New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26

II YOU don't believe that lack or
youth is crime in a Job hunter, so
and look. YOU Who are over thlrty' f0r
work
If YOU don't believe that an ounce o.
pull" is worth pounds Of Intelligence;
education, efficiency. go and LOOK as !
have. for any kind Of position that
viii bring you bread.
Mind you, am not speaking OF the
qualities needed to keep a JOB. ioo
must first catch your Job. and the eN-
poriences have TO relate deal WIN
the pursuit.
inc. 7 had IN my purse ono lone, Imp
dollar bin. the addresses Or several en-
nlovment agencies and letter OF ref
erence written by the superintendent
o. a croup or model tencmeuts. This
msu stated that he had known me ten
wears and more. had tried me IN posi-
lions Of responsibility. and rated my
honesty and ability az the highest II
had known as much al the beginning
Of the dav as I knew at the end !
would have blottcd out that word ten,
and would have tried 70 blot out All
personal signs TO the same effect.
Who Wants a secretary?
decided. before going 10 an agency
10 spend one cent OF my dollar 10 STUDY
tho "Hclp Wanted" advertisements. !
knew that I'm a typewritiuG test, such
AZ applicants ~ agencies have 20
undergo. I wouldn't shine. because my
speed Is below that of the young
graduate % commercial schools. But
II seemed 10 me that there must he
eocrctarial places. confidential places
plsces whore n fairly wide experience
and knowledge would he useful.
knew. for example. that ] could take
entire charge OF a large correspond
cncc. and ! fancied that the ability 10
write letters from @ word or two OF
instruction must be worth as much as
the ability 20 rattle Of a letter from
dictStion. I opened my paper and sat
down ON bench in the elevated station
AZ 66th st. and Third sv TO decide
which OF the demands for secretaries ]
should try for first.
Alas, II any New Yorker wanted
secretary ne did not make his desire
known. New York wanted closS
models tall. handsome cloak models.
New York wanted cooks. dlshWashers'
operators for power machines 10 waist
aud suit factories New lorS wanted
an kinds OF persons specialized m ines
or which J knew nothing. but n New
York wanted Office workers u dldh
say so.
out Of ton columns I culled three
items which I thought would be worth
while for me TO follow up. They were
rather vaguely wOrded. but concluded.
from the fact that they stated that
fhc work did not include "so-called can
vassinc." that the men who inserted
them wanted canvasscrs. Applicants
we're 20 call IN the afternoon, so | cut
out the three advertisements with
hairpiu. uut them IN my purse and
took train for the business regions.
Three Hundred After One Job.
on side street I found my first
agency. Il IS maintained by one OF
he large typewriter manufacturers.
would have preferred place not con-
nccted with a typewriter firm. typlHG
not being my strong point, but dldn
know where to look for ono. 30
mounted the stairs that is. l mounted
the first half Of the stairs. There /
found my progress impeded By swarm
of girls and women.
Girls and women, Young and mid
dle-sgcd. pert and serious, hopeful and
discouraged, pretty and homely. we'll
croomcd and slattornly all types
The uppcr half Of the stairway ana
tho corridor were packed with them
and when finally wormed my way 10
where the head Of the agency sat, !
found the room packed, too. II
! would hold the mailman downstairs
told me aftcrward three hundred per-
sons.
Good gracious" said to the wom-
AZ against whom I found myself
wcdgcd. what arc all these people
here fOr?'
She stared. Were not here 10 buy
automobiles" she Informed me. in
the first place. automobiles aren't sold
here. and IN the second place, We
haven't the money. We're here for
what ] expect you're here for-to try
FOR jon
Something Under Thirty
accepted the rebuke. which my
silly question well deserved. "Is-is
there any chance OF getting one?" /
asked her.
She shook her head. she was thirty.
two. perhaps, with dark, keen eyes,
carefully dressed, but with look that
somehow suggested that II vas strug-
clo TO maintain that neat and trim
ASPECT
zen years ago gOJ go WecN
without any trouble she volunteered.
III | didn't like a position I'd walk
right out. knowing that in two days
I'd have another. Now I'd be glad 10
work for SIS. I'm glad of temporary
work. but in two months I've only had
four weeks Of n. ] did batch OF ca
ira circularizing IN A railway office,
hut it's dorc now. ] come here every
dav. but YOU see I'm over thirty. and
what most Of the employers say TO the
agencies now Is, Send me something
under thirty They think the young
girls arc more easily managed. It's
nonsense. OF course, but they think so. u
felt my purse. with the ninety-fou
cents in it-all had left after buy
ing my morning paper and my ticket
81 am over thirty ! said.
"Thcn you've not much chance de-