The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21
EXPERTS IN
: COMMERCE
ARE NEEDED
And the Government Will Hold
Examination Tests on Next
Tuesday and Friday.

.ione " III posltl0ns IN It's Washing.
ton Office and in Its district Offices in
the principal American cities, On
May 16 an examination will be held
for Expert In Commerce and FL
nance" the salary for the position
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000. On
May IL another test will be held for
Assistant Expert in Commerce and
FINANCE" this position being one that
pays 1.400 to $4,000. On May 10
there will be an examination for
Commercial Agent in District Or
fices." the salary ranging from $1,000
; 80 $1,000.
The examinations for expert and
assistant expert in commerce and f.
pance are the usual competitive ex-
5minatfons as conducted by the civil
service commission. Applicants should
write at once to the civil service COM
mission, Washington. or to one of its
district Offices for application forms.
The examination for commercial
agent In district Offices is a special
examination Sven by the bureau of
Soreign and domestic commerce. and
application should be made in writ
ing direct to the bureau at Washing
ton. The applicant will save time by
writing in detail his education and
experience in his first letter to tho
bureau.
The appointees to the position of
expert In commerce and finance will
De required to handle independently
particular lines of research and other
work connected with foreign trade;
to answer inquiries and take charge
OF correspondence; to prepare papers
on economics and business conditions
and on public and private finance in
foreign countries. both for publica-
ton and for use in the bureau or
some other branch OF the government
service. They should have sufficient
knowledge of modern languages to
read the principal foreign reviews. a
discriminating knowledge of com
merce and finance and an ability to
express themselves clearly and con
cisely in good English. They will
also be required to handle n certain
amount of administrative work. Com
petitors will not be assembled for ex-
animation. but will be rated on the
following subjects. which will have
the relative weights indicated: Edu-
cation. 40; experience, 40; publica-
ttons or thesis. 90. Applicants for
this position should be graduates of
colleges or universities of recognized
standing and should have had at
least two years Of postgraduate work
in commerce and finance. or two
years journalistic experience exclu-
sively in connection with manufac-
turing, banking, or commerce, in
some important position, or two
years responsible experience in some
important branch of manufacturing.
banking. or commerce, or two years
as Instructor in commerce and
finance. Applicants who have not
had college training should be grad
yates Of four years high-school
course and have had at least six
years experience in manufacturing.
banking or commerce, two years of
which must have been in a RESPONSE
Bile position; or six years experience
In Journalism, two years of which
must have been in an important po-
sition dealing exclusively with manu-
featuring. banking or commerce. For
eign travel in connection with bust
ness pursuits, would be considered
responsible experience for the pur-
pose of this examination. Publica-
tons. or in lieu thereof, thesis,
should pertain to some phase of man.
ufacturing, banking. or commerce.
Appointees to the position of assist.
ant to expert in commerce and finance
will be required to do any necessary
research work in the libraries of the
department of commerce and to pre.
pare reports on the results of such
research work. which will be useful
IN the bureaus service of furnishinl
foreign trade information. The,
may be required to read, digest, abb
stract and prepare for publication, OF
Tor use In answering inquiries, ths
contents of foreign publications-of.
ficial gazettes and bulletins, newspa.
pers and trade papers. consular re.
ports and the reports OF commercial
agents. and commercial attaches. A
knowledge of the principal foreign
languages. ability to write good En-.
glish, good general knowledge OF
economics and business methods, ia.
miliarity with sources of foreign
trade information, and research
methods, are practically indlspensa.
BILE in this position.
Competitors will be examined In
the following subjects, which will
have the relative weights indicated;
Thesis, 20.
Research and investigation meth.
DDS. 10.
Languages ttwo or more of French
German, Spanish and Portuguese)
5 10.
Current events in commerce. indus
try and finance. 10.
Practical exporting, Is.
Transportation and commercial
I geography. Is.
Education and experience, 90.
Graduation from college or uni
. versity of recognized standing, O.
graduation from four years high
school course and four years of OK
perience in commerce, manufacture
or finance, in foreign-trade promotion
work Tin journalistic work., or fou
years of residence or travel in for
eign countries, part Of such residenc
to travel to have been spent in bust
ness pursuits, or a combination O
college training and experience a
indicated above aggregating fou
years. are prerequisites for considers
dou for this position. Senior stud
ents In a college or university of rec