Table Of ContentA SENIOR GUIDANCE COURSE FOR VOCATIONAL
AND CONSUMER EDUCATION
A. Project
Presented to
the Faculty"of the School of Education
The University of Southern California
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Science in Education
by
Richard T. Cooper
June 1950
UMI Number: EP46251
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TABLE OP CONTENTS
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Z^PART I. >OCCUPATIONAL GUIDANCE
1, - --ROW TO GET A JOB
1. SELECTION:: HOW TO CHOOSE A CAREER.............. 2
1. STORING FACTS: How to gather information
about jobs . . . . . . . . . .................. 2
2. KNOWING THE JOB:; How to evaluate job
offerings ...................................... 3
3. KNOWING YOURSELF: How to make a self
analysis ....................... .. 5
4. COMPARISONS How to relate self analysis to
your occupational choice ....................
6
Z ' sT^REPARATION: HOW TO MAKE READY FOR YOUR OCCUPA-
" TIONAL CHOICE . . ............................. 12
1. COLLEGE TRAINING:; How to select schools for
professional and academic learning . . . . . . 12
2. BUSINESS: TRAINING: How to select schools for
commercial instruction .. .................... 13
3. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING: How to select schools
for trade occupations ........................ 14
4. APPRENTICESHIP: How to get on the job
training . . . . . . . .................... . 14
5. MILITARY SERVICE: How to use the U. S. Armed
Forces training program for occupational
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preparation..................................... 15
*3. ' CREDENTIALSHOW TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
FOR JOB PLACEMENT........................... 19
1. BIRTH CERTIFICATE:; How to secure proof of
birth ............1 ............. 19
2. RECOMMENDATIONS:. How to get letters of
recommendation........................ ... 20
3. SOCIAL SECURITY CARD: How to obtain a
Social Security C a r d ...................... 21
4. UNION CARD: How to join a labor union . . . 22
5. TEACHING CREDENTIALS:; How to get documents
necessary to teach, in the State of
California........... 22
6. LICENSES: How to obtain city and state
licenses................................. 23
4* JOB HUNT: HOW TO FIND A J O B .................. 27
~~ 1. CONTACTS: How to get a job through friends
and associates................. 27
2. SCHOOL PLACEMENT:; How to get a job through
school employment services ................ 28
3. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: How to get a
job through the U. S. Employment Service • • 28
4. PRIVATE AGENCIES: How to get a job through
private employment services........... 28
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5. COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCIES; How to get a
job through local service organizations . . . 29
6. EQUIPMENT SERVICE COMPANIES; How to get a
job through office equipment firms • • • • • 30
7. CIVIL SERVICE;: How to get a public service
job........... 30
WANT ADS: to get a job through news
8 . H ow
paper advertisements 31
f'r- 5. INTERVIEWS;:. HOW TO MAKE YOUR INTERVIEW
{ '----^SUCCESSFUL . .v . . . . ........................ 34
1. PREPARATION: How to prepare for an
interview . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 34
2. APPEARANCE: How to present yourself at the
interview . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . 35
3. SELLING YOURSELFt How to make a good first
impression ............. 36
4. INITIATIVE:; How to make the interviewer
do the talking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5. EXPERIENCE:: How to tell of past successful
occupations • . . 37
6. SALARY: How to request a reasonable living
w a g e ........... 37
7. TERMINATION: How to terminate the interview. 38
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6. YOUR JOB: HOW TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS ON THE JOB . . . 42
1. GOOD HABITS:: How to maintain acceptable
personal habits ..... ...................... 42
2. ACCURACY: How to achieve accuracy on the
j o b ........... 43
3. EFFICIENCY: How to gain occupational
efficiency .......... 44
4. LOYALTY: How to develop loyalty and cooper
ation with fellow w o r k e r s .................... 44
5. ENTHUSIASM: How to be enthusiastic on the
job ............................ 45
6. PROMOTIONS: How to get occupational
advancements ............................... 45
PART II. CONSUMER EDUCATION
HOW TO COPE WITH EVERY DAY BUSINESS PROBLEMS
7. BUDGETING: HOW TO BUDGET YOUR MONEY............ 50
1. PREPARATION: How to prepare for the budget
ing procedure............. 50
2. SELF BUDGETING: How to make a personal
budget for your school activities . . . • • • 50
3. FAMILY BUDGET: How to make a budget for the
home ............................. . 52
4. RECORDINGS: How to keep budget records . . . 55
5. AUDITING: How to balance the budget . . . . . 55
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8. BUYING: HOW TO PURCHASE NECESSARY LIVING
ESSENTIALS..................................... 58
1. HOME:: How to buy a house . . . ............ 58
8. EATABLES: How to buy food.................. 6G
5* WEARING APPAREL: How to buy clothing . . . . 61
4. FURNITURE: How to buy household
furnishings................. 62
5; AUTOMOBILE:; How to buy a c a r .......... 63
6. DRUGS !AND COSMETICS£ How to buy cosmetics
and pharmacy supplies ............. . 64
9. PROTECTION: HOW TO BUY YOUR INSURANCE......... 67
\
1. LIFE INSURANCE£ How to get a life insurance
policy.......................................... 67
2. HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE:: How to
— -protect yourself against financial loss from
illness.and bodily harm .................... 69
3. FIRE AND THEFT INSURANCE:. How to protect
your personal belongings .................... 70
4. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: How to insure your
c a r ....................................... 71
10. INVESTMENTS: HOW TO INVEST YOUR SURPLUS
CAPITAL' .’ ............. ..................... .. 75
1. GATHERING FACTS: How to get information
about investments.......................... 75
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2. REAL ESTATEt How to make good property
investments ......................... 76
3. STOCKS*: How to make stock investments • . . 76
4. BONDS* How to make bond investments . . . . 77
11. BANKING* HOW TO SAVE YOUR MONEY ........... 81
1. SAVING* How to open a savings account . . . 81
2. CHECKS* How to open and use a checking
account . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . 82
3'. PROTECTION* How to get a safety deposit
box ............... 83
12. DEFERRED PAYMENT; HOW TO ESTABLISH YOUR
CREDIT'......................................... 86
1. CHARGE ACCOUNTS* How to open a charge
account................................... 86
2. INSTALLMENT CREDIT* How.to use installment
buying . ................................. 87
3* LOANS* How to borrow money.............. -. 88
13. INCOME TAX* HOW TO PAY YOUR FEDERAL INCOME
TAX . '.......... •.............................. 92
1. PILING* How to file your return . . . . . . 92
2. SELECTING THE FORM* How to choose your tax
form for simplicity and lowest t a x ........ 93
3. DEDUCTIONS: How to claim family and non
business deductions........................... 94
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4, INCOME:: How to determine your net income • . 95
5. CALCULATIONS: How to figure your taxes . . . 96
