47. Heads of individual offices in the Secretariat had great latitude in personnel matters. His delegation doubted that their authority was always used in the best interests of the Organization. Very often, substantive departments pursued their own narrow interests by selecting candidates not on merit but on the basis of personal considerations. Some heads of departments were apt to use any means to reject candidates from socialist countries. His delegation strongly disagreed with such practices. 48. There was an urgent need for the Secretary-General, in co-operation with OPS, to pursue a vigorous policy of streamlining recruitment procedures, and to strengthen the authority of OPS in all personnel matters, particularly recruitment. That could be accomplished without diminishing collaboration among OPS, substantive offices and the appointment and promotion bodies. 49. The success of efforts to improve the unsatisfactory distribution of posts among countries and between men and women depended on the implementation of such measures. His delegation was dissatisfied with the fact that the relative under-representation of the Eastern European States had increased over the past four years. His own country was well below the lower limit of its desirable range, and expected the Secretariat to remedy the situation. It seemed, too, that the Secretariat was unable to cope with the problem of over-representation. It would be of interest to know how many nationals of over-represented countries had been recruited during the past year and why they had been recruited. Unrepresented and under-represented countries could not be brought within their desirable ranges without simultaneously reducing the level of over-representation. Greater efforts were also necessary to tackle the continued under-representation of women. ; ... A/C.S/38/SR.SO English Page 13 (Mr. Pavlovsky, Czechoslovakia) SO. With regard to the proposed career development plan, his delegation did not 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing issues related to the internal workings of an international organization, specifically the United Nations. The topics mentioned include personnel matters, recruitment procedures, and the representation of countries and genders within the organization. This suggests that the category related to employment and human resources is a good fit.

**Category**
Employment