ABILITY THE TEST

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3273, 2 March 1937, Page 5

ABILITY THE TEST

' x, YEARS DO NOT COUNT EMPLOYMENT The Placement Service records show that the real test that employers insist upon when they engage a man is his ability to do his job. Age is a secondary consideration, because the reyival in trade and industry has resulted in the recall- of a great number of men of 60 years arid upwards to assist in keeping the wheels moving, and almost invariably : they have proved remarkably efficient. : : ■ * A carpenter who had passed the three-score mark called at a Placement Office last week and announced that he had "just come in on the off-chance" that there might be some work in his line, but he didn't expect there was. Particulars of his qualifications were taken, and with-

in an hour he Was at work on a building job and somewhat astounded at the effectiveness of the inquiries made on his" behalf. . .