The author reports that the use of tests both for personnel selection and promotion is increasing. Reasons for this phenomenon are explored and various civil rights issues are considered. The author discusses the issue of test validity and various legal challenges to employment testing. (CH)

This report describes scales and supporting empirical documentation associated with the Vocational Interest-Career Examination (VOICE). The instrument provides a reliable quantitative basis for describing the vocational interests of people who may have little or no experience on the job and for relating this information to the appropriate choice…