The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 111

I Data processing, engineering I personnel in steady demand Supply of qualified professionals falls short of demand despite mild recession, inflation "We're always exploring and experimenting. At WED, we call it imagineering the blending of creative imagination with technical knowhow." Walt Disney ccccccccccccccccccco BY DAVE HELLER WED MAPO, the design, engineering, development and manufacturing subsidiaries of Walt Disney Productions, are currently involved with a major expansion and are seeking creative individuals for all their engineering, development and support departments. Some of our current openings include: Ride and Show Control ELECTRONIC DESIGN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING MECHANICAL DESIGN needs, goals and abilities before you get caught up in the tension and excitement of making a job move. First, objectively list all skills, taking into consideration not only past and current job functions but also extra curricu-lar and community activities. This later can be worked into a resume.

Now match your skills with a prioritized list of desires: job title and responsibilities, money, career goals, location, educational opportunities and technological environment. Be clear on what you really need and what you're willing to trade for the right opportunity. There are several sources of information and action available to the job seeker. A frequently overlooked starting point is internal promotion or a lateral functional change within your current company. Friends and professional colleagues are also good resources as to what positions are available (and who to contact) within their respective organizations.

The classified ads provide a shopping list of positions available for those patient enough to check multiple listings, such as Programmers, Data Processing, Computers, Programming and Systems. Don't restrict yourself just to local newspapers, but include national papers, magazines and trade publications. An additional resource that can save you time and energy is the employment agency or search firm that specializes in your field. Agencies present a professional alternative to the traditional "pounding-the-pavement" approach of any job search. Services range from professional resume preparation to a complete definition of the available job market within a specialized Please Turn to Page 19, Col.

4 Editor's note: Dave Heller is executive vice president of Career Data Personnel, Los Angeles, a major employment agency specializing in the data processing field. He is a past president of the Los Angeles Chapter, California Employment Association. The demand for skilled data processing and engineering personnel continues to skyrocket, boosting salaries to new highs. A recent survey published in the authoritative trade publication, Computerworld, illustrates this increase as demand for data processing personnel grew 21 during 1979, with salaries rising 12.5. The data processing and engineering professions are not the only industries to experience this increase.

According to members of the California Employment Association (a statewide association of private employment agencies), demand for skilled employees is also high in the accounting, secretarial, medical, sales, manufacturing, insurance and service fields. Demand continues to exceed the available supply of qualified personnel in spite of mild recession, rampant inflation and a higher-than-average unemployment rate in Southern California. Times never have been better for the skilled individual contemplating a job change in this buyers' market. However, the key for the successful job seeker is to be aware of and know how to utilize all available market resources in the job search. The first step in any job search, before picking up the want ads or alerting friends and recruiters of your intentions, is to create a "personal assessment checklist." This will help you define your FACILITIES DESIGN EL'GIHEERIilG ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING ELECTRICAL DESIGN PROJECT ENGINEERING STRUCTURAL DESIGNENGINEERING UJ Q.

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You pay no social security- Resumes or other addenda will NOT be accepted in lieu of COMPLETED District application form. For an applicationmore information, contact: SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 9150 Flair Drive, El Monte, Calif. 91731 (213 572-6349 Minorities and Females are Encouraged to Apply EEOAA EMPLOYER MF 0 i LUEE Professional Staffing WED Enterprises 1401 Flower Street Glendale, Ca 91201 im Wan Dfcnty Productions An Equal Opportunity Einptoyor 0.