensive, con- 
 tinuing search for young people of promise to join the 
 civilian Federal career service. 
 
 The talent search centers on the primary source of 
 outstanding young people — the Nation's campuses. 
 The objective of the recruiting program is to bring 
 into Government highly qualified, career-minded peo- 
 ple who have the potential to grow and develop within 
 the Federal service and become the career managers, 
 technicians, and professional leaders of tomorrow. 
 The Government recruits 5,000 to 10,000 able, college- 
 caliber people each year to enter the Federal service 
 at the professional entrance level in a very wide range 
 of jobs and a variety of interesting and important 
 activities. Modern Government requires a continu- 
 ing supply of well-qualified new employees, especially 
 people who are entering the labor market for the first 
 time and give promise of fruitful careers in the public 
 service. 
 
 The number and variety of opportunities offered to 
 college-caliber people today is unprecedented, and the 
 Government's method of filling these professional en- 
 trance-level positions has been greatly simplified. 
 
 The Federal-Service Entrance Examination 
 
 Gateway to career opportunities in Government for 
 college-caliber people is the Federal-Service Entrance 
 Examination, a multi-purpose recruitment device now 
 employed to fill all but a few highly technical positions 
 (such as engineering, physical science, and account- 
 ing positions) at the trainee level. It is a wide-open 
 door for qualified people who seek interesting and 
 challenging work, who want opportunities for growth 
 and development, and who would aspire to the highest 
 career positions in the Federal Government. 
 
Introduced in 1955, the Federal-Service Entrance 
 Examination revolutionizes Government recruiting. 
 It is open to all college graduates and to junior and 
 senior students — regardless of the subject-matter 
 specialization or major fields of study — and to people 
 who can qualify on the basis of experience alone or a 
 combination of experience and education. It is open 
 throughout the school year, and written tests are 
 given several times during this period. It is used 
 to fill a great variety of positions in many Federal 
 agencies throughout the country. This means that 
 by passing this one examination you can receive con- 
 sideration for employment in a variety of occupations 
 and localities. 
 
 The FSEE is the keystone of modern career staff- 
 ing in the Federal Government. It looks to the future, 
 recruiting for careers, rather than for jobs. Federal 
 agencies study their organizations, programs, and 
 missions — estimate their future needs for executives, 
 technicians, and professional employees — and provide 
 for an annual intake at the entrance level of young 
 men and women with potential for growth and for 
 advancement up the career ladder. 
 
 Considering the size of the Federal Government and 
 the number and kinds of vacancies to be filled each 
 year, you might liken application for the FSEE to ap- 
 plication for employment with as many as eight of 
 the Nation's largest private employers. 
 
 There are more than 2 million jobs in some 70 
 Federal agencies and their hundreds of field installa- 
 tions. More than 50,000 of these jobs are at the pro- 
 fessional entrance, or trainee, level. A large number 
 of these trainee-level jobs become vacant each year. 
 Federal agencies fill many of these vacancies through 
 the FSEE. 
 
 Most trainees come in at about $4,000 but salaries 
 for exceptional persons may reach as high as about 
 $6,000. Trainee jobs occur in general management, 
 economics, social sciences, business analysis and regu- 
 lation, social security administration, organization and 
 methods examining, personnel management, library 
 
science, biological science, and statistics. They may 
 include work in purchasing, inspection, institutional 
 management, claims examining, warehousing, supply 
 management, editorial and publication work, trans- 
 portation, and hundreds of other areas. Such jobs 
 are regarded by Federal agencies as steppingstones for 
 career employees who show that they are capable of 
 and ready for more responsible work. 
 
 Management Internships 
 
 The FSEE is also used to recruit a number of people 
 with management potential for special training as 
 management interns. Such opportunities formerly 
 were available only to people who had specialized in 
 certain fields, such as public and personnel adminis- 
 tration. Now, however, anyone who is qualified to 
 apply for the FSEE can also try for a management 
 internship. 
 
 Management interns participate in special training 
 programs which may range from a few months to a 
 year after their appointment. Initial training may be 
 given individually or in a group situation. Training 
 programs generally include agency orientation, ro- 
 tating assignments, study outside of regular working 
 hours, special projects, and individual counseling and 
 special assistance. Those who successfully complete 
 the training program become eligible for promotion. 
 Those who continue to show promise are given con- 
 tinued attention and opportunities for development. 
 
 Nature of the Examination 
 
 All candidates take a written general abilities test, 
 which is given several times during the school year. It 
 is held in hundreds of cities and towns throughout the 
 United States, so no applicant is required to travel 
 far or wait long to take the examination. 
 
 Those who wish to be considered for management 
 internships take additional tests. These tests are given 
 less often than the FSEE, usually early in the academic 
 year only. 
 
Persons who apply for the examination will receive 
 more information about the tests. 
 
 Candidates for management internships are also 
 required to participate in a group interview in which 
 problems of general interest are given to the group of 
 candidates for their discussion and solution. The 
 group interview is followed by a short individual inter- 
 view. Finally, confidential inquiries are sent to per- 
 sons who know the applicants, and the responses to 
 these inquiries are appraised. The purpose of the 
 interview and the confidential inquiry check is to de- 
 termine whether applicants have the personal qualities 
 needed in the positions to be filled. 
 
 Interviews and confidential inquiries may be con- 
 ducted for certain other positions to be filled from this 
 examination. 
 
 How Jobs Are Filled 
 
 The names of applicants who qualify in the FSEE 
 are entered on lists of eligibles, and selections for ap- 
 pointment are made by the various Federal agencies 
 from these lists. 
 
 If you take and pass the examination, your chances 
 of employment will depend upon your standing on 
 the list of eligibles, your special qualifications, and 
 the number, kinds, and locations of jobs to be filled. 
 The Government seeks the best qualified available 
 candidate for each job to be filled. 
 
 Students may be given provisional job appointments 
 while they arc still in school and enter on duty follow- 
 ing graduation. 
 
 There are limited opportunities for summer employ- 
 ment or intermittent employment during the school 
 year for college students who qualify through the 
 FSEE. 
 
Where Jobs Are Located 
 
 Positions to be filled are located in Washington, 
 D. C, and throughout the continental United States. 
 The examination will be used to fill a few overseas 
 positions, too. However, the overwhelming majority 
 of opportunities will be in field installations of agencies 
 throughout the United States. 
 
 You can limit your eligibility to certain geographical 
 areas and even to specific agencies or installations. If 
 you do this, however, you remove yourself from con- 
 sideration for opportunities in all other areas. 
 
