"Our preference is to find local residents to fill any available positions," said Barbara Trabert as she announced the opening in October of a job recruiting office for Crum and Forster Personal Insurance which will be located in Chabot Center in Hacienda Business Park.

Trabert, Regional Human Resources Manager for the firm said, "Jobs will be available in many departments and require a broad range of skills and education. We want to attract a mature, stable workforce." She stressed that the firm was an Equal Opportunity Employer and had a 'Promote from Within' policy. "Just as we are willing to train new employees who have no previous personal insurance experience, we have a good program of internal training for employees who seek to advance within the company."

Crum and Forster Personal Insurance underwrites personal coverage such as homeowners and automobile insurance. They will be moving from offices in San Francisco to Hacienda Business Park in February, 1984. The 175-200 people who will be employed at the new offices will be involved in underwriting policies and processing applications for insurance coverage received by individual agents.

Although the number of full-time positions will not be known until mid-October, Barbara offered a brief preview of some types of jobs and the skills they require.

Supervisor:  College degree, and insurance industry experience preferred but not required.

Underwriting Trainee:  A 4-year college degree is preferred but not required, and also 1-2 years experience in the business world, but not necessarily in the insurance field.

Data Entry Operator:  Operators input and process insurance applications into a new data entry system. Word Processing or Data Entry experience is desirable, but good typing skills may qualify.

File/Mail Clerk:  Requires close attention to details and accuracy. "Efficient inter-departmental communication is essential in the insurance industry," said Trabert. "This is where we need good people who take pride in their work product."

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