The North Carolina State Beauticians
and Cosmetologists Association. Inc.
recently held IU 43th Annual Conven
tion in Raleigh, N.C. Mrs. Ruth Jloss was
crowned Miss N.C. Institute and
will compete In the National Contest In
Miami, Fla., la July. Miss Raby Darby
was crowned queen of the Junior
Executive Board of the NCBC. This is the
committee responsible for awarding •
scholarships to black colleges. Pictured
above (I to r) are: recording secretary,
Mrs. Sylvia Tucker, "Miss N.C. Insti
tute," Mrs. Ruth Ross, president, Mrs.
Carrie Kirkpatrick and vice president,
Mrs. Leola Marsh.
Recruitment Of Women
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Did Not Begin Until 1973
The Charlotte field office
has had a number of fe
male agents over the past
10 years. Dm Kurrle and
Deborah Decker are two of
the women presently as
signed to Charlotte. Both
entered the Bureau in eariy
1983, within two weeks of
each other.
“I think it's a slow pro
cess for women to be ac
cepted in law enforce
ment,” Kurrle commented,
“but the Bureau has made
great steps in that direc
tion. Training together
with the men helps ”
Decker agreed, adding that
acceptance came more
readily from newer agents.
“Assignments are based on
capability and experience,
not on gender,” she said.
“The job is geared to take
advantage of skilhi you’ve
developed,” Kurrle added.
“But I still get callers who
say they want to ta& to a
Rufui D. Spent
”Man of the Year”
Rufus Spears
Receives 6th
District Award
Rufus Douglas Spears re
ceived the Sixth District
Omega Man of the Year
award at Myrtle Beach,
S.C.
The Sixth District is com
posed of North and South
Carolina, with 49 graduate
chapters and 37 under
graduate chapters!
Brother Spears was in
ducted into Pi Phi Chapter
in 1979. He is married to the
former Virginia Crawford.
They have two children:
Rufus Spears, Jr.. 14, and
Melanie Monique, 11.
Mr. Spears, an active
member of the Statesville
Avenue Presbyterian
Church, has served on the
Board of Deacons, Chair
man of the Men's Organ
ization, President of the
Trustee Board and is pre
sently Boy Scoutmaster of
Troop 197.
Third in series
realfcgent!~ ‘
The job is a challenge.
with long hours and some
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While all agents, are
available for any type
case, each is assigned to
work S unit specializing in
a particular area. Kurrle*s
squad handles bank rob
-beries, fugitives, extor
tions. kidnappings,—ppd
crimes aboard aircraft or
on federal reservations.
Decker works in the area of
white collar crimes.
Although a law or crimin
al justice background is not
a prerequisite for accept
ance by the Bureau, hav
ing that experience helps
new agents in training.
“The moat difficult part of
the training for those with
out a criminal justice '
backgrond,” asserted
Kurrle, “was learning that
whole system.”
The four-month training
period for new agents is
divided-into academic, J
physical, and firearms ?
training. Physical train
ing includes defensive, tac
tics, conditioning, and ar
rest techniques. Classroom
work covers interview £
techniques, psychology
and sociology, law; foren
sic, investigative tech
niques, and athninistrative
matters.
Dru Kurrle was the bead
of the law enforcement
department at- 'a com
munity college in Virginia
before joining the FBI. S0e
majored in criminal justice
and psychology in college,
and then attended law ,
school. Her experience,
included work as a part *
time police officer and ■
magistrate, a job in'the
prosecutor's office’ in Balt
imore, serving as d sex
crimes iutesUgaUa —and
performing a variety of
other investigative wok in
Virpnia.'
' About her decision to join
the Bureau, SpeoafAfent
Kurrle explained, “I en
joyed investigations when I
was working in Baltimore.
I fait I was suited for it
because I enjoy working
things out, putting the
pieces together. And 1 feel
I’m accomplishing some
thing good, as far as socie
ty is concerned.”
