The Oregon state employee., May 01, 1950, Page 16, Image 16

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News From Civil Service
Eaasali u ^ completed gradwgejwork at
the University of Portland, will soon
High School Exams
report to CSC, to ^ H g e i n
For the past few years the civil ser­ the examination section.
vice department has cooperated, with Correspondence Manual
the high schools throughput the state
A correspondeneejmanual, who has
by giving clerical examinations to the
been
in the«»^B®llp f preparation for
graduating I seniors who have taken
commercial courses. This yeaBthe pro­ the past year, will soon be distributed
gram was continued. A Sro xim afiig to the departments. The manual will
30 ‘high schools, which includes 500 serve as a guide for uniform state cor­
students, participated this year. Pa­ respondence. It contains /hunts for the
method of evaluating
pers of these students have been grad­
ed, and those who qualified have been letters, rules for punctuation and many
placed on registers available for Tem­ oth|Oitems.
porary or permanent employment at Training Class Completed
the completion of the school year.
The 10-week course in fund ac­
counting
was completed in May. Mem-
Information Given Candidates
bers of the class report that it was the
The CSC has recently printed a leaf­
let “Information for Eligibles” which best series of accounting classes and
that Professor W. W. Pyle of the Un­
is given to each candidate success­
fully completing an examination. In- iversity of Oregon adapted the course
ity, Veteran’s preference, certification to state accounting problems. No new
training classes are contemplated un-
formation regarding- B am (B e lH ^ H
til‘|áfter thejBummer vacation period.
and other general information is in­
Longevity Vacation Accrual
cluded.
In response to a resolution adopted
Group Interviews
by OSEA at its annual meeting, the
The “Group Interview,” a compar­ civh service commission has under
atively new examining technique, has considera^g|a longevi^^vacation ac-
been used in two civil service examin­ crual plan. The planKmuld ^add oneaj
ations. A small number of candidates quarter day to the vacaj^Sh'CQr^^Ef
are sBated around a table and given employees for each five years of ser-
threeBor four items to discuss. Each vice. Employees who had served be­
candidate is . expected to comment on tween five and ten years would accure-
the items which are designed to be one and one-quarters days vacation
provocative. As the candidates discuss each month. Employees who had
the items three raters observe their served between ten and l^B|||ars
reactions, voice Ah^tri^^Manck. other would accrue one an done-half days.
personality traits. The interview is a Employees between 15 and 20 ytears
supplement to the writtenwfaitj and an would accrue Igner and three-quarters
evaluation of theirj experience and days and employees with service over
training.
20 years would accrue two days vaca­
tion per month.
Duncan Resigns
Ronald Duncan, assistant sub^visor Hearing Requests Increase
of the CSC examination ^section, has
The number @»feaúMMfor inves­
resigned to move to Minn^ ^ g Arthur tigations and hearings in terminations
Wilson has been moved into the assis­ has greatly increased in the past few
tant position. Wesley VoorheeW who
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By JAMES M. CLINTON