 Starting Salaries 
 
 Starting salaries for positions filled through the 
 FSEE range from about $4,000 to almost $6,000 a 
 year, according to the qualifications of the applicant 
 and the duties of the job to be filled. New em- 
 ployees with a bachelor's degree will usually receive 
 $4,040, but persons who have outstanding college 
 records and meet high standards on the competitive 
 examination may be oflfered $4,980. Similarly, per- 
 sons with one year of graduate work may qualify for 
 $4,980 to $5,985, depending on their qualifications. 
 
 How To Apply 
 
 If you are interested in taking the Federal-Service 
 Entrance Examination, get a copy of the official ex- 
 amination announcement and Application Card Form 
 5000-AB from your placement office or from an office 
 of the Civil Service Commission. (See list on back of 
 this pamphlet.) Read the announcement carefully, 
 for it contains details about the examination and other 
 important information. Then fill in and mail the 
 Form 5000-AB to the Civil Service Commission office 
 serving the place where you want to take the examina- 
 tion. The Civil Service Commission will notify you 
 
when and where to report to take the examination 
 and will send you further information and any other 
 necessary forms. 
 
 Other Examinations 
 
 Although the FSEE is used to fill a very wide range 
 of positions throughout the Gk)vernment, some jobs 
 will still be filled through special examinations an- 
 nounced under specific job titles, such as engineer, 
 chemist, physicist, and accountant and auditor. You 
 can find out about these examinations from your place- 
 ment office or the Civil Service Commission regional 
 office serving your locality. (See list on back of this 
 pamphlet.) 
 
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Agency Programs 
 
 The Federal Government is the largest employer 
 in America, and one of its finest. The scores of de- 
 partments and agencies of the Government operate 
 a great variety of interesting and challenging programs 
 requiring many different skills. This pamphlet con- 
 tains a number of writeups prepared by agencies to 
 present a brief view of their programs and to highlight 
 some of the kinds of positions agencies expect to fill 
 through the Federal-Service Entrance Examination. 
 
 If you want additional information about these pro- 
 grams or the kinds of opportunities they offer, write 
 to the agency in which you are interested. If you 
 want more information about the Federal-Service 
 Entrance Examination, write to the Civil Service 
 Commission in Washington, D. C, or to the regional 
 office serving your area. 
 
 Persons interested in agencies not represented in 
 this pamphlet may write for information to the head- 
 quarters office of the agency in Washington, D. C, 
 and direct inquiries to the Director of Personnel. 
 
 "Excepted" Positions 
 
 While most Federal jobs are in the competitive 
 civil service, a number of positions are not under Civil 
 Service Commission jurisdiction. In some agencies 
 all positions may be excepted from civil-service rules. 
 
 All positions in the Foreign Service of the State 
 Department are excepted. They are filled through a 
 special examination announced by the State 
 Department. 
 
 Other agencies in which all positions are excepted 
 include the National Security Agency, the Federal 
 Bureau of Investigation, the Atomic Energy Com- 
 mission, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. 
 
For information about excepted positions, contact 
 the employing agency. 
 
 For More Information 
 
 If you want to know more about the Federal Gov- 
 ernment as a potential employer — about the rights, 
 benefits, and privileges of Federal employees and the 
 characteristics of the career civil service — visit your 
 college placement office and inquire about literature 
 on the Federal service. 
 
 The Civil Service Commission and a number of 
 Federal agencies have published recruitment literature 
 and distributed copies to placement offices. A note- 
 worthy new publication is Federal Careers — A Direc- 
 tory for College Students, recently issued by the Civil 
 Service Commission. It is a comprehensive reference 
 document designed for use by counselors and students. 
 It contains illustrated articles describing agency pro- 
 grams and the career opportunities they offer, and it 
 includes a number of descriptive "job briefs" that are 
 cross-indexed to college majors and Federal agencies. 
 
 You can also obtain career information by writing 
 or visiting offices of the Civil Service Commission 
 (listed on the back of this pamphlet) or personnel 
 offices of Federal agencies and installations. 
 
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Bureau of the 
 Budget 
 
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE 
 
 A new young member of the Bureau's staff is usually 
 assigned as a budget examiner in one of the five divi- 
 sions: Military, International, Resources and Civil 
 Works, Commerce and Finance, and Labor and 
 Welfare. 
 
 The budget examiner is responsible for carrying out 
 all of the Bureau's functions for the agency assigned. 
 This includes preparation and execution of the budget, 
 analysis of and advice on proposed legislation, and 
 improvement of management and organization. He 
 is a program analyst, reviewing plans and operations 
 of the assigned agency and advising on whether those 
 plans and operations are in accord with the intent of 
 the President and of the Congress, and whether they 
 are effective. 
 
 A junior examiner assists a senior examiner by gath- 
 ering facts, making preliminary analyses and special 
 studies, compiling summaries, reviewing material for 
 completeness and accuracy, and performing other 
 duties as a general aid. He is also assigned, from the 
 outset, specific responsibilities for a small agency, a 
 bureau, or other segment of his supervisor's area of 
 responsibility. 
 
 For development of the young staff member, the 
 Bureau depends upon his capacity for self-develop- 
 ment and upon his supervisor. There is a minimum 
 of formal orientation exercises, and no internship. He 
 is given responsibilities as soon as he enters on duty, 
 and the responsibilities are increased as rapidly as he 
 can absorb them. Grade and salary increase with 
 responsibility. 
 
 The Bureau is interested in candidates from the 
 management internship register. Most appointments 
 are made at the GS-7 grade. 
 
 Inquiries should be addressed to Personnel Officer, 
 Executive Office of the President, Bureau of the 
 Budget, Washington 25, D. C. 
 
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Civil Aeronautics 
 Board 
 
 The Civil Aeronautics Board is a small regulatory 
 agency concerned with the economic and safety regula- 
 tion of a dynamic industry, the United States' inter- 
 national and domestic airlines. 
 
 Positions to be filled from this examination would 
 include trainee examiners concerned with the analysis 
 and preparation of economic information, the investi- 
 gation of alleged violations of regulations, and the 
 audit of the airlines' books. 
 
 Work groups are usually small and there is a high 
 degree of contact with industry representatives and 
 others outside the agency. The investigative and 
 auditing positions involve considerable travel and there 
 may be some travel in the other positions. Training 
 is on an individual basis with good promotional op- 
 portunity. 
 
