Paul Nelson graduated from university and went to work overseas for a year.
When he returned to his hometown, a big company offered him a very good position
with a reasonably high salary. He accepted the job, but finally became bored with it
and wanted to do something more challenging. Therefore, he put an advertisement in
5 several newspapers, describing his work experience, his present responsibilities and
the kind of work he was interested in.
Several days later, he got a letter in response to his advertisement. The letter
was not from a firm, but from a man who wanted a job. In his letter he wrote: “Sir,
could you be kind enough to mention my name to your present employer when you