ABSTRACT
Though selection by Written Examination (WE) plus interview is theoretically capable of greater accuracy in picking out those candidates likely to do best in the job than either WE or interview alone, selection method suffers from obvious practical disadvantages. Both a WE and interviews take a fair amount of time to conduct and require skilled staff, with the result that the total selection process is both lengthy and expensive. The written examinations used to supplement the selection interview may be of various kinds. An example of the use of short, objectively-marked tests as 'interview aids' is provided by the current procedure for the selection of postmen. Under this procedure an applicant is tested, interviewed, declared successful and measured for his uniform, all within the space of an hour and a half. The same sort of technique could probably be used in selection for other kinds of jobs.