 Positions during the training period are all located 
 in Washington, D. C. Further information can be 
 secured from the Personnel Section, Civil Aeronautics 
 Board, Washington 25, D. C. 
 
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Department 
 of Agriculture 
 
 The major mission of the Department of Agricul- 
 ture is to acquire and disseminate useful information 
 on agricultural subjects. The Department employs 
 approximately 60,000 full-time people in research, 
 education, conservation, marketing, regulatory, and 
 agricultural adjustment activities to accomplish its 
 objectives. 
 
 Its varied programs present challenging opportuni- 
 ties in many professions and occupations. Each year 
 the Department recruits a number of young men and 
 women and trains them in various aspects of agricul- 
 ture. Looked upon as the future backbone of the 
 Department's operations, they are trained to achieve 
 important levels of responsibility. 
 
 In past years, the Junior Agricultural Assistant 
 Examination was used to recruit outstanding people. 
 Now the Federal-Service Entrance Examination 
 is used to select candidates for trainee positions 
 in such specializations as: agricultural economist, 
 agricultural writer-editor, agronomist, bacteriologist, 
 cotton field representative, cotton technologist, ento- 
 mologist, fishery biologist, forester, marketing spe- 
 cialist, plant pathologist, soil scientist, statistician, 
 wildlife biologist, forest-products technologist, animal 
 husbandman, animal physiologist, food-products tech- 
 nologist, geneticist, parasitologist, plant pest control 
 inspector, and plant quarantine inspector. The FSEE 
 will also be used to fill a number of management- 
 intern positions. 
 
 Farm management supervisors and soil conserva- 
 tionists are recruited through separate examinations. 
 
 For more information, write to the Office of Per- 
 sonnel, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington 
 25, D. C. 
 
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 Department 
 of Commerce 
 
 The Department of Commerce — 
 
 Fosters the cooperation of Government, business, 
 and industry. 
 
 Maintains standards of measurement and con- 
 ducts scientific research. 
 
 Takes the census; makes economic studies and 
 business surveys. 
 
 Plans industrial defense and mobilization. 
 
 Forecasts weather and makes climatological 
 analyses. 
 
 Surveys and charts coastal waters; publishes aero- 
 nautical charts; establishes geodetic controls. 
 Operates the patent system. 
 Plans and coordinates an integrated system of 
 highways. 
 
 Controls exports of strategic materials; assists 
 businessmen in the operation of international 
 commerce. 
 
 Fosters the U, S. Merchant Marine. 
 Operates the Federal systems of air navigation 
 aids and flight control and the aviation safety pro- 
 gram for U. S. flag carriers throughout the world. 
 The Department offers opportunities for econo- 
 mists, geographers, statisticians, cartographers, mathe- 
 maticians, engineers, physicists, geophysicists, trans- 
 portation and maritime specialists, patent attorneys, 
 chemists, metallurgists, electronic scientists, meteor- 
 ologists, industrial specialists, and management 
 assistants. 
 
 For further information write to the Office of Per- 
 sonnel Management, U. S. Department of Commerce, 
 Washington 25, D. C. 
 
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 Department of 
 Health, Education, 
 and Welfare 
 
 The Department of Health, Education, and Wel- 
 fare offers career opportunities in many fields in its 
 constituent agencies. 
 
 Public Health Service needs people trained in ad- 
 ministrative management, statistics, journalism, and 
 the social sciences. Public Health's functions include 
 research and programs to discover the cause and pre- 
 vent the spread of diseases, operation of hospitals, and 
 assistance to States to improve health services. 
 
 Food and Drug Administration needs people trained 
 in biological sciences. It enforces Federal laws de- 
 signed to insure the purity, quality, and truthful 
 labeling of foods, drugs, and cosmetics. 
 
 Social Security Administration's programs include 
 maternal care; child health, crippled children, and 
 child welfare services; old-age assistance; aid to the 
 blind, to dependent children, and to the disabled; 
 chartering and supervising Federal Credit Unions; 
 and old-age and survivors insurance. The Bureau of 
 Old-Age and Survivors Insurance offers varied career 
 opportunities throughout the country. The Bureau 
 of Federal Credit Unions has jobs in various locations 
 for persons trained in accounting. 
 
 The Office of Education is concerned with the con- 
 ditions and progress of education. It collects and 
 disseminates information, studies special problems, 
 gives advisory service, and administers grants-in-aid. 
 
 The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation cooperates 
 with States to help disabled civilians to qualify for, 
 obtain, and perform suitable work. 
 
 For more information, write to or visit the Office 
 of the Personnel Director of the Department or the 
 constituent agencies, or one of the field installations 
 located near you. 
 
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Department 
 of Labor 
 
 The Department of Labor was established by Con- 
 gress to "foster, promote, and develop the welfare of 
 the wage earners of the United States, to improve 
 their working conditions, and to advance their oppor- 
 tunities for profitable employment." In furthering 
 these general objectives, the Department furthers the 
 well-being of all the people of the United States as 
 well as its wage earners. 
 
 The Department administers a Federal-State em- 
 ployment service and unemployment insurance system, 
 provides factual information needed to develop sound 
 public policies, promotes fair labor standards, and 
 enforces various labor laws. It also conducts inter- 
 national labor affairs, plans for manpower mobiliza- 
 tion, sponsors apprenticeship training programs, places 
 veterans, and administers workmen's compensation for 
 Federal employees. 
 
 The Department employs college-caliber people in 
 many fields, including economics and statistics, em- 
 ployment security and unemployment insurance, labor 
 standards and legislation, workmen's compensation, 
 international relations, personnel administration, or- 
 ganization and methods examining, and budgeting 
 and auditing. 
 
 The Federal-Service Entrance Examination will be 
 used to make appointments both to specialized subject- 
 matter positions and to management-intern posi- 
 tions. Persons appointed to these positions will be 
 given appropriate training in technical and admin- 
 istrative fields. 
 
 For further information, write or visit the Director 
 of Personnel, U. S. Department of Labor, Washing- 
 ton 25, D. C. 
 
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Department of the __!_^^ 
 Air Force 
 
 In terms of manpower and dollar expenditures, the 
 United States Air Force is among the world's largest 
 enterprises and one of the largest employers of civil- 
 ians. Its military personnel and about 300,000 civilian 
 employees constitute the eflfective Air Force team. 
 
 The Air Force offers excellent career opportunities 
 for college-caliber people, regardless of occupational 
 specialty or geographical preference. Youth is one of 
 the basic characteristics of the Air Force. It is a 
 progressive, vigorous organization in which new ideas 
 are welcome, offering many opportunities for pro- 
 fessional growth, original contribution, recognition and 
 personal advancement for employees who demonstrate 
 ability and productivity as part of the Air Force team. 
 
