Page 20, Apu 1, 1979 : Sunday News | G& careers [ VANCOUVER AREA LEADING = Job outlook There is expected to be an increase in the availability of new jobs in the Vancouver area during the next three months and an optimistic employment trend is forecast, according to the results of the 86th con-— secutive Quarterly Em- ployment Survey conducted by Manpower Temporary Services, the world’s largest temporary staffing service. Increases in personnel requirements for the next three months were forecast | by 40:3% of the Vancouver companies. surveyed compared to only 4.5% that anticipated layoffs. The net increase of 35.8% compares very favourably to the in- crease of 6.1% that was reported for the first quarter of the year and is com- parable to the anticipated ' increase of 31.3% that was forecast for the same quarter of 1978. According to Vancouver General Manager Don Cormack an increase in employment levels is usually rightening evident during the second quarter of the year, largely | as aé resuit of increased activity in the construction trades and related industries. Cormack added that it remains to be seen whether the optimistic trend currently evident will continue later in the year. The Vancouver ployment outlook compares to a rather optimistic forecast from the rest of the. country. Across Canada, the necessity to increase current staff levels during the up- coming quarter is an- ticipated by 30.5% of the companies surveyed, up from 14.0% that anticipated _increases during the first quarter of the year and comparing favourably to the 29.0% that reported ad- ditional hiring during the same quarter of 1978. Only 4.7% of the survey respondents ; anticipate decreasing their staff levels during the first quarter of 1979, an improvement over em- THE NEW NAME of the game in modern olfices 1 sis electronic “word processing,” programmable i using memory units, video-screen text editing and high- speed printers operated vis a regular typewriter-type -keyboard. Above, multiple work stations in the Wordplex/7 system developed by AES Data Montreal. .the 6.2% that forecast layoffs during the same quarter last year and down substantially from the 14.8% ‘that expected to reduce staff ‘during the first quarter of 1979. Non-ICBC auto coverage . gainingin popularity __ Free enterprise insurance is alive and well in British Columbia, and Royal In- surance Company of Canada has 18,817 reasons for saying so. That’s the number of B.C. vehicle owners who.chose to buy non-compulsory auto insurance coverage from Royal Insurance rather than from the government's Insurance Corporation of B.C. between January:1 and the February 28 licence plate renewal deadline. The total represents a 45 per cent increase over .the 12,968. Royal automobile policies sold during the same period last year. According to Doug Cowan, the company’s Vancouver branch = un- derwriting and marketing manager, the 18,817 “Autoshield” comprehensive and collision insurance policies received to date from about 250 independent agencies representing Royal in B.C. are worth more than $2.6 million. “We're still processing about 300 policies a day written by agents before February 28,” says Cowan, “and-we expect that volume of business to continue for the next few weeks.” Royal Insurance is the largest insurer of homes, cars and businesses in Canada. The company was the first private insurer to re- enter the B.C. market when limited competition § with ICBC was opened up two years ago. “Of course, we are delighted with this display of confidence by consumers in our product and service,” says Cowan. “Naturally, however, we would prefer to compete on a fair and equal basis with ICBC.” Present legislation restricts private insurers like Royal to selling only non- compulsory, extended in- surance coverage to B.C. motorists. Basic compulsory public liability and property damage insurance. can still be purchased only from ICBC. Cowan says the response Royal has experienced is convincing proof that British Columbians prefer to have a choice when the time comes to buy auto insurance. VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONTINUING EDUCATION DOWNTOWN PROGRAM Seminars for the Small Business Owner Monday April 2, 1979 - 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. HOW TO EARCH YOUR SMALL BUSINESS MARKET HOW TO DEFINE YOUR BUSINESS AND YOUR MARKET - What business are you in? Where are you going? What do you need to know about your customers and more importantly your potential customers? Tuesday, April 3, 1979 - 5:30 - 8:30 HOW TO Ef Fee: $5.00 per session -m. VALUATE YOUR SMALL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS HOW TO ANALYSE YOUR DATA PROCESSING NEEDS - How do you know when you need a computer? What alternatives are there to computers? How do you get the information you need to determine whether you need to computerise or not? Coming Up! Monday April 9, 1979 - HOW TO SELECT A SUPPLIER Tuesday, April 10, 1979 - HOW TO GET YOUR MARKETING Contact us at: INFORMATION Continu Vancouver Community College ing Education 324-5323 or 324-5324 Ltd. of The net result” across Canada” is an increase in employment amongst the companies surveyed of. 25.8% compared to the Vancouver increase of 35.8%. ~ and products. B.C. Hydro 970 Burrard Street Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1Y3 specialista who have: Controt An the area B.C. Hydro 970 Burrard Street Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1Y3 A mechanical test technologist is required by our Materials Research and Testing Laboratory to perform mechanical tests on a wide. variety of materials Academic qualifications equivalent to graduation from an institute of Technology in mechanical technology is required together with proven skills in the use of machine shop tools. Ciosely related experience in a testing laboratory is essential. initiative and the ability to write accurate technical reports are mandatory requirements. Salary sange: $1663-$1995 per month with excelient fringe . benefits. Position is open to men and women. Submit a detailed resume, quoting job no. HO-35- O95 and the name of this paper to: Mrs. P.M. Knight, Personnel op C.HYDRO ) JES3, VTAM, TSO with SPF, CICS/VS, IMS DB, GIS and APL. Ex during 1979 will result in a LCMP major processor. Software expansion will include VSPC. SUPPORT STAFF OPERATIONS unities currently exist within the Operations Support Group for software —— several years o nce in the installatlonimaintenance/supporn of IBM System are (MVSIJES3), Program Products and miscellaneous utilities (PL/1, FORTRAN, SPF, SAS, SYNCSORT, etc.). -— course preparation and teaching experience with respect to Pl/1 (Optimizer and Checkout compilers), FORTRAN, SAS or MVSIJESS mui unity also exists within the Operations Support Group for a s: physicationvironmental planning for large ecale computer facilities. Starting salaries for these positions will be determined on the basis of qualifications and amount of epplicatle experience and will jikety be In the range of $22,000-24,000. A full range of employee benefits is oftered. Positions are open to men and women. Please apply quoting the nama of this newspaper, the job title and job no. HO-17 to: Mrs. £.£E. Patmer, Personnel HOUSEKEEPER | North Shore family seeking a mature reliable person to: care for their 2% and 6-year- old, 3 days a week.~ Renumerations open, - dependent upon experience and qualifications. Ability to drive a definite asset. Call Mrs. More at 980-4073 or 681-8354. : MECHANICAL =I TEST TECHNOLOGIST Computer & Management Systems Division Our Installation environment is TCMP 370/168’s running MVSISE, nsion operation with the addition of another ttiprocessor operation. ist In Bo