“Personnel work gives me the opportunity to meet new 
people, to match persons to jobs, to be really involved, and 
have a good feeling of satisfaction in helping the disad- 
vantaged, underskilled, and minority groups in their efforts to 
obtain meaningful jobs and advance in their careers.” 
Margaret Robinson at her job as a personnel staffing speciai- 
ist for the Forest Service Washington Personnel Office. 
Margaret began her Forest Service career as a secretary in 
the Employee Development ~Branch of Personnel Manage- 
ment. After working in this capacity in various personnel 
branches and taking several training courses, she was 
promoted to her present job. Margaret recommends the field 
of personnel for any woman who is seeking a satisfying and 
rewarding career. 
Business administration. Besides the opportunities 
in forestry and related fields, and in research, the 
Forest Service offers professional women careers 
in fiscal management, personnel management, ad- 
ministrative management, computer sciences, public 
information, and similar fields. 
Women who have a keen interest in working in 
the out-of-doors, studying the world of nature and 
man’s relationship to it, and sharing this knowledge 
with others will find challenge and reward in the 
