Annex Vacation Job Seekers Met Stiff Competition

Radcliffe students apparently had more difficulty finding jobs last summer than the previous year, Mrs. Merill Austin, director of student employment, has decided on the basis of questionnaires on summer activities distributed to all students last month.

"For example, the girls found themselves competing more with professional waitresses, back from factory war-work. The students responded by being more considerate and getting out and finding jobs for themselves," Mrs. Austin said.

Answers to the queries were returned by 517 students out of 955 girls attending the college. Of these, 364, or 38 percent of the total student body, had known paid jobs, and 56 girls did no work at all. Forty-six attended summer school, ten were in secretarial school, and 41 girls had volunteer jobs. In all, 461, or 48 percent, were occupied during the vacation.

The college appointment bureau succeeded in finding jobs for 116 students. Of the remainder, the majority, or 105 of the students directly applied for work or found positions through an employment bureau. Friends or connections resulted in work for 54, and family pressure brought employment for 27.

Of the paid employees, 63 did waitress work, 54 were office workers, 41 had child care or group work, and 40 had camp jobs. Sales work, factories, hospitals and newspaper or publication work were other large sources of employment.