A pilot study evaluation of SIGI (System of Interactive Guidance and Information) at Pasadena City College in 1974-75 tested the effectiveness of an experimental research design for an expanded field test of the system the following year. (SIGI is a computer based career guidance program designed by Educational Testing Service to assist community college students in improving their ability to make career decisions.) Students responding to newspaper articles and flyers about the system were assigned to experimental and control groups on a random basis (fifty in each). Basic data was collected from three questionnaires completed by students and one by counselors. Chi square was the statistical technique used to test the hypotheses of differences between the two groups on twenty-eight specific criteria. In addition to measures of suitability of career choices for students in the two groups, research questions included concern for the appeal of SIGI to males vs. females, to various age groups, to ethnic minorities, and to two-year occupational as opposed to academic majors. Effects of reading ability and program costs were also examined. Conclusions based on the pilot test were (1) that SIGI research design and methods are adequate for preliminary assessment of its effectiveness, (2) that techniques used to announce the purpose and availability of SIGI are reaching a representative segment of the student body; and (3) that students have a positive reaction to the SIGI experience. (Available separately are the research design--CE 015 037--and report of the expanded 1975-76 study--CE 015 035.) (JT)