Interests of engineers related to turnover, selection, and management

Abstract

"Using the Strong Vocational Interest Blank, four groups of interest items were found to distinguish engineers who left the service of a particular electrical utility within the first 2 years from engineers who stayed longer. Comparing the interests of engineers who had assumed senior responsibility in relatively short time confirmed the suspicion that some of the men who were leaving might be those who were similar in interest to the leaders. Thus, those likely to leave the organization could be separated into two identifiable groups. One group it is considered relatively safe to screen out at the time of application. The other group should be encouraged to stay by efforts to change conditions in the organization so as to provide better satisfaction for their interests. It is suggested that, as well as selecting suitable people, an organization may need to adapt itself so as to satisfy the needs of the kind of people it requires." From Psyc Abstracts 36:04:4LI43B. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)