Arizona republican., 1913-01-16
Do You Fit the Job You Hold?
(H F I Porter in SurVqV)

Don't expect to find in strikes the greatest in dustrial waste; it will be found ill the ployment of men. Out of ten men probably only one fills the job that he ought to be filling; and jobs, probably only is filled by the who ought to be engaged for it
 Of all the statements made before the last conservation congress at Indianapolis this left perhaps the strongest single impression upon the thousands of delegates who had gathered to slider the saving of vital resources. Everyone felt that the plain unsupported statement needed no sta tistical evidence to give it weight Common eX- perience testified to it's substantial correctness
 To grapple successfully with the delicate and perplexng task of the assignment of work will quire increased effort along several lines Noca- tionaI e,,idance is perhaps the most important Genuine expert advice to young prospective wage earners as the work for which they fitted IS a social need of the greatest value. In response to recognized need, a science is developing for the dis cernment of latent talent. The men engaged III this work will have increasing influence upon educational methods Indeed the time is not far off when vocational guidance will begin with the kindergarten and when, fast talent is dis covered it will govern the later emphasis in the education of the student This will mean a gradual and rational induction of all pupils into speclal studies that they will pass almost impercepuby from general theory into the actual conduct of ther life work.
 But at best vocational guidance only approximate judgments. There are many jobs within vocation. and there great numbers Of men in each calling. A much closer articulation between worker and work is needed than a mere tactful steering talent into the kind of labor for which it is designed. Work within a vocation has infinite variations, every time the man who nearly fits the requirements de mands from the employer or his agent speclal discernment. The science of hiring, of which We hear relatively little. is needed to supplement the science of vocational guidance.
 A wider interest in these two complementary subjects the science of guiding the worker and the science of selecting the emplOye will go far toward eliminating the economic wastes from misflt employ inert There are other remedies to be apphed |" this problem however, which are Of an equallY Fundamental nature Sometimes a deserving man doesn't find the right job because he IS miles away! To remedy this situation there must be Heef movement of labor and better means for spreadihs reliable information about the conditions Of Work III various localities Little short of federal govern mental action or a national cooperation between state and municipal employment bureaus can pro vide such facilities
 Sometimes a man doesn't find the right job necause he cannot afford wait for IL SeaSohdl Punctuation in industry frequently throws capap'e neOple out employment and forces them hi'o work for which they less fitted but m when 'heS are less fitted in which they are often by eco homie necessity compelled to stay. The cure Tor this is a more complete industrial organization A thoroughlv organized industry by registering all ol its members by insuring them against temporary unemplovment through funds to which employer ana empoye contribute equally, and by scheduling work so as to make the years employment as nearly continuous as possible will enable workers to choose efficiency and conentment in their productive years