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- Title
WASHINGTON FLASHES.
- Abstract
This article focuses on employment opportunities in the telephone exchange department. Employment increased by about 75 per cent since 1950, although number of telephone and private branch exchange installations increased much more rapidly. Innovations, such as prewired buildings and homes, plug-in equipment modular replacement of defective parts, and greater use of polyethylene and other long-lasting materials, have increased repairman's productivity. Employment hit 78,300 by 1965. This industry will continue to require large numbers of trained persons. Though phone companies will offer much of training needed, opportunities for placing graduates of programs established under Manpower Development and Training Act will exist. Companies are likely to be particularly interested in persons with some training in electrical and electronic principles to till nearly 5,000 central critic, craftsman job opportunities expected to arise each year. Graduates of 2-year, technical institute programs specializing in electronics will be in special demand.
- Subjects
TELECOMMUNICATION systems; EMPLOYMENT; TECHNICAL institutes; TELEPHONE stations; ELECTRONIC telephone switching systems; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges
- Publication
Personnel & Guidance Journal, 1967, Vol 45, Issue 7, p732
- ISSN
0031-5737
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/j.2164-4918.1967.tb04577.x