Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur Sun, MIT, September 17, 1926
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Title
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur Sun, MIT, September 17, 1926
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur Sun, MIT, September 17, 1926
Transcription
Dear Arthur:
I have your letter of September 15.
I don't know to just what extent I can help you in finding a job, but of course I shall be ready and glad to do my best. Whether anything can be found that will not require you to sign a fairly long contract is a question. Naturally a firm that takes on a wholly inexperienced man feels that it can hardly afford to give him a job unless it can keep him long enough to insure that the connection shall eventually contribute something really worth while to the organization. That evidently is the reason for the customary two-year contract to which you refer.
Very possibly it may be necessary for you to start with a drafting job. That, at least, will give you admission to the inner circles, where it would be much easier for you to press your claims for a job of the kind you especially desire. I should certainly hesitate to turn down a good offer in a drafting department, provided the firm is a good one and is ready to take you on.
City officials are generally politicians and change pretty rapidly. For the moment I can’t think of any of my acquaintances to whom I could apply in your behalf, but I shall certainly keep the matter in mind and do the best I can for you. In the meantime, let me hear how you come out in the make-up examination.
Very sincerely yours,
I have your letter of September 15.
I don't know to just what extent I can help you in finding a job, but of course I shall be ready and glad to do my best. Whether anything can be found that will not require you to sign a fairly long contract is a question. Naturally a firm that takes on a wholly inexperienced man feels that it can hardly afford to give him a job unless it can keep him long enough to insure that the connection shall eventually contribute something really worth while to the organization. That evidently is the reason for the customary two-year contract to which you refer.
Very possibly it may be necessary for you to start with a drafting job. That, at least, will give you admission to the inner circles, where it would be much easier for you to press your claims for a job of the kind you especially desire. I should certainly hesitate to turn down a good offer in a drafting department, provided the firm is a good one and is ready to take you on.
City officials are generally politicians and change pretty rapidly. For the moment I can’t think of any of my acquaintances to whom I could apply in your behalf, but I shall certainly keep the matter in mind and do the best I can for you. In the meantime, let me hear how you come out in the make-up examination.
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
September 17, 1926
Rights
All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence