Requisites of a Good Clerk

1. Be a neat soldier.
2. Be a courteous soldier, especially over the telephone.
3. Be helpful to your associates.
4. Keep your desk neat.
5. Never place official papers in the desk drawers.
6. Never call for a report if the information is at hand.
7. Never practice idle conversation in the office.
8. Try to answer your own questions; check files first, but don't hesitate to ask your superiors.
9. Never fail to bring errors to the attention of the responsible party.
10. Get a good ash tray and use it.
11. Never leave work overnight that can be done today.
12. Neatness in correspondence makes a good clerk.
13. Simplify your work.
14. THINK--it pays.
15. Obey orders
16. Read correspondence after preparation.
17. Check lists are superior to memory.
18. Clerks in the companies expect the right answers.

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