The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-10-08
Hunting a New
Position

way 10 go ABOUT everything and the
girl who goes out to hunt a new posi-
ton should go about it in the right
way If she expects to be successful
First of all, do not go hunting new
employment late in the afternoon or
when you are tired. The affairs Of
that day and the fatigue are sure to
be reflected in your manner, and you
will not appear at your best or be able
to convince the new employer of your
true ability.
The newspapers offer no end of
ideas for the girl who wants to do
something different or improve the
line she already follows. Advertise
ments to the girl who wants to go
ahead, but sometimes the best oppor-
tunities are not advertised and are
found only through friend or the
employment agencies, SO that it is well
to register in several places and give
a full history of your ability. Very
often girl who has followed one spe-
cial line of work for some time hest
tates to branch out in those sister de-
partments which demand special work
along that particular line and fail to
mention their ability to do this work
at the time they register. If all the
various lines of work and the special
training to each girl is recorded the
unusual position is surer to find it's
way to you than if you simply register
las a clerk or stenographer.
In paying off a very efficient girl
who was going to better position
an employer remarked, you know,
Miss Brown, if you had told me when
you came that you could do this work
l would have paid you much more,
but you were not sure and, of course,
/ took you at your word" That girl
never forgot the statement, and since
then has always thought out carefully
all the possible work she could do
before starting out, and then, when
questioned, answered firmly and GER
tainly every question. The result has
been that instead of taking small
tasks to do with small pay, she has
steadily climbed upward, taking on
more and more difficult work, and
giving more satisfactory service.
Most girls are afraid of themselves
and hesitate to extol their own pos
sibilities. OF course, there are some
girls who do nothing but boast, and
we all know they are usually the class
who are constantly hunting new
position because their last was too
large for them. They looked so much
land thought so much of their own
perfectness that they failed utterly
to realize that the employer did not
fsee them with the same eyes.
There are few girls dressed plain
lily and in such manner as to make
one think of no special part of that
Idress but to remember only the gen.
eral neatness and suitability, with
shoes blackeed and straight of heel,
hair netted and not blowing needless,
hands neatly gloved, who are bound
to attract the business man. Having
been attracted, he looks next at the
eyes and much is determined by this
feature. Clear, strong wide-awake
eyes convince the most prejudiced, for
men of the business world are not
paying giddy girls to adorn their Of
fees. They may want these giddy
ones later on to amuse them, but in
the Office, where much depends upon
the mind and hands of the girls, he
wants girl who can think in an
emergency if necessary. And the girl
whose eyes are interested and wide
awake is sure to have that quality
which is so dependable in tests.
AS the girl talks to the possible en-
ployer she gains many points if she
alks to the point and makes clear
statements. An evasive answer will
make him suspicious of your ability
a sure answer given without bravado
causes him to feel sure of you and
that you are worth his employing
Make up your mind what is a just
and fair salary before the interview
and state that salary without hesita-
Ition. 1t may seem strange. but it is
often the case. THAT the girl who
ltimidly suggests a low wage. fails to
get the position where the girl who
demands the larger salary gets it.
There is a great deal of psychology
in that-the girl with the timid wage
makes the employer believe that she
has poor thing to offer something
she is not sure of and would sell
cheap; whereas, the other girl who
states a larger wage and sticks to it
lis ant t0 give the impression of worth