and no applicant who regards the CCC as a mere stop-gap or a vacation, 
is likely to make a good enrollee. 
Discouragement : It should be pointed out in this connection 
that an air of discouragement displayed by the applicant is not to be 
interpreted by the selecting agent as lack of ambition or lack of in¬ 
terest in the Corps as a work and training opportunity. Not infre¬ 
quently, discouragement is a sign of frustrated ambition which needs 
only opportunity to be awakened. Youths who have become discouraged 
by long and intensive search for employment, frequently make as much 
progress as those who seem more self-assured. A discouraged youth, 
who becomes a CCC applicant, if he has no natural handicaps, usually 
has more possibilities than an apathetic one. 
The Key to Careful Selection 
These, then, are among the characteristics which seem to 
result in successful enrollment in the Corps: 
1. Maturity 
2. Dependability 
3. Mental alertness 
4. Interest in the Corps as a work and training opportunity 
The selecting agent with genuine interest in the challenge of making 
maximum use of the Corps as a resource for young men will seek to ex¬ 
pand this list through his own close observation and study. He will 
pass on to his associates and superiors such suggestions as seem to 
him valid and which meet the test of experience. 
In the chapters on "Interview,” "Home Visits," "Verifica¬ 
tion," and "Qualitative Selection," effort will be made to suggest 
how the selection process can make use of these criteria of success 
in arriving at final determination of the applicants who shall be 
awarded "scholarships in work experience." 
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