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Alice Speas: "To Get A Job,
. You Must Have A Goal*
Special To The Post
WINSTON-SALEM - "If
you don't have a plan,"
says Alice Speas, "you
may not go anywhere. To
get a good job, you must
have a goal."
Speas, an accounting su
pervisor for R. J. Reynolds
Industries, Inc., and a par
ticipant in the National
Urban League's Black
Executive Exchange Pro
gram, says it takes more
than education to get a job.
"You must sell yourself,
and once you obtain a job,
you must show you are
capable."
Speas, who has lectured
at predominantly black col
leges on the recipe for
success, says many stu
dents are naive about the
business world.
"They think the decision
about getting a job is made
by deciding to go into busi
ness, or economics, but it
has got to go a lot further,"
she says. "You've got to
have an idea as to how you
want to get to your goal and
what it takes to get there -
what type of positions you
would like to have and
where you want to go, no
matter what field you
choose."
Getting ahead requires a
combination of many
things, Speas says.
"I would stay in school
through college or grad
uate school. There are a lot
of people in the job market
and a degree will give you
an edge.
"Also, shop around. Send
resumes only to companies
you would like to work for.
Choosing a company is im
portant over and above a
single job you may want.
"Think of areas you
would live if you had the
opportunity. Where are you
willing to go? Being mobile
is a good asset."
"Be persistent when
seeking interviews." Get
ting an interview may be
one of the hardest things to ~
do, Speas says.
Speas believes the job
interview is the most im-~
portant part of getting a
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Alice Speas
...Accounting supervisor
job. "If you get an inter
view, it means the com
pany needs someone. You
must convince a company
that you are what they
want. Be prepared to sell
yourself. Have confidence
in yourself and what you
can do, and communicate
that to the interviewer
"At the same time," she
adds, "make sure you want
to work for that company.
Don't be afraid to ask a lot
of questions about job op
portunity and advance
ment. By asking these
questions, you show people
what you are interested in,
and in what your career
goals are."
Finally, Speas says,
"The more diverse your
experience and responsibi
lity, the more valuable you
will be to the company. It is
important to consider what
other areas you would like
to get involved in - what
you want to learn. You
must decide what other
areas might enhance your
career on the way up."
A supervisor of expense
reporting with RJR, Speas
started working in high
school and joined the com
pany in 1973 as an account
ing clerk. Within a year she
received a first promotion
to accounting assistant,
then to senior accounting
assistant before assuming
her present position. While
moving up in the ranks she
attended night school,
graduatingwithaB.B.A. in
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hopes to get through grad
uate school the same way.
The former Head Start
volunteer recommends
that students stay in
school, something some
consider against even in
college.
"Many students very
strongly believe they don't
have a chance that being
black means job opportuni
ties are for someone else.
That may have been true 10
years ago, but not today."
Speas tells students they
can suddenly find them
selves without opportunity
because they haven't look
ed for it, worked for it, or
haven't known where to
find it.
"Companies," she adds,
"are doing a better job at
letting people know about
opportunities, through such
things as visits to college
campuses."
Speas says she enjoys
working with BEEP. "Stu
dents need to know that
there is a real world out
there. It's fun growing up,
but sooner or later, you
have to take responsibility
for the things in the world
you are criticizing."
Small Animals
^ΊΠ Be Auctioned
Some 100 rabbits, ferrets,
guinea pigs, gerbils, ham
sters, rats, parrots, doves,
parakeets, goldfish, and a
lovebird will be auctioned
on Friday, May 2, 1:30 p.m.
at the City Animal Shelter,
2700 Toomey Avenue.
The animals and birds
were seized six months ago
as police evidence for a
cruelty to animals charge
against a local pet store.
The court case is now
settled and the animals
have been released for
sale.
Diane Quisenberry, Su
perintendent of Animal
Control, says that, "all we
hope to do is break even on
what it has cost the City to
feed and care for the ani
mals for the last six
months.
SCLC Opposes Administra tiori Budget Cuts
Special To The Post
Atlanta - The massive
Fiscal Year 1981 budget
cuts proposed by the Carter
Administration and the
Congress are drawing cri
ticism from every segment
of this nation's inflation
riddled society. With the
inflation rate hovering at
nearly 20 percent, the Pre
sident and to a greater
extent, the Congressional
leadership which has pro
posed even more drastic
cuts than the president, are
asking America's already
overburdened poor, low
and middle income citizens
to bear the brunt of the
Fraternity To
Honor Dr. Roy
Witherspoor
A social fraternity at the
University of North Caro
lina at Charlotte has ho
nored a religious studies
professor who serves as
their advisor by establish
ing a scholarship in reli
gious studies.
Lambda Chi Alpha Fra
ternity brothers set up the
fund to show appreciation
for the work Dr. Loy H.
Witherspoon has done in
serving as their advisor.
The scholarship will be
given next fall for the first
time and would be based on
merit and on involvement
in campus activities. Reci
pients will be juniors or
seniors.
Dr. Witherspoon is also
director of the United Reli
gious Ministry at UNCC.
government's inflationary
spending policies, despite
the fact that they contri
bute least to inflation.
Dr. Joseph E. Lower y,
president of the Southern
Christian Leadership Con
ference (SCLC), says SCLC
will oppose the budget cut
backs. "Balancing the bud
get is a noble precept but
not at the expense of
blacks, the poor, senior
citizens and other minori
ties."
The National Board of
Directors of SCLC met in
Tallahassee, Fla., April 15
for its Annual Board meet
ing. Following is a sum·
mary of SCLC's opposition
to the proposed budget cut
backs and alternatives to
the budget proposals which
SCLC will seek to see im
plemented.
The nation must find an
effective means of fighting
inflation and the dollars to
put people to work. The
resulting increase in pro
ductivity will inject new
life into the economy. The
ills of inflation cannot be
cured by putting more peo
ple out of work. Increased
unemployment will cost the
nation $20 billion in lost
taxes, unemployment com
pensation, welfare pay
ments and lost producti
vity.
The proposed cutbacks in
the Fiscal Year 1961 budget
will increase the unemploy
ment rolls by 2 million
people. Cutting 25 billion
dollars from the federal
budget will only decrease
inflation by one-tenth of
one percent. Therefore, in
stead of a 20 percent infla
tion rate the nation would
have a 19.9 percent rate of
inflation.
At the same time the
budget cuts will add to
unemployment, reduce ser
vices to the aged, poor and
ill and fail to promote
training opportunities for
the hard core, unskilled,
and unemployed.
Rising interest rates for
housing have not only pul
home ownership out of
reach of low and middle
income persons, but also
adds millions to the unem
ployment rolls by bringing
the construction industry to
a halt. It is predicted that
more than one million con
struction workers will lose
their jobs this year.
Increased production ol
better designed more com
petitive products would im
prove the nation's chances
in the world market where
tt£u. S. is taking a beAJng
from mass produced, ef
ficient, economical pro
ducts.
The Black community
has not realized the
importance of their
vote!
Remember, it's
important that you
go to the polls
- May 6
AND VOTE!
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