Die Untersuchung landwirtschaftlich und gewerblich wichtiger Stoffe

Procedures in employment psychology

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Identifikator:: 883823179

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-4396

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: König, Joseph http://d-nb.info/gnd/119182084

Title:: Die Untersuchung landwirtschaftlich und gewerblich wichtiger Stoffe

Edition:: Dritte, neubearbeitete Auflage

Place of publication:: Berlin

Publisher:: Verlagsbuchhandlung Paul Parey

Year of publication:: 1906

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XXIII, 1083 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2017

Collection:: Economics Books

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EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGY sequence of jobs but the time employed at each, and the length of periods of unemployment. It is essential that the work be described in enough detail to permit accurate identification of the job held. “Sales- man,” “machine operator,” “teacher,” “electrician” are not definite enough. A worker who had once been employed with the title of electrician was found on further question- ing to have had no duties more technical than turning the electric lights on and off in a motion-picture theater. “Just what did you do?” is the question which should be repeatedly pressed for precise answer. When it is possible to learn how well the worker succeeded at these various occupations, the way is opened to a study of the predictive value of different sorts of experience, with reference to success in the occupation being investigated. Even without any index of relative success in previous jobs, some useful facts may be uncovered with reference to pre- ferred types of previous experience. Even so simple a measure as average length of time on previous jobs has been found to have some validity in forecasting stability on routine work. 4. Education and training. Data on these subjects are easily obtained either from the records of the employment office or by questionnaires. They should cover informal as well as formal education, night-school and extension work as well as regular courses, avocational as well as vocational education. School marks and other evidences of school accomplishment may be worth getting if the investigator knows the standards of the schools and of the instructors concerned. Rate of progress through school is almost as accurate a measure of intelligence as a good mental alertness test. For this reason the application blank or questionnaire should include the items “age at leaving school,” and “grade reached.” This information is unreliable unless checked in personal interview. It is impossible to secure it from many 62

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