XV 
THE VOCATIONAL VALUE OF TESTS 
Every industry is to-day a vocational center. Formerly, 
■when eac h industry consisted of only a small number and 
variety of tasks, only a limited choice of work could be 
offered to an applicant by any one organization. Now, 
however, most industries comprise such a variety of work 
that a great range of choice is provided. These indus 
tries, therefore, make it possible for workers to achieve 
success in the field which appeals to them most or for 
which they are best adapted. Not only do industries 
offer the opportunity for choosing and developing a certain 
Vocation, but they frequently make it their business to 
help applicants and employees to choose the right voca 
tion and to acquire the knowledge and practice which go 
with it. This is not done from a sense of duty or charity 
hut from a strictly economical point of view. The com 
mercial success of an industry depends largely upon the 
character of its human equipment, and the use to which it is 
Put. In fact, the importance attributed to-day to voca 
tional selection and training is largely due to the fact that 
industries have recognized its commercial value. And the 
mdustries, far more than educational and other institu 
tions, are setting the pace in its development. As a single 
example of the general recognition given this subject, may 
he cited the National Association of Corporation Schools, 
a n association composed of representatives of many of the 
largest industries in the country, which is devoted to the 
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