Business School News - 1956-04-01

              BUSINESS
SCHOO
L NEWS
Official News Publication of the National Association and Council of Business Schools
Vol. 7, No. 3
Washington, D. C.
April, 1956
C'ed (a Uie Overseas Jobs for Secretaries
By R. L. SCHULTHEIS U. S. Information Agency
Literally interpreted, the French phrase "C'est la vie" means "It's the life." Secretaries serving with the U. S. Information Agency enjoy the "good life" according to Robert L. Hinkle, Chief of that Agency's Re-cruitment Branch. And the interna-tionally-minded secretary cannot help but respond to the idea of serv-ing in romantic Paris or Madrid, his-toric Italy or one of the exotic posts of the Near and Far East. History is being made in many of the 70 coun-tries in which posts are located. And to be involved in the making of his-)tory—that is part of the good life.
Competent secretaries intent on careers in the fields of public rela-tions, journalism, radio, television, publishing and international relations may find just the opportunities they seek with the U. S. Information Agency. To such young women, this Agency offers opportunities for ad-vancement, travel, excitement, ad-venture, participation in vital inter-national programs -— and excellent pay. And, Mr. Hinkle is quick to add, with all this goes hard work which may at times be under difficult work-ing conditions.
This Agency has found that busi-ness school graduates are particularly suited for many of these foreign as-signments. They tend to have a better idea of what is to be expected of them in a foreign country, and are better qualified in shorthand, typing, Eng-lish and office practices.
Not every young woman who is otherwise qualified can expect to be sent overseas immediately. In every case, a selected secretary must spend three to four months in Washington undergoing training and orientation. And in other instances the selectee herself may prefer to accept a Wash-! ington position for a year or more before transferring overseas. She may either not be ready to go overseas for personal reasons, or may prefer to learn considerably more about the
program before accepting an overseas assignment.
Only a very few selected secre-taries can be assigned to Paris, Ma-drid or Rome. A selectee must be will-ing to accept an assignment wherever needed. But every reasonable effort is made to assign a person to the country she prefers. Travel expenses, of course, are borne by the Federal government.
Here are the qualifications required by the U. S. Information Agency for its overseas secretaries: Must be un-married and between the ages of 21 and 35; must be able to take short-hand at a minimum of 80 w.p.m. and type 40 w.p.m. but preference is given to those who can take short-hand above 100 w.p.m. and type 50 w.p.m.; must have three years of sec-retarial experience or a combination of business school and experience equaling three years; must have been an American citizen for at least five years. The qualifications for Wash-ington secretarial positions are the same except that the minimum age is reduced to 18.
The beginning salary for an over-seas secretary is $3390 per year to which is added housing, cost-of-liv-ing and hardship allowances appro-priate to the particular post to which assigned. Also, in addition to the gen-erous vacation and sick leave priv-ileges regularly allowed Federal em-ployees, overseas secretaries are granted about six weeks of paid home leave in the United States after each overseas tour of two years.
Here are challenging opportunities for the business school graduate for the good life—C'est la vie! The U. S. Information Agency will be happy to send further information upon re-quest, and to send application forms to any qualified business school grad-uate. Address: Mr. Robert L. Hinkle, Chief, Recruitment Branch, U. S. In-formation Agency, Washington 25, D. C.
Meet Your President
I. W. Stevens, who was elected President of NACBS at the last Con-vention, is not a stranger to most of you. He is president and owner of the Henager Schools of Business at Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah, and has been active in NACBS affairs for many years. He was a charter member of NACBS and has been a member of the Board since 1953. He has served as chairman of the Re-gional and State Associations Com-mittee, sponsoring and stimulating others to sponsor workshops on busi-ness education. President Stevens has never missed a national convention since the organization of NACBS. He claims that these conventions have been one of the most important guid-ing influences in the growth and de-velopment of the Henager Schools.
It was in 1941 that he bought "a small, neglected school in Ogden, Utah." Before the year had passed he bought the Henager School of Business in Salt Lake City. This was just at the outbreak of the World War II. At that time total enrollment was 225 students in both day and night school. As any veteran school man remembers, those were mighty pre-carious days. Many of President Ste-vens' business associates advised him not to purchase the school at that time, which had become available at the death of David Moench. The founder of the school, Mr. J. D. Hen-ager, who was working for Mr. Moench at the time of his death told his friends "Stevens will never make it. The school will be closed in six months."
From that beginning, President Stevens has built the school from 225 enrollment with a staff of five teach-ers and two office personnel to a pres-ent enrollment of 928 students (675 at the Salt Lake school and 253 in (Continued on page 2)