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Hollenbeck, Kevin – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1986
Employers examine grades, postsecondary school attendance, cooperative education participation, and work experience characteristics in assessing job applicants entering the full-time labor market. Thus, student decisions that affect achievement or work experience will affect future job search success. (CH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Experience
Bishop, John; Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1986
A study examined the effect of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) on a variety of employer- and employment-related outcomes. Data were collected from two databases and a set of case studies. Although most employers report having heard of TJTC, only a small number of firms were actually participating in the program. TJTC did not appear to change…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1986
A study examined the effects of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) on employment patterns among those eligible for and those ineligible for TJTC. The rate at which TJTC-eligible persons penetrated the labor market and the resultant displacement of persons not eligible were examined in terms of TJTC-related variables, personal characteristics, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1984
This study was conducted to describe and to analyze how employers respond to information presented to them on application forms and interviews when they make hiring decisions for entry-level jobs. The approach of the study was to observe the responses of 56 employers in the Columbus, Ohio, area to simulated hiring settings concerning youthful…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1984
This study was conducted to describe and to analyze how employers respond to information presented to them on application forms and in interviews when they make hiring decisions for entry-level jobs. The approach of the study was to observe the responses of 56 employers in the Columbus, Ohio, area to simulated hiring settings concerning youthful…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Cooperative Education, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Smith, Bruce – 1984
A study analyzed the explicit and implicit behavior of employers in their assessment of young job applicants for entry-level clerical, retail trade, and machine trade jobs. In order to determine the influence of applicants' education and skills on employability assessments made by employers, the researchers analyzed data from almost 600 mail…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Background, Educational Benefits, Educational Status Comparison
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Smith, Bruce – 1984
A study analyzed the explicit and implicit behavior of employers in their assessment of young job applicants for entry-level clerical, retail trade, and machine trade jobs. In order to determine the influence of applicants' education and skills on employability assessments made by employers, the researchers analyzed almost 600 mail questionnaires…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Attainment, Educational Background, Educational Benefits