Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. Then I was talking about the potential only for the
future, he had not even started college--a college training, by the
record as I was giving it, sir, and because there is nothing as
presented in the work history when I first worked with him which would
indicate that he had ever worked at a professional or semiprofessional
level that would give strength to a professional classification, and
remembering, too, that the aptitude test is really only about 15
percent of the decision as to where this individual shall seek as of
this time in this place----
Mr. JENNER. The other factors being for one instance--one, the ready
labor market, and two, the immediate need, if there is an absolute
immediate need, and what other factors?
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. Previous work experience--a good work record within
the present labor market can be a big factor. Any employer, as you
well know, would much prefer to pick up the phone and call for a
reference than to write to Podunk and maybe get a communication and
maybe not, and they don't know really what that firm is or with whom he
is communicating, and I would say in general, and this is a personal
judgment, that the incoming person to a labor market has to take the
lower pay, the less desirable job, until he gets a work record in the
community, unless he is highly qualified and in one of the shortage
occupations.
Mr. JENNER. And from your visit with this young man, he had not much of
a work record, do I fairly state that?
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. The work record when he came to me was limited in
length of time as indicated on the application. It was mixed, as far
as occupation was concerned in the semiskilled, in the sales, in the
clerical.
Mr. JENNER. That is, he had a semimixed work record involving one or
more of the three major groups you have now mentioned.
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Your answer was "Yes"--when you nod your head, we can't get
it on the record.
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. I thought I had said it was broken and limited, so,
"Yes" is the answer.
Mr. JENNER. All right, you go right ahead, you are doing fine.
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. Please note that in the work record there is an
entry subsequent to when he was counseled, and that is in the
semiprofessional or professional, if anyone would look at it.
Mr. JENNER. You say "subsequent," does that mean a later time or
subsequently during the course of the interview you had with him?
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. No, sir; at a later time.
Mr. JENNER. When?
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. As indicated on the record it is 4 months to July of
1963 in photography.
Mr. JENNER. And he had the experience for that length of time somewhere?
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. It indicates that it was in New Orleans with William
B. Reily Co.
Mr. JENNER. And he reported that as having been experienced in what
connection?
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. Looking at the subsequent dating of the application
card, it would appear that this was recorded in October 1963.
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