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pressure time for nnlvm:zflu- dents trying to find a ste job that pays enough money for next year‘s tuition. But for 10,000 students across Canada, the pressure is off. ® This summer they are working for a largeâ€"scale organization called College Pro Painters Ltd., where they receive comprehenâ€" sive training in the many phases of house painting, earn a reasonâ€" able wage, and get to work outdoors with other students. College Pro has 102 franchise outlets across Ganada and in New York State. The Waterloo outlet is managed by Vic Gulewitsch, an anthropology graduate of Wilâ€" frid Laurier University who starts graduate school at McMaster University in Sepâ€" tember. + . It was started in 1971 by a business student from London, Ont., who wanted to earn a summer living and knew there was a demand for professional yet inexpensive house painters, "He spent the first few years ironing out the bugs,"" Gulewitsch said. ‘"Now College Pro Painters has pretty well saturated the country, and is rapidly expandâ€" ing in the States." In a recent interview, Guâ€" lewitsch said College Pro is unique since it was founded by a student and is now run by and employs students only. And it is quite a success story for Canaâ€" dian students. The success of College Pro is due to several factors, he noted. One is undoubtedly the proven system for running the summer time business. ‘‘We try to have a homogeneous product so all outâ€" lets offer the same quality work and service," he said. it‘s one of the rare examples of a Canadian company branching out into the U.S., he said, and ""that‘s quite a switch‘‘ from the usual trend of American compaâ€" nies expanding into Canada. And to ensure this uniformity, administrators at College Pro‘s head office in Toronto conduct inâ€"depth interviews each {fall for potential managers, spend over 80 hours training managers, coâ€" ordinate thousands of job appliâ€" cations received each year from students interested in painting, and provide comprehensive training manuals for painters. ‘The result is 102 professionally run outlets offering ‘"a product every bit as good as a contractor would offer," Gulewitsch said, ‘"at student prices.‘" .. By Karia Wheeler Summertime often means College Pro uses only the best materials, prides itself in providâ€" ing a dependable, highâ€"quality service, and best of all, ‘"each .mer receives a twoâ€"year tee honoured by head ofâ€" the , studentâ€"run company has been excellent. Many homeownâ€" ers choose College Pro for the job because of their good reputation and "because they know students have to make money and will be Gulewitsch said the response to They‘re painting their way students, Gulewitsch sajd. ‘"We advertise and promote a profesâ€" sional paint job at a low rate." Customers quickly lose their skepticism and are "pleasantly surprised to see that‘s exactly what we deliver,"" he added. Another key factor in the comâ€" pany‘s success is that College Pro managers are selective. ‘"We try to hire experienced paintâ€" ers," he said, althouth it‘s not always possible, so onâ€"theâ€"job training is an important part of the operation. are skeptical at first about hiring Gulewitsch‘s Waterloo franâ€" chise currently employs eight students, carefully picked by the 25â€"yearâ€"old manager. He reâ€" ceived 200 applications and hired students with some painting exâ€" perience, a steady summer emâ€" ploymant record, an ability to do physical labor, and those who "really wanted the job." Obtaining a summer job paintâ€" ing, rather than in their field of study, is not a last resort for students, Gulewitsch said. "Lots of people really like to paint."‘ Glewitsch is one of them. He joined College Pro four summers ago as a painter, because he liked working outdoors and wanted a job where he could "have a solid goal and see my accomplishâ€" ments." He then worked his way up to be foreman and trainer: This year he decided to run his own franchise under a oneâ€"year contract with College Pro. "I have learned more about business in the last two months than 1 ever thoutht I would," he stated. "It‘s an incredibly good way to find out what the business world is all about." As well as providing him with a way to earn a decent summer wage, managing an outlet has been a "real challenge and learnâ€" ing experience." Gulewitsch is completely re . _ _ _ _ _ 0 1 sponsible for the Waterloo outlet, _ Vic Gulewitsch turns in his ladder and paint brush at the end of the summer for a pen and from hiring student painters, _ textbook. He heads up College Pro Painters here, a group of students painting their way finding customers and giving estimates too, coâ€"ordinating jobs and bookkeeping, where he gets some help from his wife who‘s also a student. He is a sole proprietor, so his earnings this summer will deâ€" pend on how efficiently he runs the business. He‘s confident things are going well so far, but notes it hasn‘t been easy. "I have a‘ever worked so hard in my e‘ll The only drawback is the conâ€" stant stress, due to the fact that he has only four months "to make it happen." "I have to start it up, keep it running and close it down‘‘ all in just four short months. However, when asked if he‘d do it again, Gulewitsch didn‘t hesiâ€" tate. "Sure, it‘s been really And he‘s not the only student who values his association with College Pro. Many young people across Canada come back sumâ€" mer after summer to agdin be part of the company which aptly calls itself "The Organized Stu BEAUTY IS OUR BUSINESS... WATERLOO SQUARE 884â€"1500 SHOPPERS DRUG MART P f S C @ P i j e P | s M t 'v e * " j * < j '{ Fa i.".:.l L. ies $ 2 '.‘vi s M ¢ «; a, ue l m‘% * \ > . {;: ¢ @2 s e ;3 At Shoppers Drug Mart our friendly, qualified cosmeticians will be happy to advise and assist you in choosing fragrances and cosmetics to enhance and suit your lifestyle. Our extensive cosmetic line includes . . . 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