IN THE PUBLIC MIND.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 246, 17 October 1929, Page 6

IN THE PUBLIC MIND.

EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS, AN APPLICANT'S VIEW. '^ (To the Editor.) One of the reasons for unemployment „• by "C.L.» in his letter may L 7 f* J Ws experience, but such exper i ence singular. Out of ninety-four jlr thirty-seven forgot to JtS 2"* an experienced person it is a rare case Jl « , so high a percentage, more especially l Pn^ 4 applications are in manuscript m,t J* 0 m a name anyway, when the largo number of our leading «£S3 t * and employers are very difficult to read "oH states that an applicant must be okinl he asks for further particulars about ! "t* tion. It appears to me that "C.L V e LI '* 8 one of the type that insert a measß?" lines in the wanted column, want a girl;; or, maybe, a salesiL or 6y such brief statement under cover of fl ° T 9 Let «C.L» be confronted wfth SU ch an ?"' tisement Could he tell whether The drl "' required for a legal office or a retaif i I Could «C.L.» say for certain whet er h fS required a salesman for vacuum clean'? shares, insurance or art union tickets <%! a hope would he have. Surely a firm LX* of the name could spend a few mo ™ P S its advertisement and state more clearJv n class of employee that is required. ThRoS save time to prospective employee 2 employer in not handling useless annlipLr Further, why cannot employer? g^^fe more consideration in the way of iJrSS interviews? It is not always the man S the best typed application, or ever Ju? of so-called excellent the best employee. It appears that personal! v and general appearance do not counMorClf An employer or reliable could p≥ out, say, a dozen likely individuals and S« them an interview. The writer has S various applications for a situation, but Z having the necessary local personal indue™ he has not succeeded in procuring one desnitn excellent credentials. UNEMPLOYED