I Want To Be A Secretary (1951)

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] okay you're right on time listen I'll take you sandy busy good morning your own bottle what is it down okay I was trying to get you know my program feel excellent Griffin bother you what have you planned to take well you know how much I like my work in the commercial department I thought that Frank you canceled his team busy I don't really lose them and take all the practice an advanced education I want to become a stenographer yes that sounds like a reasonable plan but what you think stenographer do to earn a living have you actually visualize yourself in a secretarial position what do you think the work would be like yes I think I have an idea why we're going instead of graphic work in an office I imagine I would if I think there's good nothing to throw the material that I always go in very shortly well you're going over the hardware in line I would really impact in from later set to work of others and make a carpet regular hours learn to handle new materials and duties and do the work expected impossible promise throughout the house women can build an admittance Becky files and all those were a few days ago they are quickly getting there are monotonous job such as firing but all caracal work with the students and so employers are also soon as I can get that rely on it I guess my idea is going to graphically stratum yes that's clerical work but aren't there other types of clerical work that require more training more skill and further education perhaps in your face too it might be well to think beyond mere routine typing and filing and shorthand but we don't have such courses at Westport our school where can I get training for the kinds of clerical work and what other types of office jobs are there well suppose we see if we can find the answers to your questions let's see if this Harrison of the commercial department can help us get the information we need hi the character you're going into the city tooth after doing aren't you yes I am scared if doomed to be excused from classes I wonder if you take her to mesons office so that he can see some examples of really advanced clerical work well I think so mr. Anson you suppose I could talk with one of the private secretaries who work for top executive prime care that can be arranged towards an acquaintance of mine who is a secretary if they're human I'm leaving on the 140 bus can you be ready then yes I can and Thank You Shirley [Music] good morning making incarcerated morning Matthew McCullough the - mm oh yes he has a small place where you are from Laurie Messman frustrated well I was like proctoring the support of his time good morning Matthew incorporated is not in mass even closer press or alignment page presented I never would yes I have a telephone appointment with Miss Lee would you please tell her that miss Harrison and Miss woods are here this is expecting in variety and a Christian background table thank you good morning Matthews incorporated for close alignment aid because this affair has so many ramifications mr. messing fix it would be easier for everyone if a meeting could be arranged oh no miss Harrison come on Ian Little Miss Lee and this is the awaited yes this consumers who might talk to you about this morning how do you wanna do I might never see how a real business office operate by greg-nog developer in fact I've arranged so that we can spend the next hour together what disability well thank you but I have some important call to make you'll have to excuse me this time I'll be back in about an hour all right miss Harrison goodbye bye goodbye I won't you let me see the lutein protocol Department sir many of our girls begin their work with mr. song miss Li is explaining to Jun a system employed in the filing Department it is necessary to have supervisors to direct the girls as some of the work is not so simple although all of the girls are high school graduates and have had some training in accuracy and speed employers depend greatly on the recommendations of counselors and teachers as the applicant school grades are also very important in obtaining a job in the stenographic Department some of the girls are transcribing shorthand notes and others are doing routine testing such as form letters that can't be duplicated making copies when several carbons are needed and cutting stencils for duplicating machines the average typist has had a year or two of training beyond high school and many of them are from junior college commercial department 70 words a minute is considered good typing speed however it is not uncommon to find typists who can do 90 words per minute or more depending upon the ability and alertness of the wait girls will become proficient stenographers and gain promotion to different departments as their experience becomes greater the duplicating Department is a busy one this machine is electrically operated and used for short runs reproduction of growing grass and the employees weekly newspapers also manually operated machines of the same type are used for worse requiring hundreds of cuts this duplicating machine is used training for the operation of these machines is obtained either that special commercial schools at night or games while employed in this department it is not uncommon to find men doing this type of work however girls are preferred on routine jobs which require speed and accuracy there is still a bookkeeping department but it looks as though the girls are in a hurry to get back to miss Lee's office girl needs to do any of these job shuts it down so it thank you what about your own job miss Lili you're an office manager as well as head secretary aren't you yes one of my most important duties is to make appointments with the president takes judgment to tell which callers should begin in 15 minutes which one to take ass problem for someone else in the firm I'm time to take every ounce of tactic mustard keep everyone contented another important job of mine is to read an abstract materials from contracts and papers say what the president can tell enrollment do whether he need to do any more research before making a business decision my college training has proved its importance in this work are you planning to go to college oh I thought about it dad said he would help me but I only made up my mind yet I'm going to talk to mr. Adams about it and all his new play yes mr. messing right away I think you're 15 I can't take any more of your time thank you very much the guy goodbye and good luck well did you have a good time on your trip tumescent office yesterday yes I did but mr. Adams do you think I could make a go of it well why do you ask that well I talked to miss Lee who has left behind a job I like some day she said that it was necessary to have college training to that job so I've talked to mother and father they think that I might go to college do you think I should before I answer your question suppose we take a look at your experience and records then you and I can think through to an answer your high score on the scholastic aptitude can indicate that you can do good work in power moreover your high score on the clerical aptitude test indicates that you can become a good secretary mr. Adams does that definitely means I'm capable of doing good work in college yes do you have the fundamental ability to do good work in college moreover your fine record in school shows that you use that ability efficiently I think that I'm genuinely interested in secretarial work and I'm more confident of my interest after talking to miss lane but some of my classmates tell me that their vocational in such a change I'm afraid I may change to your interest may change soon as you grow more mature and acquire new experience but on our test of vocational interests your likes and dislikes are similar to those of successful women in secretarial occupations as a choice that secretarial work is a good look and if you will most likely continue to be interested however you must remember that you will have to start at the bottom and work up to that position you realize that your visit especially of course that there are many many ways in which you can do leave your interest in commercial occupation later on you may even wish to shift to some other line of work you should not worry about the narrow specific types of jobs until you've had two three years more for the training so mr. Eddie history stressed when I thought to myself the Carson offices work closely with each other must be real life do you think that I have the melody - that type of work suppose you tell me what things you have done with other people what activities have you been participating in in school I've been in so many things I'm secretary the freshman class I was using president of my grant fire group last month I read and prepared an article on an American evening before the school Historical Society for the past few years i've been social chairman in my church my seminars cabinet care whether surviving too many things so that would certainly seem to indicate the right kind of personality for getting along with persons of your own age have you worked with older persons you remember that i did some work in a law force last summer the people there like my work and we're very seven and nice music I don't know whether that many fun oh yes it does that's fine I can't predict with certainty just how your personality may develop of what you say it points to the likelihood that you will continue to be sociable and cooperate is what other question that I wanted to ask what about financial support will you be able to get further training I was talking to father last night he said that he would be able to pay for most of my expenses I may have been some money myself a good many college students do work for pay although it is desirable to spend most of your time and study at least for the first year when you are ready to go to college I will be glad to write your counselors and ask them to help you find work where did you plan on going to college I don't know I suppose to the State University since it's so close and I can live at home you can't anything wrong with my plans no you can get good training there miss Harrison thinks very highly of their courses and secretarial training I have the bulletin you describing their business card here I take them and study them it's a good idea to begin planning now even in your ahead of time but mr. Ali I want to do something now but there are many things that you can do right now Jules I suggest that you talk these matters over with your parents and if they would like to see me I'll be very glad to talk with them well that'll be fast tomorrow we can go over your program for next quarter and then later we can check your courses with the entrance requirements to the University next semester I'd like to give you some of these books and templates to be I'd like to talk to you there about yet and I'll want to talk with you June at least twice each semester we see this problem of making a choice is not a simple bobbin it cannot be decided in a single day will reveal your tentative choice so you learn more about yourself in the world in which you will live and work thank you very much you've helped me alive and you're welcome doing happy tomorrow [Music]