Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-15

ton or not and leaving without notice.
I. S.
I vii endeayor to, place before you
and Of vital Importance to the present and
uated from college Of pharmacy and am
neItsd with drug stores ali my iife.,
Rf GUns 0!s IS than Sa DAY F.;sr s9S dfSF
cannot see any future In the retail drug
W want mt to give up the profession and
you ADVISE me to take up?
:, There are hundreds Of young men in sim
a wife ard child; as i have tor chlidren9s.
take up and be able to make a success at #.
r,NS,, Were the drug business such that Peter
he would not be trying to sell life insur-
aance' but would join in with his father as
ci"th,er natroware atc man and his son. or
ceS We srb in the rrGItess!on Of rharmacy re-
thirty oSsar Years at the business we are no. Z,
any other line Of business "'''''''a' use 10
nave taken stock OF myself and find as
Perfect health: have had good educs-
b',r: bt,Wm: nave Travelled considerably: understand
dollar year class & NJ n "u
INV 40 you Know that Peter" cannot
see future in the retail drug business
lie wanted to start in it, ONLY his fatbs;
MMouluht let him. but insisted that he gt
puSIness experience somewhere else frs
W neh l see that successful druggist
IAN .ane as nluch money as successful hard
Male @ men or successful grocers whenl
see the tremendous business s,Iccess u
soine or the chain drug store organiza
lions, I am convinced that the drug busI.
linz otigrS oT h's, as good future as any other
l -
Unfortunately, some Of the old-tIms
druggists, and there are all too many
or them. still look upon their business
40 q PROFESSION and they merely wish
| 10 ne dispensers OF pharma cerIticaIs
ra,her than drug merchandisers They
| ailow lot OF their business 10 be taken
away from them by looking upon their
,'G business much as a doctor looks upon
ms practice. instead Of as a straight
merchandising proposition.
| mere are, however, scores OF SUCCESS
1ul druggists who pay their employees
E Eooa money, some on profit-sharing
! OASIS lf you want to get into the "bie
man class get with big man" con-
| cern.
With your knowledge OF the retail
BUSINESS some wholesale druggist or
arug syndicate concern should be glad
10 use your services, certainly in a small
way 10 begin with, but once YOU are with
ablg concern where there are big possi.
bilities, II will merely be a matter %
our our own initiative and ability nov nigh
! NJ haHe sent In answer to notwithstanding
Mhht changes do YOU suggestp
~ u there are any books that I can road
obtain nt specimcrSor or any places where / can
would be very thankful IL you Would Int m!
sample letter Of application
A., MisH 10 apply for the positIop aa,.-
My ised past in todsys EvEXIya PUBLIC iEDGfR' ss'
agency and the - Company wifi Ttdhvertisins h
liable asset to you. VIII DO val
high school and my dnaF cducat35a at Gommers,al
mi mi, ana % salesmanshp sa at evening hieh schne;
newspaper ann az present employed with special
hoaL I'm sorry sorry to say that 7 know OF No
ting job. So urgent does tbo q" ss se,
preparing one '"a' am
Now for. your letter. II contains mn.
Is weak. The second is yasue dasrapn do
sNe reasons for leaving, how long yo,,
we're there or what you did, The tS,rJ
Is ia'r The fourth is weak. / donT
nnow nncsSs wnat rn you mean. The fifth is un.
an interview, so do it. -''
Try something like this:
10 the following qualifications ft
,nSior ,S ior me position you advertise in
today's EVENING PURLIC LEpGER
| School iish
Special courses in salesmanshIp and
auNertising at Evening High School
Estate your general education here
- months as with I p
company.
My reason for desiring a change 4,
advertising company.
At present | am doing for