 The Air Force conducts a management-intern 
 program as an integral part of its civilian career- 
 development program. For having met the more 
 rigorous selection standards, management interns 
 benefit by accelerated promotions. 
 
 As an employee of the Air Force you may perform 
 responsible tasks in the fields of statistics, mathematics, 
 intelligence, logistics, supply, maintenance, personnel, 
 and other specialties and may associate with some of 
 the Nation's foremost scientists, engineers, and admin- 
 istrators. The latest and best technical equipment and 
 modern facilities are provided for Air Force activities. 
 
 For information about positions in the field, write 
 to the personnel office of the Air Force installation 
 in your locality or to the Director of Civilian Personnel, 
 Headquarters, USAF, Washington, D. C. For in- 
 formation about employment in the Departmental 
 Service, contact the Staff Civilian Personnel Division, 
 Department of the Air Force, Room 5E931, Pentagon, 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
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Department of the 
 Army 
 
 The Department of the Army organizes, trains, and 
 operates ground forces for the defense of the United 
 States and its Territories and possessions. This re- 
 quires the support of a gigantic industrial organization 
 composed largely of civilians in more than 1,200 occu- 
 pations. They develop and manufacture armaments; 
 construct buildings, bridges, roads, and dams; develop, 
 test, store, and supply food, equipment, and clothing 
 for the soldier; and transport men and material. They 
 also conduct scientific research; operate a world- 
 wide communications system ; and perform staflf serv- 
 ices such as personnel, management, accounting, 
 budgeting, printing, and publishing. 
 
 Throughout the Army Establishment, positions in 
 the occupational areas covered by the Federal-Service 
 Entrance Examination are integrated into career pro- 
 grams offering developmental and promotional op- 
 portunities literally world-wide in scope and extending 
 from entry level to top. management assignments. 
 Whether initial assignment is with a field installation 
 or in the Pentagon, opportunities are restricted only 
 by the individual's ability and his flexibility in accept- 
 ing assignments. 
 
 If interested in employment with this Department 
 in the Washington area, write to the Employment 
 Coordination OflBce, Office, Secretary of the Army, 
 Washington 25, D. C, indicating what part of the 
 organization is most appealing to you and the reason 
 for your choice. If interested in opportunities out- 
 side the Washington, D. C, area, write directly to 
 those installations where employment is desired. 
 
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Department of the p| 
 Interior 
 
 The Department of the Interior, an agency of 
 nearly 50,000 employees, is conrerned principally with 
 the management, conservation, and development of 
 the natural resources of the United States. 
 
 It has custody of 750 million acres of land, conserves 
 and develops the Nation's mineral resources, promotes 
 mine safety, protects fish and wildlife, administers 
 national scenic and historic areas, reclaims the arid 
 lands of the West, conducts research in geology, pre- 
 pares and distributes topographic maps, and manages 
 Federal hydroelectric power systems. It also is re- 
 sponsible for United States Territories and island pos- 
 sessions and for guardianship of about 400,000 Indians 
 and 34,000 Alaskan natives. The Department's va- 
 ried programs truly encompass most of the functions 
 and skills found throughout Government. 
 
 The following types of FSEE candidates are needed : 
 fishery and wildlife biologists in research and manage- 
 ment; majors in range management, forestry, range 
 conservation, and soil science; naturalists and park 
 rangers; economists; majors in public administration, 
 utility management, and management research; and 
 administrative, research and technical personnel to 
 provide support to scientific and professional staffs. 
 
 Most of the jobs are in field offices. Management 
 interns also are used in the field, as well as in the De- 
 partment's annual management training program in 
 Washington. For more information, write to: Em- 
 ployment Branch, Department of the Interior, Wash- 
 ington 25, D. C. 
 
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Department of the 
 
 Navy 
 
 The Department of the Navy is the largest indus- 
 trial organization in the United States. Outstanding 
 abilities are required to manage an organization as 
 complex as Navy. Excellent opportunities exist for 
 high-caliber college graduates to help in this task. 
 
 The major fields for which Navy employs FSEE 
 and Management Intern candidates are financial 
 management, personnel administration, management 
 analysis and procurement, including contract negotia- 
 tion. In addition, opportunities exist in data process- 
 ing, supply management, publications, and many other 
 management areas. All told, the Navy employs over 
 350,000 civilians in thousands of different positions, 
 many of which involve tremendous responsibility and 
 challenge. 
 
 Because of Navy's size and the importance of its 
 mission, opportunities for responsibility and advance- 
 ment are unusually good. A strong emphasis is 
 placed upon sound management and a vital part of 
 this emphasis is the recruitment and development of 
 young people ambitious for a rewarding career. Few 
 organizations can offer the variety, training, re- 
 sponsibility and opportunity for advancement in as 
 many management fields as can the Department of the 
 Navy. 
 
 For detailed information about positions in Wash- 
 ington, D. C, write to: Departmental Civilian Person- 
 nel Division, Room 1003, Main Navy Building, Navy 
 Department, Washington 25, D. C. For positions 
 with Navy field installations, file a Standard Form 57 
 with the commanding officer of the activity in which 
 you are interested. 
 
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Federal 
 Civil Defense 
 Administration 
 
 The Federal Civil Defense Administration holds an 
 interesting challenge for college-caliber people. 
 FCDA must provide the leadership in developing a 
 civil defense so strong that America can survive the 
 most devastating destruction that could be created, 
 either by enemy attack or by natural disaster. 
 
 FCDA's staff is composed of experts in many fields 
 of activity — scientific, medical, welfare, communica- 
 tions, transportation, safety, industry, engineering, 
 sanitation, health, education, public affairs, etc. Po- 
 sitions, other than at the secretarial level, normally 
 are filled from the ranks of skilled professionals. 
 
 However, FCDA conducts a 2-year intern training 
 program, which includes on-the-job training, with ro- 
 tating assignments in various FCDA services and 
 regional offices. Positions are open to applicants of 
 college-caliber who pass the Federal-Service Entrance 
 Examination. Appointments are made in grade GS- 
 5, or at grade GS-7 for applicants with additional 
 qualifying experience and education. Progressive ad- 
 vancement is possible up to grade GS-12 ($7,570 a 
 year) . 
 
 Complete information on employment opportuni- 
 ties may be obtained by writing Director of Personnel, 
 Federal Civil Defense Administration, Battle Creek, 
 Mich. 
 
