Word: fors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Mr. Sargent keeps himself informed by prodigious reading: 300 books a year, 150 periodicals, twelve confidential news letters. The attic of his ancient white farmhouse in Brookline, Mass, is packed with ten tons of reading matter, his garage with 20 tons more. He goes to his Boston office only three...
¶ Each year there are 100,000 new jobs for truck drivers.
¶ Instead of studying stenography (overmanned), girls should learn to operate business machines (undermanned). >The war is likely to help printers, aviation, chemical and railroad workers, is bad for cotton and tobacco farmers.
¶ Suggested steps for getting a job: 1) buy a loose-leaf notebook; 2) keep a record of findings about yourself and possible careers; 3) prepare yourself for a particular career before you start hunting.
¶ Biggest factor in getting and keeping a job is oomph: at least half of the men & women who lose jobs (except in Depression layoffs) are fired for maladjusted personalities.