University Daily Kansan/Wednesdav. Januarv 13, 1988 11B Marijuana use is No.1 job-killer The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Suspicion of marijuana use is the single biggest disqualifier of otherwise qualified job applicants, according to a survey of top personnel directors among Fortune 500 companies. More than two-thirds of the surveyed personnel directors said they believed smoking marijuana after work decreased an employee's on-the-job productivity. And 47 percent said they were unlikely to hire an otherwise qualified job applicant who they believe used marijuana off the job. Another 22 percent said they were somewhat unlikely to hire such a person. Only 2 percent said they would be very unlikely to hire an otherwise qualified candidate who drank after work. And despite the attention devoted to alcohol abuse in the past decade, only 5 percent said they asked apoliticians if they drank. Nearly half of the 252 Fortune 500 companies responding to the survey said they tested prospective employees for use of marijuana or other drugs. Another 20 percent said they were considering plans to start such testing. The survey was commissioned by the Washington-based Interface Group, one of the nation's 50 largest executive search firms — commonly known as headhunters — with several Fortune 500 clients. While the results of the survey reflect recent attention the government and private industry have given to drug abuse and testing, they conflict with the focus of many self-belg guides on how to win a job. For example, 94 percent of the personnel executives listed relevant experience, knowledge or competence as the most important attributes of a job candidate. Characteristics such as physical appearance and fitness, weight, whether an applicant smokes and the college he attended were listed as important attributes by less than 10 percent of the companies polled. "The people out there giving advice seem to be way off base as far as their perceptions of what employers want," said William Marumoto, Interface's president and a White House specialist in the Nixon administration. Marumoto said he was surprised by several other responses in the survey. When asked to volunteer what they considered important attributes of managerial candidates, only 21 percent listed ability to manage and only 11 percent mentioned ability to work with others. Positive attitude, integrity and honesty were mentioned as important attributes of management candidates by only 3 percent of the personnel directors. Intelligence was mentioned by 6 percent, enthusiasm by 8 percent and communication skills by 12 percent. The personnel directors estimated that they considered an average of 5.5 applicants for each managerial opening and interviewed four of them. Town hears voices in appliances, radiators HULL, Mass. — Anne Scully picks up her telephone and hears Diana Ross singing "Stop! In the name of love." News and talk shows resound from her bedroom radiator. The Associated Press It's all courtesy of a pair of high All over this seaside town, 25 miles south of Boston, residents are hearing voices from the radiators, from the plumbing, from ovens and toasters and aluminum siding. powered radio transmitting towers down the street. "It's a pain in the neck to listen to voices that are not of your choosing. I call it an invasion of privacy," 69-year-old Mrs. Scully said Saturday at least have all night long. I'd like to at least have some say in what I listen to. "It's obnoxious to have to lie in bed and listen to those stupid women who can't sleep nights calling in to the talk shows," she added. Frances Gentiliucci, 31, a neighbor of Mrs. Scully, said, "It comes through my pipes downstairs when I'm washing clothes." Her 8-year-old daughter, Jennifer, plugged in an empty tape recorder and out came the voice of a disc jockey reminiscing about golden oldies. WBZ in Boston have stood in Hull for years, interfering with phone calls and scrambling television reception. Mrs. Scully more or less lived with the unwanted talkback from her radiator when she moved into her house four years ago. The pair of 520-foot transmitting towers for 50,000-watt radio station But a fire at the base of one of the antennas in early November seemed to worsen the problem and spread it over more of the town. CASSETTE TAPES TDK SA-90 maxell XLII-90 Choose from your favorite formulation and take your pick! You'll want to stock up at this great price. No it's not an error—the price is only $199 each! 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