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hundred  which  is  to  be  considered  the  passing  mark  in
the  tests  will  be  determined  beforehand  by  means  which
have  already  been  described  in  Part  I.  However,  in  addition ­
  to  stating  merely  the  numerical  results  of  a  series
of  tests,  it  may  be  desirable  to  state  explicitly  whether
or  not  the  candidate  is  recommended  for  a  certain  job.
Before  the  significance  of  the  tests  given  in  connection
with  this  work  was  as  well  understood  as  became  the  case
later  on,  it  was  the  practice  of  the  psychological  examiners
to  express  the  results  of  an  examination  on  the  applicant’s ­
  card  in  the  following  broad  terms:  Recommended
f or  ,  or,  not  recommended  for  ,
or,  recommended  for  a  trial  as  .  This,  to
be  sure,  is  a  somewhat  crude  expression  of  results,  but
where  employment  methods  are  also  crude  it  has  a  corresponding ­
  advantage.
After  the  results  of  the  examination  have  made  it  apparent ­
  that  an  applicant  is  to  be  hired,  the  next  step  is  the
physical  examination.  The  importance  and  significance
of  this  step  have  already  been  dwelt  upon.  The  number
of  men  who  must  be  rejected  on  merely  physical  grounds
is  comparatively  small,  and  for  this  reason,  it  is  more
economical  to  place  this  part  of  the  employment  procedure ­
  near  the  end  of  the  process.
When,  finally,  it  has  been  decided  to  engage  an  applicant ­
  for  a  certain  kind  of  work,  the  work  of  employment
is  by  no  means  over.  The  introduction  of  the  new  employee ­
  into  his  place  of  work  and  the  process  of  seeing
that  he  is  made  to  feel  at  home  in  that  place  in  the  shortest ­
  possible  time,  is  a  very  important  part  of  the  employment ­
  process.  Some  organizations  do  this  by  means  of
a  little  folder  which  describes  the  customs  and  rules  of
the  organization  and  the  privileges  which  an  employee