ABSTRACT
If your friend, in applying for a position, has named you as one of his references, you will be asked by the appointing officer to tell what you know of the candidate’s ability and experience, and also what you know of his personality. In replying you state, so far as you conscientiously can, that the candidate has a pleasing yet forceful personality, that he is energetic and persistent but cheerful and even-tempered, selfreliant without being selfish, and that he co-operates well with other members of a group. There are literally thousands of adjectives that can be used to characterize a personality, and certainly these qualities are of immense importance in work, in the home, and in all forms of social life.
