ABSTRACT
Candidates were interviewed by six Boards working in parallel. After interviewing each candidate and deciding their Board mark, each Board filled in an experimental rating form, which had been devised by the Chairmen of the Boards themselves at a conference convened by the Director of Examinations. The form itself and some results of the experiment are now published with the kind consent of the Civil Service Commissioners, who do not necessarily agree with any opinions that we may express on the value of the form as an interviewing aid. No definite conclusions as to the possible value of a rating scale as an interview aid in a selection procedure of this kind could be formed without comparing the data already available with follow-up reports on the efficiency of successful candidates. The purpose, uses and limitations of follow-up are discussed.
