RECRUITMENT

Approved For Release 2001/07/26 : CIA-RDP66B00S60R000100020130-9 - -> Ve 4D M DD/R-494-63 26 March 1963 MEMORANDUM YOR: Assistant Director for KLINT ! Assistant Director for Special Activities Acting Assistant Director for kesearch and Development suBJgECT: Recruitment | 1. The American Institute of Physics is holding a national convention at the Sheraton Park in Washington from 23 to 25 April. The Office of Personnel is willisg to i set up any arrangements we might think appropriate in the interest of trying to recruit during this conference, The purpose of this memorandum is to solicit your thoughts and desires relative to this possibility, 2. In recent years I have became very pessimistic about the effectiveness of recruiting through either classified ads or on the scene of conferences. In fact, expreasions from industry aad govermsont alike have shown that these techniques hich have been practiced vigorously simce World War II have become less and less fruitful and everyonc bas been looking for nev and better approaches. At this point, however, I have some reason to believe that a trend in our favor may have started within the last month or so. Ads for SAT people have been bringing moticeably better results. This experience has been shared by several other agencies beaides ourselves. As a result we are 2ow proparisg some ads to run in selected magazines which a survey of the reading habits of scientists and engineers would indicate are the most widely read, Further, there has been an impressive number of cases whore quite Out- standing people have demonstrated an interest and desire to come into the government service. 3. It is my impression that there has been a distinct ! improvement in the image of the government service at least a8 1t applies to scientists and engineers. In all probability Approved For Release 2001/07/26 : CIA-RDP6GB00560R000100020130-9  Approved For Release 2001/07/26 : CIA-RDPSSB00S60R000100020130-9 | Subject: Recruitment 2 | | the recent salary adjustments and reports attendant thereto | have helped in this respect. Therefore, in the face of these recent indications which 1 am hopefully thinking will become a trend, it further occurs to me that perhaps the conference circuit may once again, at least at this particular time, have | potential. In view of the uneasiness that seems to exist within private industry hore permanency of employment is | uncertain asd more and more worry is heard about the health | of the ecomomy, coupled with the rising prestige of govern- ment employment, it occurs to me that thers may ia fact be a. susber of people coming to this conferemce from various parts of the country with the express thought that while in Washington they might see what the government has to offer. 4. I fully recognize that I may be reading some hopeful indication into recent incidents which may in fact be oaly isolated and unrelated happenings, but monstholess I have an intuitive feeling that this Physics Conference in late April night bo fruitful. We can do such things as set up a stand, engage a private room for interviews, leave posters/brochures around with instructions as to where to go, etc. In addition we could be prepared to have ome or more carefully selected | representatives from our own ranks be on hand with the Office | of Personnel recruiter. | 5. 1 would appreciate knowing your reaction amd thoughts | on this idea and suggest that wa be prepared to discuss at our next Stars Noeting. 25%1A Lxecutive Assistaat Deputy Director (Research) cc: DO/K ADD/K Jir._sobor Distribution: 1 ca - Addresscos 25x1A 1 ea = above I. | 1 2 — 12 DD/R Chrono | 26X1A oon ERR 6561 15 (26 Mar 63) Approved For Release 2001/07/26 : CIA-RDP66BO0S60R000100020130-9 |