Decker likes the (AVer
sity of her duties as' a
Special Agent. She *4.1
physical education major
in college, and the sports
discrimination battles of a
decade ago led her to layr
school. Decker wasn’t score
she wanted to practice) is
an attorney. “It’s hard fla
me to ait still,” she ad
mitted. Prom the PBPs.
training academy, Decker
first went to Albany, NY,
for six months before
coming to Charlotte. She
likes her present assign
ment because it combines
both urban and rural 6p
portuni ties and exper
iences. Special Agettt
Kurrle agreed that Char
lotte offers excelled!
training opportunities.
Both women say their
families have been sup
portive of their net*
careers. "My folks thought
it was great,” Decked
reported “They’re vere
proud.”
Kurrle’a husband hau
been very supportive,'
"He’s in law enforcement
himself and understands
the hours,” she remarked.
The response of other
family, members has been _
mixed. “Evefry time I talk
to my grandmother, she
asks me if l like this Job;
The FBI js looking for
qualified women. “A lot dt
women might think they
don’t have the qualifica
tions, but they do," Kurrle
insisted. Then, summing
up her experience with the
Bureau thus far, she
stated, “I feel like I found a
home.’'
Anyone interested in
applying to the FBI should
contact Charles Richards
at 372-5485.
Next week: Interview
with Robert L. Pence,
Charlotte’s Special Agent
inCharge. _
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RJR Manager Says:
For A Job
' Special Tu The Pott
..Winston-Salem - Looking
for a-Job is like market
ing a product, says a re
cruitment manager for a
major corporation.
“You have to package
and sell yourself to be
successful," says Marylou
Southern, manager of col
lege recruitment for R. J.
Reynolds Industries, Inc.
Southern sees hundreds
of job seekers each year.
"At RJR, we believe that
the way a person pursues a
job is a good indication of
how he or she will perform
at it,” Southern says.
"That means those appli
cants who seem to be very
much in control have an
edge over those who do
not.”
Developing a personal
marketing plan means de
fining your goals, setting
target dates, and estab
lishing specific strategies,
Southern says. “And re
member that many jobs
are not filled through
newspaper ads or head
hunters,” she says. “A
good number of jobs are
filled through campus re
cruiting and write-ins.
"There are numerous ex
amples in any company of
qualified people who were
in the right place at the
” she says. “So
learn about <
be interested in,”
Southern offers the fol
lowing tips for successfully
selling yourself in the job
market:
-Make a list of your
personal achievements to
gain some insight into your
best abilities and therefore
the best type of work for
you.
-Develop a list of refer
ences who dan .support
those achievements, and
get permission to use their
names.
-Prepare a neatly typed
■-sr--:- .
-amt rpfflime -that
tells your work history
(name and location of
company, job title, dates
employed and a brief sum
mary of major duties and
responsibilities), educa
tional background
(schools, dates attended,
date of graduation and de
gree), and languages you
speak or read. A one
page well-written resume
will get more attention
from a recruiter than a
two- or three-page,.wordy
resume. Avoid attention
getting gimmicks, and
don’t go to the expense of a
photo. It will be removed
by the secretary before the
recruiter sees it.
-Use your resume as a
calling card which must
speak in your absence. Ret
member that a re»ume-eaa—
only get' you an inter
view - only you can get the
job.
-When you are offered
an interview, show oo time
and dressed appropriately.
Be prepared in advance to
describe your work history
and accomplishments in
one concise statement.",
-Once in the interview,
be positive about your
self. Concentrate on the in
terviewer’s questions and
be sure you understand
them. If a question is not
dear, ask about it before
answering. Be creative, be
truthful, in answering
questions. Be honest about
problems you may have
encountered in previous
Jobe, but avoid negative
^ommenta about previous
employers or Jobs and con
sentrate on your abilities.
-Follow up the Interview
with a thank-you letter
that recaps your strong
points and expresses your
interest in the job.
"If you are seriously in
terested in getting • cer
tain Job in a given field,
don’t give up,” Southern
says. "A carefully thought
out plan will help you avoid
making mistakes that cost
you a Job lead, interview or
offer,” sheeny*.
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