personnel director determines that absolute integrity is an important 
characteristic for a group of jobs, he will make extensive investiga¬ 
tion of the family, business and community relationships of applicants 
whom he wishes to employ. He would not think of hiring a man for a job 
of this kind without verifying the applicant's statements about himself 
and seeking other significant information. Correspondingly, if the CCC 
selecting agent concludes that adaptability to a complete change in mode 
of living is an important characteristic for enrollees, he must follow 
a similar procedure. He examines and reviews the home, school, employ¬ 
ment and community background of each applicant. Again, therefore, we 
have a close parallel between the work of the selecting agent and that 
of the business or industrial personnel director. 
Final Selection 
After applicants have been evaluated and rated in terms of 
characteristics which usually result in successful employment or en¬ 
rollment, the next step is definite selection. This is not a routine 
process. It is the critical and discriminating decision before employ¬ 
ment. Here, the selecting agent and the personnel director sum up and 
review all the information they have accumulated and exercise careful 
and impartial judgment in making final selections. 
Progress of Enrollees in Camp 
In two other respects the job of the selecting agent paral¬ 
lels that of the business or industrial personnel director. Each has 
a definite interest in the welfare and progress of the employee or en- 
rollee during his period of employment. Each has certain responsibil¬ 
ities for the men at work which have an important bearing upon the 
success of the entire enterprise. Progressive personnel departments 
in industry find that it pays, for example, to provide aid and counsel 
to workers in solving personal problems. In the Civilian Conservation 
Corps, one of the responsibilities of the selecting agent is to aid 
the enrollee to adjust such personal problems as arise in connection 
with his allotment - which can be changed upon the approval of the 
State Selecting Agency - or problems which arise because of illness 
in the family. 
Welfare of Former Enrollees 
In addition to an interest in the welfare of the worker dur¬ 
ing his term of employment, personnel representatives have an increas¬ 
ing concern for the welfare of the worker for at least a temporary 
period after his employment is terminated. In the industrial field, 
the worker who is not immediately reemployed receives unemployment 
compensation for a period of time, a portion of which comes from funds 
contributed by his former employer. In the Civilian Conservation Corps, 
when a man is discharged and is not immediately reemployed, he may come 
to the selecting agent for advice and counsel. Selecting agents are 
increasingly realizing that they have opportunity and responsibility 
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