ADVERTISEMENTS REGARDING POSITIONS SHOULD BE EXPLICIT
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'THERE is another aspect to the matter which 'THERE
J. Lewis, of Bolton, raises in his letter published in the issue of " The Commercial Motor" dated July 30.
Employers should have sufficient courage to state the locality of their works or offices when advertising under a box number. This additional information would save a great many useless applications from long distances and would often obviate the need for refunding expenses. If applicants could know in advance the locality, of the positions advertised they would, naturally, refrain from replying unless they were prepared to take up appointments in such parts of the country.
This type of advertisement is also most unsatisfactory to the individual applicant, who may, unwittingly, reply to an advertisement from his own employer, thus jeopardizing his present position.
I am sure that this is a matter of great interest to many readers of your journal, and you are to be complimented on giving publicity to the subject of expenses in this connection.
Recently I received a reply from the North of England for an advertisement, under a box number, published in a London weekly paper. The scanty information printed gave the clear impression that the vacancy was in the London area. This has wasted time and given
trouble to both parfies, as I was not prepared to go to the North. Incidentally, one of the problems about changing to a different locality is the difficulty of obtain ing accommodation. MISLED ' London. SEAS.