Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-14

Chicago Tribune: The hardest
thing to be learned by the clerk ?" re-
peated one of the most expert of en-
ployment agents before answering the
question. Make the answer good and
strong and / will tell you: 1t is to
learn to carry out as it should be the
detail instruction of his employer"
This labor expert had an interesting
process of reasoning in accounting for
the condition in store, office and fac
tory. 1t is that the American people
especially are a lawless people at heart
-lawless especially in the small way
to make each person have the slightest
regard for the liberties and rights of
others; the children of these people
have not the training that they should
have, and discipline sits lightly upon
them; lacking nearly all semblance Of
loyalty for the employer, these young
Americans are keeping employers
awake al night in the effort to solve
ways and mean fer bringing them into
the full position of employees, owing
their bread to their opportunity to
labor.
Considering the applications for the
wide range Of clerkships in Chicago it
is the opinion of the employment ex-
pert that the applicant has small recog-
milton OF his opportunities and that he
appears utterly asleep to the conditions
upon which his employment or failure
Of employment may rest.
First impression Goes Long Ways.
A business man wishes to hire a
clerk for the reason that there is more
work to do in the house than can be
done by the present force. This means
that the employer is a busy man who
probably will have little time to give
In tho Onncidaraf tim nf m onplfootlan
Not only is this true, but in the case
OF n average business man in search
OF help, he depends greatly upon the
first impressions which a candidate
make. X the truth might be discover
ed 1t probably would be that the busy
business man In receiving an appli-
cant has sized him up while the appli-
cant has been crossing the room.
This value Of a first impression cam
not be overestimated, and If the can
didate for a position knew just how
little will serve to upset a young mans
chances with an employer, he would
consider the first appointment to be the
supreme test. AS a matter Of fact
most choices of employees are made al
this first meeting or are definitely re-
fused. / know an employer who turn
ed back a young nan who came into
the room with a lighted cigar in his
fingers, though the employer himsell
was smoking, and / know another one
who refused another applicant for the
reason that he came into the employ
er's private office and sat down there
with his hat on while the employer was
uncovered.
Cannot Be Too Polite.
Going back to the lack of traininf
In regard to the details Of a work ii
hand, you might safely say that 4
these two young men had possessed
that knowledge from proper training
they might each have had the pIac,
they applied for. This training wouls
have prompted them to be on the look,
out for any Of the small observance,
OF etiquette In business. and they coul,
not have offended in either way. Blu
1t was the old front of the times which
our young people seem to have assum
ed. lacking the spirit OF loyalty and re
garding the proprietor as one who 4
necessarily in the way. and from who's