The November 29, 1959 edition of Arthur Radebaugh’s Closer Than We Think features a job interview of the future. And what job interview of the (paleo)future would be complete without a man from Philadelphia and his entire family chatting via videophone with a potential employer in Buenos Aires?
Until recently, a man limited his job hunting to his home town. Now he sometimes searches the country. Tomorrow’s job markets — and opportunities — will be world-wide.
Television will make it possible for an employer in Buenos Aires to interview a job seeker in Philadelphia. New Yorker Felix Cuervo has already pioneered in this direction, interviewing applicants for Civil Aeronautics Administration positions over a 2-way closed circuit. Said Cuervo: “Dress, bearing, manner and ability can be gauged over television about as accurately as in personal interviews.”
Thanks again to Tom Z. for the color version of this Closer Than We Think panel.
This post originally appeared at Paleofuture.com.
