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Download full textGordon, Ruth – 1985
Young workers should know what employers' standards are for hiring and job performance and behave accordingly in order to obtain and keep a job. This finding is based on a study that examined the perceptions of high school graduates and their employers' reports of hiring and job performance standards and employment outcomes. High school students…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Gordon, Ruth – 1985
A study was conducted to determine how employers make hiring decisions for entry-level jobs. In simulated hiring settings, 56 employers in Columbus, Ohio, were asked to rate young job seekers first from their application forms and then from videotaped interviews. The applicants (aged 16-25) were seeking full-time employment in three fields:…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews
Gordon, Ruth – 1985
A recent study showed that high school students who are not planning to attend college full time should combine vocational and academic course work to maximize their success in the labor market. In a study of non-college bound youth (based on the High School and Beyond Survey data) that examined the impact of high school curriculum, grades, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Employment Experience
Gordon, Ruth – 1985
A survey of employers showed that high school grade point average had the strongest positive influence in the hiring of young people for entry-level jobs. Eight hundred and fifty employers in three fields (clerical, retailing, and machine trades) were asked to rate application forms of fictitious job seekers for specific positions. Other factors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Gordon, Ruth – 1985
In a survey of 28,000 high school seniors, researchers found that 21,000 (75 percent) were in the labor force. The average number of hours worked per week was 16.4. The study identified the characteristics of the students and their schools that affect part-time work: (1) the higher the wage rate, the more likely a student was to work more hours…
Descriptors: Blacks, Counselor Role, Educational Needs, Employment Experience
Gordon, Ruth – 1985
A recent study showed that many adolescents cannot effectively navigate the labor market. They do not know how to obtain a job nor how to leave one gracefully. In this study on the school-to-work transition, interviews were conducted with 25 adolescents over a one-year time span. Researchers observed the youths at work and interviewed their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counselor Role, Dismissal (Personnel), Education Work Relationship