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Federal 
 
 Communications 
 
 Commission 
 
 The major mission of the Federal Communications 
 Commission is to res^ulate interstate and foreign com- 
 merce in communication by wire and radio. The 
 principal program activities include making available, 
 so far as possible, to all the people of the United States 
 a rapid, efficient Nationwide and worldwide wire and 
 radio communication service with adequate facilities 
 at reasonable charges. In carrrying out its mission 
 ihe Commission has a major role in national defense 
 and promoting safety of life and property through the 
 use of wire and radio communication. 
 
 The Federal Communications Commission employs 
 1,117 employees in Washington, D. C, and its 57 
 offices throughout the United States, Alaska, Terri- 
 tory of Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. 
 
 This Commission ofTers many career opportunities 
 to college-caliber applicants interested in regulatory 
 work of the major fields of communication. 
 
 Positions to be filled include attorneys, electronic 
 engineers, and engineering aides throughout the field 
 service, especially in monitoring work. In addition, 
 a limited number of college-caliber men and women 
 with superior abilities are needed to do the specialized 
 administrative and management work. 
 
 For detailed information, write to the Personnel 
 Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Wash- 
 ington 25, D. C. 
 
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Federal Power 
 Commission 
 
 The Federal Power Commission offers to young pro- 
 fessional men and women an interesting career in a 
 governmental agency dealing with two of the most 
 vital segments of the Nation's economy — the electric 
 power and natural gas industries. The professional 
 fields of employment open in the FPC include engi- 
 neering (natural gas, electrical, hydraulic, and public 
 utility rate), law, accountancy, economics, and 
 geology. 
 
 Broadly speaking, the Commission regulates the 
 transmission and sale for resale of electric energy and 
 natural gas in interstate commerce, including rates, 
 accounts, depreciation practices, and other phases of 
 the utility companies' operations. With the con- 
 tinued spectacular growth of the interstate electric 
 and natural gas systems throughout the country, the 
 Commission's responsibilities in these fields have 
 greatly increased in recent years. 
 
 The Commission issues licenses for non-Federal 
 hydroelectric power projects, and it authorizes the 
 construction and operation of pipeline facilities for 
 the interstate transportation of natural gas. Other 
 duties include engineering surveys and studies of the 
 comprehensive development of river basins for hydro- 
 electric power, and certain activities in connection 
 with Federal hydroelectric power projects. 
 
 For complete information, write to the Division of 
 Personnel, Federal Power Commission, Washing- 
 ton 25, D. C. 
 
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Federal Trade 
 Commission 
 
 Employment in the Federal Trade Commission 
 affords a challenging opportunity to participate in 
 the activities of Government which are designed to 
 preserve and strengthen our system of free and fair 
 competitive enterprise. 
 
 As an independent administrative agency, the Com- 
 mission was established to protect business, industry, 
 and the consuming public against unfair, deceptive, 
 and monopolistic practices in interstate commerce. 
 
 The Commission investigates alleged violations of 
 the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Act, 
 and other trade regulation laws. It conducts hear- 
 ings on such questions, issues cease and desist orders 
 against offenders, initiates procedures to promote vol- 
 untary compliance, makes economic and statistical 
 studies of business conditions, and carries on other 
 related activities. 
 
 Through the Federal-Service Entrance Examina- 
 tion, the Commission recruits business economists, 
 statisticians, business analysts, and accountants to 
 make studies of marketing practices and conditions, 
 costing and pricing policies, corporate earnings, cor- 
 porate relationships, product diversification, tenden- 
 cies to monopoly and imperfections in competition, 
 and other aspects of the business economy. 
 
 For more information, write to the Director of Per- 
 sonnel, Federal Trade Commission, Washing- 
 ton 25, D. C. 
 
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General Services 
 Administration 
 
 General Services Administration's many activities 
 offer a variety of career opportunities for college-cal- 
 iber people. Positions exist in accounting; records, 
 archival, property, and traffic management; purchas- 
 ing and supply ; personnel and budget administration ; 
 engineering; architecture; law; investigations; storage 
 and transportation; and many other fields. 
 
 GSA is an organization of 26,000 employees, located 
 in all 48 States, the Territories, Cuba, London, and 
 Tokyo. It is responsible for managing an investment 
 valued in excess of 8 billion dollars. 
 
 GSA is either landlord, buyer, records manager, or 
 all three, for all civilian Federal agencies. The agency 
 has five major operating services. 
 
 The Federal Supply Service is the central buying 
 agency for the Government — purchasing, storing, and 
 issuing millions of dollars worth of supplies annually. 
 The Public Buildings Service plans the construction 
 of and maintains and operates Federal buildings. 
 The National Archives and Records Service preserves 
 valuable documents, such as the Constitution, and de- 
 velops and applies a Governmentwide records man- 
 agement program. The Emergency Procurement 
 Service operates and maintains the national stockpile 
 of strategic and critical material. The Transporta- 
 tion and Public Utilities Service manages and controls 
 the use of transportation and public utilities by civilian 
 agencies. 
 
 For employment information write to the Director 
 of Personnel, Washington, D. C, or to the GSA Re- 
 gional Personnel Offices in Boston, New York, Wash- 
 ington, D. C, Atlanta, Kansas City, Dallas, Chicago, 
 Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle. 
 
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Government of 
 the District 
 of Columbia 
 
 The Government of the District of Columbia offers 
 well-qualified people a challenging career in the man- 
 agement of modern city government. It serves the 
 more than 800,000 residents of the Nation's Capital. 
 It performs the functions common to States, counties, 
 and school districts as well as the usual city functions. 
 
 Employees of the municipal government are subject 
 to many of the same pay schedules, leave regulations, 
 retirement, and other employee benefits applicable to 
 the Federal service. 
 
 At the head of the District Government and its 
 20,000 employees is the Board of Commissioners. 
 Operations are carried out by agencies such as Public 
 Health, Public Welfare, Highways, Police, Fire, Sani- 
 tary Engineering, Libraries, Licenses and Inspections, 
 Civil Defense, Vehicles and Traffic, Corrections, 
 Coroner, Board of Education, Recreation, the Courts, 
 and others. These agencies employ a variety of spe- 
 cialists and technicians such as physicians, teachers, 
 engineers, attorneys, social workers, and administra- 
 tive personnel. 
 
