Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1959)

that is that people have to eat wherever they are. That means you can be a waiter or waitress in the city or at a resort area. I even heard of a guy who wrote to the Hi National Park Service in Washington, D.C., and got back a booklet called ‘Employment by Concessioners in National Park Areas.’ It tells all about jobs you can get at real exciting places, like Yellowstone National Park and . . . Say, what happened :;i to all the peanut-butter cookies?” He looked accusingly at Joan. “I ate them all,” she confessed. “I guess al I was just trying to prove that waitressing is not for me. If I were around all that food, it’d just destroy my diet.” “What about applying for these jobs?” I asked, meanwhile hoping Joan wouldn’t see as I slipped the one last peanut-butter cookie to Jack. ‘ “Oh, I know all about that,” Carole said. “Wear a hat and gloves on all interviews and a simple, unfussy dress.” “And try to talk in a soft voice,” Pat added, “and be very polite.” “It’s those applications that get me,” Stan moaned. “They’ve got to be neat and with a handwriting like mine, that isn’t easy. And all those little lines and all those things to fill out, like ‘Experience.’ What do you put down if you’ve never worked before?” “Try making up for it,” I suggested, ' “when you get to where they want to know about special skills. List everything that could possibly apply. And when they ask about special interests and extracurricular activities, list everything there, too. It’ll show you’re a live-wire and get along I with people and like lots of things.” “I sure hope so,” Stan said. We’ve been talking about just jobs,” I said. “But, you know, while you’re looking for part-time or summer work you really ought to be thinking about what you’ll want to do when you’re out of school, too. Let’s take you, Joan. You’re in your junior year at high school. What sort of career plans do you have?” “Oh, that’s easy,” she said. “I want to be an airline stewardess.” “Sounds exciting,” I said. “What are you doing about it?” Joan paused, a paper container halfway to her lips. “Why nothing.” “Why not?” “Well, I’m still in school. I’ve plenty of time.” “A headstart never hurt,” I said. “What do you think, Pat? What could Joan do now to get started on her career?” “Well,” Pat said, “for one thing, maybe she should go to the library and read up on it. See if she needs any special train ing. “Wait a minute,” Jack interrupted. “I think the first thing she ought to do is find out if she’s suited to that. I had a session with the vocational counsellor at school last week and, man, what a revelation!” “That makes sense,” I said. “What do you think, Stan?” "I’m with Jack,” Stan grinned “But there’s still another thing Joan can do, and that’s to try to find a summer job or a part-time job in the field she likes.” “That’s so right,” Carole said. “Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an airline stewardess, too. Well, last summer I got myself a job at the local airport — serving coffee and sandwiches at the lunch counter. Now I’m surer than ever that that’s what I want. I got to meet the girls who already are stewardesses. The uniforms, the travelling, I know I’ll love all that and I found out that the pilots and the stewardesses were the kind of people I like. But I also learned about the long hours, the passenger who can get sick or grouchy, the need to be cheerful all the time. I was able to take a look at the drawbacks, at the training I’ll need and then evaluate it all and come to a decision based on the facts.” Chuck, a tall, thin boy whom I’d only seen once or twice at “Bandstand,” had been sitting quietly through all the talk. Now he ran a hand through his crew cut and spoke up. “Joan’s lucky, she knows what she wants. But what do you do when you just can’t make up your mind?” “See the same vocational counsellor Joan’s going to,” said Jack. “And experiment,” Suzie added. “For instance, why not take a job clerking in a store, to see if you like seeing and meeting people all day long?” “Then you can look for a job where you work quietly and mostly by yourself,” said Carole, “and see which one you like better. Then at least you have a clue.” “Gosh,” Joan sighed, “you sure are going to keep me busy.” “And me, too,” Chuck laughed. Oh, and that’s only the beginning,” I warned them. “But the kids are giving you good advice. Whether you want to be a singer or a schoolteacher, a doctor, lawyer or fire chief, you’d better start thinking about that future job just as early as possible. “Once the decision is made, and you’re sure of what you want to do, then you’ve got to make up your mind it takes work to become good at your work. Patti Fage certainly qualifies in my book as a successful star, and so do Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Perry Como. No matter who you name, you’ll find that they started at the bottom of the ladder and worked and worked and worked till they hit the top. And you can guess why they stay there. They are still working hard.” “Gosh, Dick,” said Pat, “getting a job is serious business, and so is keeping one, I guess. But I don’t really know how much of that applies to me. I’ll let you in on a secret. My steady and I, we’ll probably get married soon as both of us have graduated. My job will be being a wife and then someday a mother.” “That’s about the greatest job there is,” I said. “But let’s look at it this way. What if you don’t get married until, say, a year after graduation? Why spend eight hours of every day of that year doing something you don’t particularly care about when, with a little thought, you can be doing something you really like? “And dig these census figures I saw in the paper — ah, here’s the clipping: There are one and a half million more women than men working today and by 1980 there’ll be three million more. I’ll bet an awful lot of ’em are married, too. If your husband’s just starting out in his career, you’d probably welcome an extra paycheck, especially when you’re newly-married and in the middle of buying all that furniture. Your paycheck might be the difference between buying that little house or scrimping by in a tiny rented apartment, between having a car or doing without wheels. 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