The science fiction of Mark Clifton Book

An anthology of a little-known science fiction author from just after the Golden Age and during the last gasp of the pulps such as "Astounding Science Fiction" and "Amazing Stories". His gig was as a personnel director where he reportedly met 100,000 people in interviews. This matters to his writing because not only is this Science Fiction it is Human Resources Science Fiction where the main character evaluates characters in a single bound.

Within the Human Resources Sci-Fi subgenre he deals with what happens when you have employees who have psi powers such as TK and telepathy, or employees with a hive mind, or how to deal with finding out who is a good fit on a terraformed planet. His writing is a bit wordy (hey, paid by the word!) sometimes, but it is rarely cringeworthy like some of the oldies can be. I wouldn't seek this out unless you are really interested in delving into the depths of old sci-fi. I came across this at the NeglectedBooks.com website where I occasionally dip into the stacks.