CAREER TRAINING (CT) TASK FORCE MEETING - 14 MARCH 1979

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00156R001000090004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 15, 1979
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Meeting - 14 March 1979
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SUBJECT: Career Training (CT) Task Force
1. The CT Task Force met 14 March 1979 and was chaired
by Harr Fitzwater. The meeting-was attended b
2. The Office of Personnel does not require additional
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recruitment assistance in the field at this time. Although
25X1 has 50 interviews scheduled or to be scheduled,
3. A problem was encountered in Chicago last week b
25X1 al focus grow
research firms is headed by e subcon-
tracted with a public opini group in Chicago to
arrange for people to serve on two focus groups. The purpose
was to analyze or rate several mock advertisements, one of
which was the Agency's Career Trainee advertisement. Those
serving on the focus groups were asked for a commitment not
to reveal information from their meetings. id not
have an opportunity to review focus group participants, and
it was learned that one individual was a reporter from the
Chicago Sun Times. Evidently the reporter intends to write
an article about the Agency's need to advertise. The Public
Affairs Office is negotiating with the reporter and his
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4. The rate of Personal History Statements being returned
was discussed. The 60% rate-of-return will be used for the
present time although that percentage actually varies from
40-75%, depending on the area. It was also noted that xesponse
to our advertisements is considered good if even 15% of the
responses are close to meeting our requirements. This, of
course, means time is spent processing 85% in which we have
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5. The Career Training Staff conducted 40 interviews
last week in the Washington Area Recruitment Office. There
were 61 files received in the Recruitment Division during
the week of 9 March. An analysis indicates that it takes
files between two and three weeks to arrive in the CTS.
The Office of Personnel is studying this problem to deter-
mine a means for earlier identification and expedition of
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6. The Psychological Services Staff has a clerical
shortage at this time, which the Office of Personnel is
giving priority consideration. In the meantime, the Office
of Training will absorb the-clerical work load. I-I
o applicants being compiled in the testing centers.
alerted the
that recruiter requests f additional testing
times are to be accommodated. The sent a letter to
all of their testing centers advisingthem to comply. The
Office of Personnel will notify their recruiters that they
now have this added scheduling flexibility. OP, OMS, CTS,
and DDO/CMS will meet again to resolve the problem of lists
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8. It was noted that the busiest PATB testing centers
9. The Office of Security will soon feel additional
strain because of the 300 summer-only cases to be processed.
OS has received 83 CT cases to date, 64 are currently in
process, 12 approved, 2 disapproved, and 5 cancelled. The
Pilot Program has received 2, and 2 are in process. ^
25X1 .10.
25X1 suggested companies that
fight visit that have recruitment programs and
25X1 problems similar to ours, particularly those with academic-
25X1 sponsorship programs. Also, agreed to send copies
of his background paper on t e rogram to all of the CT
25X1 Task Force members.
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13. The Career Training Staff will revise their reporting
format. When the quota is reached for the July Class, it is
anticipated that some of the goals may need to be adjusted. ^
Executive Secretary
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