Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
ToDAY's BUSINESS EPIGRAM
Have something to sag; say Il: stoD
talking.
&C. II. Kyle, Huntington, Mass.)
What does this mean TO YOU?
Business Questions Answered

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was II for The better things in f1Sfs business.
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probably due to my boyish appearance and
eiI them my rssponsibity n t"It Ist home Sasn It
doesn't interest them.
MY recent ad read as foiIows
. Assistant to Busy Bxecutive-Young man
office detail past record shows rapid strides:
and quick 70 understand new ideas or new
ins OF 6SSsnesS bus good 6ookeeper accurate
opportunity to right man. Highest creden-
Your Peter Flint stories are corkers. You
certainly have helped TO increase the circu-
many ppentnue your sood WSr ana
start GlIassined ad column next to II such
them You always suggest them TO- adyer.
rolling
/ trust you don't encourage employment
ally prefer to spend that much In advertising
wSs iHo lsI Ss;! salqR % for ad such
Your. advice will be sincerely appreciated
either through the paper or otherwise.
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/ have read your letter very carefully.
Frankly, / do not think you are justified
in refusing a position just because peo-
pie assume that your knowledge Is on a
par with your youth. 1t is so uncommon
for young man of your age TO possess
tested executive ability, that the business
man Is almost justified in assuming that
any one of your age does not have II.
your suggestion about printing advertise
ing rates, and hope he will do so, but,
OF course, he's the power that be on
that matter.
There are good and poor employment
Iagenc'es, and they certainly do fill
want, particularly with the class or per-
sons who are not able to find the job
for themselves and are satisfied With a
low-pay' humdrum existence,
1 think that the best place for your al
certainly would be In n column ad.oin.
ing Peter Flint, for reasons stated
above, namely, that tremendous nuns
ber of people virtually interested IN bus
/ mess read this column every day.
/ congratulate you on the splendid ad
that you have written. and l wouldn't
change word of It.. There Is one thing
i would advise you to do, and that IL,
don't tell people your domestic troubles
when applying for a position. I'm afraid
that we are pretty selfish lot in deal
ing with strangers People VIII not hire
you because you have responsibilities at
home, but because YOU can do the work
they want done, When you are known
in a position they may be glad 20 do
things for you that they would never
thinlt of doing for a strange applicant
applying for position,
One final word, and hope you went
feel hurt-but be very careful that you
do not suggest In any way OF bonn
bast Underestimate rather than over
estimate your capabilities. mention
this, not that l think that you will do
this, but your experience Is 30 different
from most others, that unless you are
careful people may think you are maxi
Ing yourself out too big,