 The Department of General Administration serves 
 as the central managerial office, assisting the Board 
 of Commissioners in establishing personnel policy, 
 preparing budgets, collecting revenues, auditing ex- 
 penditures, meeting payrolls, improving organizational 
 structure, and generally performing staff services for 
 the entire District Government. 
 
 College graduates who have not yet developed ca- 
 reer specialties may fit into the District Government 
 with the expectation of advancement. For more 
 information write to the Personnel Officer, D. C. Gov- 
 ernment, Room 4014, Municipal Center Building, 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
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Housing and Home 
 Finance Agency 
 
 The Housing and Home Finance Agency offers 
 career opportunities to college-caliber people inter- 
 ested in helping to build and finance better housing 
 and better cities for America. 
 
 Positions to be filled include appraiser, auditor, proj- 
 ect planner, municipal-finance analyst, field repre- 
 sentative, building-codes analyst, mortgage analyst, 
 loan examiner, and housing-management assistant. 
 For more information write to the office of the HHFA 
 Administrator in Washington or contact the local 
 offices of the following HHFA constituent or- 
 ganizations : 
 
 The Federal Housing Administration insures lend- 
 ing institutions against loss on loans on residential 
 property meeting FHA standards. Offices are located 
 in every State and in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, and 
 Puerto Rico. 
 
 The Public Housing Administration provides Fed- 
 eral financial aid and technical advice for housing 
 owned and operated by municipalities for families 
 unable to afford decent private housing. It also man- 
 ages and arranges for the disposition of Federally 
 owned war- and postwar-emergency housing. 
 
 The Federal National Mortgage Association serves 
 as a secondary market for privately financed home 
 mortgages, improving the distribution of investment 
 capital available. 
 
 The Urban Renewal Administration works with 
 local governments to clear and redevelop slums and 
 to rehabilitate and improve blighted areas to prevent 
 slums. 
 
 The Community Facilities Administration makes 
 loans to colleges and universities to finance student 
 and faculty housing, supervises Federally aided school 
 construction, and makes loans to State and local 
 governments to finance construction of public 
 facilities. 
 
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International 
 
 Cooperation 
 
 Administration 
 
 The International Cooperation Administration, a 
 semiautonomous unit in the State Department, ad- 
 ministers programs of technical cooperation in under- 
 developed areas of the world, and provides economic 
 aid to friendly nations to help build a solid foundation 
 for their economic strength. It also coordinates with 
 the Defense Department to make sure that military 
 programs and economic factors are considered together 
 so that they will stay in balance. It undertakes cer- 
 tain responsibilities for refugees and those escaping 
 from behind the Iron Curtain, and it administers con- 
 trols on strategic and semistrategic trade between the 
 Free World and the Communist Bloc. 
 
 ICA offers opportunities for generalists who can 
 plan programs, develop administrative techniques, 
 and review and evaluate ICA's global activities. 
 
 The Federal-Service Entrance Examination will be 
 used to fill a number of positions in Washington. 
 Persons selected will be trained as management 
 analysts, administrative assistants, labor economists, 
 international-relations officers, personnel assistants, 
 budget officers, information specialists, and in other 
 specialties. 
 
 ICA's development and training program insures 
 the best use of the employee's aptitudes and abilities. 
 Successful trainees are promoted and assigned to work 
 for which they have been trained. 
 
 For further information, write to the Director, 
 Office of Personnel, International Cooperation Ad- 
 ministration, Washington 25, D. C. 
 
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Interstate 
 
 Commerce 
 
 Commission 
 
 The Interstate Commerce Commission regulates 
 railroads, motor and water carriers, oil pipelines, 
 freight forwarders, and other forms of domestic trans- 
 portation except air transportation and natural-gas 
 pipelines. It regulates rates, prescribes accounting, 
 and requires reports. The Commission also has juris- 
 diction over entrance into or abandonment of service, 
 unification and reorganization of carriers, issuance of 
 securities, and matters of safety and service. 
 
 The number of carriers regulated exceeds 20,000. 
 In addition, the Commission has duties in the field of 
 safety as to many thousands of motor carriers engaged 
 in private interstate transportation or in the trans- 
 portation of exempt commodities. 
 
 The Commission's work calls for varied back- 
 grounds of education and experience. Many staff 
 members have had a legal education. The Commis- 
 sion's Bureau of Transportation Economics and Sta- 
 tistics is the principal source of transportation statistics 
 in the United States. It prepares analyses of these 
 statistics and conducts economic and other research 
 on transportation subjects. The Bureau of Accounts, 
 Cost Finding, and Valuation prepares cost analyses 
 used in rate and other work. The staffs engaged in 
 such analytical, research, and cost work consist mainly 
 of economists and statisticians. 
 
 Persons interested in such positions should take 
 courses in transportation, economics, statistics, and 
 accounting. Inquiries should be sent to the Personnel 
 Director, Interstate Commerce Commission, Wash- 
 ington 25, D. C. 
 
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National Advisory 
 Committee for 
 Aeronautics"^ 
 
 The business of the National Advisory Committee 
 for Aeronautics is scientific research — theoretical, lab- 
 oratory, and flight research in aeronautics. 
 
 Research scientists make up one-fourth of NACA's 
 total of 8,000 employees. These scientists work 
 with facility engineers, highly skilled shop craftsmen, 
 instrument makers, computers, specialists in research 
 documentation, librarians, research photographers, 
 and other technicians in pushing back the frontiers 
 of knowledge in the aeronautical sciences. In addi- 
 tion, a limited number of college-caliber men and 
 women with superior abilities are needed to do the 
 specialized administrative and management work re- 
 quired in the areas of budget, personnel, fiscal and 
 accounting, and procurement and supply. 
 
 This all-civilian independent agency of the Federal 
 Government has grown steadily since its establishment 
 in 1915. Its large research centers are located in 
 Virginia, Ohio, and California. The wind tunnels 
 and other facilities have plant value in excess of 
 $300,000,000. Superior working conditions prevail. 
 Performing research for tomorrow's aircraft is stimu- 
 lating and interesting work. 
 
 For more detailed information, write direct to the 
 Personnel Officer at one or more of the NACA research 
 centers: NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 
 Langley Field, Va.; NACA Lewis Flight Propulsion 
 Laboratory, Cleveland 11, Ohio; NACA Ames Aero- 
 nautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, Calif.; NACA 
 High-Speed Flight Station, Edwards, Calif. 
 
