The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05


1t reads:
In the opinion OF Nias Roans
Mcdowell Lynn, prominent fashion
authority and ultra successful bust.
ness executive. II In mental un.
tidinexs which keeps all too man,
jcb-seekers from hearing the JOY.
Gus order. "Come In Monday.
An untidy mind 10 the greatest
liability an applicant for a job
can possibly have says the
young. good-looking Mias Lynn
who. since 1925 has been director
Of the famous Mcdowell school Of
Costume Design.
by mental untidness mean
the inability to answer questions
straight forwardly and to say what
you have to say In an orderly way.
1T Isn't smsrt TO give the de-
tails Of your education when you
have been asked specially TO out
line your experience. Or to an
swer an inquiry concerning your
last position with remarks about
how much you need work. Prepare
yourself for an interview before
you have II. Get into the habit Of
answering questions directly"
Rosina Mcdowell Lynn grew
up In the fashion business. for
her father imported dresses from
Paris. At Barnard college she did
not take any course pertaining
to clothes or designing. She did
special fashion work in night and
summer schools.
Her present work, At the Nc
Dowell school. includes supervision
~ the actual fashion and design
courses. ~ well ~ placement Of
graduate students.
She stresses the importance OF
being clean. neat. tidy and appro-
priately dresscd when applying
for any job. Of knowing how TO
strike = happy medium between
being too shy and not quite reti-
cent enough. Of trying to keep
m impersonal attitude toward
the interviewer instead Of sitting
At his desk wondering what he
Is thinking. or. worse yet. sitting
there forming opinions about his
personality.
Among Miss Lynn's sound list
OF rules for one being interviewed
for position are these:
Never apologize for your APP
pearance. It may have looked like
rain when you got up and you
may have dreamed accordingly,
but don't say %.
Don't be too informal.
Don't say. I'm willing to do
anything u you'll just give me
q chance
Never say. ~I'll work for nothing
for 4 while" II you put % low
value on yourself. how can you
expect the employer TO value you
more highly;
Breathe deeply--very deeply
three times befors you enter the
interviewer's office. And take .
deep breath before you answer
any question he asks. Deep breath
ing II . nerve-quieter and win keep
your voice pleasantly pitched.
Dcn't mention the slightest de-
tail Of your personal life unlea
you are asked.
Bs sure to report hack to the
agency which sent you out On
fAe Job.
Dent er!ticiss : former ON
Try 10 find out about = firm
hefore you ak the head Of It for
. job. This way. you'll b. able to
discuss more intelligently how you
night ut into the busineas-
''Ons thing more" Mias Lynn
concludes. It's = mistake to be-
eoma discouraged Il you don't get
IL first or even the second job
for which you apply. Perhaps you
were turned down for reasons
Nhirh have nothing to do with
your actual ability. Don't start
worrying too much until you have
tsen turned down At least four
1lmea."
Borrower
Dear lliss Grey: At different
1tmes I have read letters from
YOUR readers in which the writers
seompIained about borrowin II
friends. I can appreciate how these
people feel for ! have . friend who
continually borrows from me
Especially does she make m effort
- borrow any new clothes get
The Il % brazen about this thai
/ have decided to cut her from
my friendship list The only troubls
i face about the matter u trouble
with my husband. He thinha an
being selfish and that / shoult
not Be 20 small" about the mat
ter. He maintains that II doesn'l
hurt me 70 lend her my clothes
In fact he ays ] am doing . goos
turn by letting her wear m,