Vocational interests of industrial relations personnel

Abstract

The vocational interests of 5 groups of industrial relations workers were measured by means of Strong's Vocational Interest Blank to determine the adequacy of the Personnel Key. A total of 386 usable records were obtained for analysis. The 5 subgroups studied were: industrial relations directors, personnel directors, employment managers, training directors, and wage and salary administrators. The Personnel Director Key appears to be an adequate measure of the vocational interests of these workers. The 24 employment managers, however, received a significantly lower percentage of high ratings than did the other groups (62.5% versus about 80%). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)