XXIV 
A PRACTICAL COMBINATION OF 
EMPLOYMENT METHODS 
The various phases of employment have now been 
discussed separately. None of these phases, taken in 
itself, constitutes a solution of the problem of em 
ployment. Nor can any one of these aspects be prop 
erly understood until it is related to the employment 
process as a whole. The question which is undoubtedly 
uppermost in the mind of practical employment experts 
at this point is: How can the various phases of employ 
ment which have here been discussed be combined into 
a single and complete process which shall be practicable 
for the ordinary employment office? The answer to this 
question will be based largely upon the actual experience 
of the writer and his associates in applying the expedients 
and methods which have here been described. With one 
or two exceptions, all of the methods discussed have been 
applied in the selection of applicants and the exact pro 
cedure governing their application has been carefully 
worked out. 
In every employment process, beginning with an appli 
cant’s appearance, one step follows another in a fairly 
definite order, until, finally, the applicant is either en 
gaged or rejected. Therefore, in order to present the 
combination of employment methods as clearly and as 
practically as possible, it is desirable to consider each 
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