Designed to be of value to supervisors, office managers, and executives, this book gives a broad introductory background to the functions of selection, training, and supervision of office personnel. Under recruitment and selection, it covers sources of future employees, use of the application blank, testing, checking references, and interviewing. The section of training covers the need for training, how people learn, training methods and procedures, training aids, and developing the program. Part III, on supervising the office staff, discusses understanding employees, managing the office staff, planning and directing the work, overcoming problems of supervision, and the supervisor's relations with management. There is a list of selected readings with each part. (EB)