 *NOTE— On September 30, 1958, NACA ceased 
 to exist. Its functions were absorbed by the National 
 Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
 
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National Gallery 
 of Art 
 
 The National Gallery of Art was first opened to 
 the public on March 18, 1941. The magnificent 
 building given by Andrew W. Mellon houses his orig- 
 inal bequest of art treasures as well as gifts and loans 
 from other famous collectors, such as Mr. Chester 
 Dale, Mr. Samuel H. Kress, Mr. Joseph E. Widener, 
 and Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald. The Gallery also 
 contains gifts from more than seventy other inviduals 
 and foundations. 
 
 With its famous masterpieces the National Gallery 
 of Art now ranks with the greatest art galleries in the 
 world. Since the National Gallery of Art was first 
 opened in 1941, it has had more than 24 million 
 visitors. 
 
 Other than clerical, maintenance, and adminis- 
 trative positions, those of docent and research assistant 
 would be of greatest interest to persons meeting the 
 standard of the Federal-Service Entrance Examina- 
 tion. Docents prepare and present lectures and talks 
 in the Gallery's lecture hall and in the exhibition gal- 
 leries. Knowledge of the history of art and of the 
 Gallery's collections, and ability to speak effectively 
 before groups of visitors are basic requirements. 
 
 Research assistants conduct research work in the 
 field of art and art history. They collaborate in 
 compiling and editing art books of the Gallery's col- 
 lections and answer inquiries concerning works of art 
 in such collections. 
 
 For additional information write to the Personnel 
 OflBcer, National Gallery of Art, Washington 25, D. C. 
 
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Office of the 
 Secretary of Defense 
 
 The Office of the Secretary of Defense is a vital part 
 of the Department of Defense. Our 2,400 employees, 
 66 percent of whom are civilians, assist the Secre- 
 tary of Defense in carrying out his statutory resppn- 
 sibilities for the "direction, authority, and control" of 
 the military departments — Army, Navy, and Air 
 Force. 
 
 Each June we appoint a small group of college 
 graduates as potential top-level career officials, both 
 line and staff. For these executive trainees, the 
 developmental process involves several years of pro- 
 gressively responsible training and experience. For the 
 successful trainee, opportunities for significant Federal 
 service are unlimited. 
 
 We appoint our trainees from the Management 
 Intern option of the Federal Service Entrance Exam- 
 ination. Our primary interest is in students of public 
 or business administration, political science, economics, 
 and law. 
 
 Initially, by means of readings and conferences with 
 agency officials, all trainees receive a 60-day orienta- 
 tion in the history, mission, and organization of this 
 office. The remainder of the first year is devoted to 
 rotation assignments in program or administrative 
 service areas. Trainees with graduate training to 
 complete may take educational leave before rotation. 
 
 Our program areas include the offices of Comp- 
 troller; Manpower, Personnel and Reserve; General 
 Counsel; Public Affairs; International Security 
 Affairs; Research and Engineering; Supply and 
 Logistics; and Properties and Installations. 
 
 For answers to specific questions, write to the Special 
 Projects Officer, Personnel Division, Office of the 
 Secretary of Defense, Washington 25, D. C. 
 
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Railroad 
 Retirement Board 
 
 The Railroad Retirement Board administers a social 
 insurance system for the railroad industry. The sys- 
 tem was set up in 1935 through the cooperative eflforts 
 of the employee brotherhoods and unions and the 
 railroads. 
 
 Under this system, benefits are paid to aged and 
 permanently disabled railroad employees and their 
 wives, and to survivors of deceased employees. Un- 
 employment insurance and sickness benefits are also 
 paid. The Board also operates an employee place- 
 ment and stabilization service for the railroads. Both 
 the railroad retirement and unemployment insurance 
 systems are self-supporting. 
 
 Career appointments exist in such fields as statistics 
 and actuarial mathematics, claims examining, and or- 
 ganization methods examining. Appointments to 
 management-trainee positions will also be made. The 
 Board gives preference in selections for appointments 
 to persons who have worked for a railroad in any 
 capacity. 
 
 The Board is one of the smaller Federal agencies, 
 having approximately 2,300 employees, about equally 
 divided between its Chicago headquarters and field 
 offices throughout the country. 
 
 For additional information, write to Director of 
 Personnel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush 
 Street, Chicago 11, 111. 
 
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Securities 
 and Exchange 
 Commission 
 
 The Securities and Exchange Commission, created 
 by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is an inde- 
 pendent, bipartisan, quasi-judicial agency of the 
 United States Government. Its functions generally 
 embrace the following categories : ( 1 ) supervision of 
 registration of security issues, qualification of trust 
 indentures covering particular types of security issues, 
 and suppression of fraudulent practices in the sale of 
 securities; (2) supervision and regulation of trans- 
 actions and trading in outstanding securities, both on 
 the stock exchanges and on the over-the-counter mar- 
 kets; (3) regulation of public utility holding com- 
 panies; (4) the registration and regulation of invest- 
 ment companies and investment advisers; and (5) 
 preparation and submission to the courts of advisory 
 reports on plans of reorganization, and participation 
 as a party in corporate reorganizations where sub- 
 stantial public interest is involved. 
 
 The Commission employs attorneys, accountants, 
 analysts, statisticians and engineers, together with ad- 
 ministrative and clerical employees. The work per- 
 formed relates to important segments of the national 
 economy and is professionally rewarding. Career 
 opportunities are ofTered to qualified college-caliber 
 personnel. 
 
 College students enrolled in courses of study in the 
 fields of law, accounting, and finance are considered 
 for summer employment as student assistants to mem- 
 bers of the professional staff. 
 
 For more information, write to the Director of Per- 
 sonnel, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wash- 
 ington 25, D. C. 
 
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Treasury 
 Department 
 
 The Treasury Department offers a variety of career 
 opportunities for college-caliber persons in Washing- 
 ton, D. C, and throughout the country. 
 
 One of the largest Government departments, the 
 Treasury needs the highest type of administrative 
 skills and is especially interested in bringing in at the 
 entrance level a steady flow of promising young peo- 
 ple who can be trained to fill progressively responsible 
 administrative posts. Entrance-level positions are 
 filled with persons trained in accounting, economics, 
 banking, engineering, police science, and tax law. 
 
 Promising candidates are also employed as interns 
 in positions in personnel, budget, organization and 
 methods, and similar staff operations. Most intern 
 appointments are made initially to the Washington 
 office, although a few are made in regional offices of 
 the Internal Revenue Service. 
 
