A project was conducted to improve the employability and employment prospects for students by (1) identifying non-job task skills and characteristics important to job acquisition and retention, (2) constructing an instrument to assess the identified skills and characteristics, (3) pilot testing the instrument with graduates from two postsecondary vocational technical institutions, one urban and one rural, in Wisconsin, (4) writing up the results with suggestions regarding further use of the instrument, (5) determining future research and development needs, and (6) disseminating information and products. Some of the methods used to accomplish the objectives were a literature review to identify skills and characteristics important for job acquisition and retention, surveys of graduates, employers, and school staff responsible for placement to verify and expand the findings of the literature review, and a search and review of existing tests and inventories. Project staff developed the following products: "Job Seeking and Job Keeping: An Annotated Bibliography,""A User's Guide to Selected Published Tests in Career Education and Career Guidance,""Employability: Review and Survey,""Employability Inventory,""Employability Inventory: User's Guide," and an "Employability Inventory: Findings and Analyses." (CSS)