New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
Girl s IN BUSINESS
OFTEN HAPHAZARD
Study Your Peculiar Qualifications, Says
Successful Woman, and Then Proceed
to Develop Them.
By Isabel Stephen.

AS a rule. when a girl leaves business
college she takes the first work that oHerS
a satisfactory salary. She gives little
consideration to future advancement that
may come her way and az to whether she
has the peculiar qualifications which
would procure for her rapid promotion.
Now, this is a very serious mistake NO
girl who has any ambition to be sue
cess in the business world should throw
herself into work in this haphazaro
fashion.
"Of course it IS not possible for every
girl to find the right work waiting io'
her on graduation. but If 1t Is neces-
sary Tor her to take the first JOB that
comes along she should not lose her
ideals or dreams in the rut OF routine III
which she finds herself. On the contrary
she should carefully examine herself ana
find out what special qualifications she
possesses. She should investigate the
different trades and industries IN when
she might find a place to utilize her gilts'
II may be music. art. literature Ia" VI
commerce But in order TO be SUCCESSFUL
she must discover which appeals 10 he'
most. FOR Il is imperative that she shouio
devote herself wholly to her work our
ing business hours. and this is Impossible
unless she is naturally very strongly IN
clined to that occupation.
Miss Marian 6. Foltz worked hard fol
the success which gave her the sutnorlH
10 advise other girls how 10 succeed. She
was born in Harrisburg. Penn. and at
tended a business institution in Philadel-
phIa. She graduated a. expert stehos-
rapher. and determined to begin her climb
10 SUCCESS by means OF hooks and curves.
How they helped her to reach her present
lucrative position as expert advertise
ment and catalogue writer for one OF tne
largest mercantile firms in America
should interest many others who possess
A knowledge OF stenography but are
working in uncongen!al occupations ana
are tempted to give up hope Of ever
reaching the goal they planned FOR them
selves when they graduated from business
college
When / left business college, MISS
Foltz said. Il took the first work that
offered. which happened 10 be position
in the Booklovers' Library in Phiiadcl-
phla. When / took the position | had no
intention OF remaining, for ! knew the
line Of work there would not suit me
However. the three weeks ! remained
gave me confidence in my ability TO take
dictat.on correctly. and Also gave me-
tirie and opportunity to look around Tor
the right place. II YOU look for II dill
gently enough the right place is sure TO
turn up.
From the library | went 70 work for
Or Talcott Williams. who is now head OF
IN. Pulitzer School Of Journalism at Co
lumbia University. and | regard this as
the beginning Of my career DR.. VIII
iams was then editor of The Philadelphia
Press He Was assembling his collection
Of news clippings. which IL now said TO
be the most complete in the world. and /
think il was my association with this
work that gave me "A greater and more
thorough knowledge Of newspaper and
Publishing work in general than ! could
ever have attained in any other way Or.
Williams really helped me 10 plant the
seed for my advertising work. and he
has never ceased helping me.
zone dav heard OF a big advertising
man who wanted n >tenogra pher. and !
applied Tor the position. In this way |
gained the loophole | wanted After Sc
could about advertising When my en-