 Interns participate in development programs tai- 
 lored to meet the needs of the Bureau and the intern. 
 For example, a fiscal economist might be assigned to 
 the Office of the Secretary for training and develop- 
 ment in economic analysis and research; candidates 
 with industrial-relations training and engineering 
 plant experience could be utilized in the Bureau of 
 Engraving and Printing; accounting majors can be 
 placed in one of the Fiscal Service bureaus and the 
 Internal Revenue Service ; public and business admin- 
 istration majors are assigned to administrative or staff 
 positions in the Bureau in which their experience and 
 education can best be utilized. 
 
 For further information, write to the Director of 
 Personnel, Treasury Department, 15th Street and 
 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington 25, D. C. 
 
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U. S. Civil Service 
 Commission 
 
 The primary mission of the U. S. Civil Service Com- 
 mission is to see that the executive branch of the Fed- 
 eral Government hires and retains an effective and 
 loyal work force. It is responsible for providing 
 Governmentwide leadership in Federal personnel 
 management. 
 
 The size of the Commission's personnel manage- 
 ment job is evident from the more than two million 
 Federal employees who are stationed throughout the 
 United States, in its Territories and possessions, and 
 in almost every foreign country. The work of the 
 Commission affects these employees directly in terms 
 of hiring, salaries, promotion, retirement, and in other 
 ways. 
 
 The Commission has a continuing need for top- 
 flight personnel to help in planning and executing 
 Governmentwide programs. Employees of the Civil 
 Service Commission have an unusual opportunity to 
 contribute to more effective government. Within 
 policy lines set by Congress and the President, the 
 Commission works with other agencies to establish 
 guides and rules for personnel administration. It is 
 the Commission's role to stimulate public interest in 
 Government work and attract the best available appli- 
 cants to careers in Government. 
 
 There are opportunities for college -caliber people 
 in the Commission's many programs. The variety of 
 possible assignments is limited only by the fields of the 
 Commission's work. 
 
 For more information about employment opportu- 
 nities in the Government's central personnel agency, 
 contact: The Director of Personnel, U. S. Civil Service 
 Commission, Room 226, Eighth and F Streets NW., 
 Washington 25, D. C. 
 
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United States 
 
 Information 
 
 Agency 
 
 The United States Information Agency offers chal- 
 lenging career opportunities for a limited number of 
 highly qualified college-caliber persons. 
 
 Basic mission of the U. S. Information Agency is 
 to present a true picture of our country to peoples of 
 other nations, and to demonstrate that our objectives 
 and policies are compatible with their own desires for 
 freedom, progress, and peace. The Agency employs 
 radio and various other communication media to 
 transmit this vital message. 
 
 Competition is keen for the very small number of 
 Foreign Service appointments made each year. Junior 
 officers are given opportunities to participate and to 
 develop in programs of international significance. 
 After a period of training a candidate may be as- 
 signed initially to any one of over 200 overseas posts. 
 
 A candidate for the Foreign Service must be under 
 31, must have been a citizen of the United States for 
 at least 10 years, should be able to read and speak one 
 foreign language with reasonable facility, and must 
 meet rigid physical standards. The entrance salary 
 is $4,650 a year, plus overseas allowances. 
 
 U. S. I. A. also recruits each year a very small 
 number of outstanding people interested in employ- 
 ment in Washington, D. G. These positions for train- 
 ing and development are in management, public 
 relations, and communications fields. 
 
 For additional information, write to the Chief, 
 Recruitment Branch, U. S. Information Agency, 
 Washington 25, D. C. 
 
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Veterans 
 Administration 
 
 The Veterans Administration provides services and 
 benefits to more than 22 milHon veterans and their 
 beneficiaries. Its activities cover such areas as medi- 
 cal and dental care, compensation and pension, guard- 
 ianship, vocational and eduational rehabilitation, 
 home, farm and business loan guaranty, and life in- 
 surance. More than 175,000 workers are employed 
 in a wide variety of occupations in a nationwide net- 
 work of over 250 hospitals and field offices, and in 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 VA plans to use the FSEE extensively to fill tech- 
 nical and administrative positions in such program 
 areas as recreation, rehabilitation, budget, finance, 
 supply, personnel administration, medical administra- 
 tion, real estate appraisal, and construction analysis. 
 
 Generally, FSEE eligibles will be appointed to 
 trainee positions; some, however, will enter journey- 
 man positions where only basic training for a short 
 period is required. For trainee positions a compre- 
 hensive course will be conducted in specialized phases 
 of the agency activity, after which trainees enter con- 
 tinuing positions in which their work performance is 
 evaluated and where they are in competition with 
 other employees of the VA for promotion to higher 
 grade levels. VA's Management Development Pro- 
 gram provides for a complete executive development 
 program from the initial appointment to the top level 
 of supervision. 
 
 For information about field positions, write or visit 
 any VA field personnel office. For positions at na- 
 tional headquarters, write to Director, Central Office 
 Personnel Service, Veterans Administration, Washing- 
 ton 25, D. C. 
 
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
 
 Civil Service 3 1262 08231843 6 
 
 Regional Offices 
 
 First Region — Post Office and Courthouse Build- 
 ing, Boston 9, Mass.: Maine, New Hampshire, Ver- 
 mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. 
 
 Second Region — Federal Building, Christopher 
 Street, New York 14, N. Y. : New York and New 
 Jersey. 
 
 Third Region — United States Customhouse, Sec- 
 ond and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia 6, Pa. : Penn- 
 sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. 
 
 Fifth Region — Peachtree-Baker Bldg., 275 Peach- 
 tree St. NE, Atlanta 3, Ga.: North Carolina, South 
 Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, 
 Mississippi, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. 
 
 Sixth Region — Post Office and Courthouse Build- 
 ing, Cincinnati 2, Ohio: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, 
 and West Virginia. 
 
 Seventh Region — New Post Office Building, Chi- 
 cago 7, 111.: Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. 
 
 Eighth Region — 1114 Commerce Street, Dallas 2, 
 Tex.: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas. 
 
 Ninth Region — New Federal Building, Twelfth 
 and Market Streets, St. Louis 1, Mo.: Missouri, 
 Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, 
 and South Dakota. 
 
 Tenth Region — Building 41, Denver Federal Cen- 
 ter, Denver, Colo.: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, 
 Wyoming, and Arizona. 
 
 Eleventh Region — 302 Federal Office Building, 
 First Avenue and Madison Street, Seattle 4, Wash.: 
 Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and Alaska. 
 
 Tw^ELFTH Region — 128 Appraisers Building, 630 
 Sansome Street, San Francisco 11, Calif.: California, 
 Nevada, and Hawaii. 
 
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