This notebook of career counseling materials is a compilation of career information on nursing and the allied health fields. The first section provides general information useful in choosing a health career on such topics as career planning, career mobility, employment prospects, financial aid, terminology in health job titles, and an annotated…

This Health Careers Guidebook, prepared by the Idaho Recruitment Council, was designed to assist the counselor of students interested in health careers. Included are descriptions of various careers and information on career categories, institutions where training is available, and scholarship information. Although the guidebook specifically…

CHOICE is an illustrated, 100-page booklet which defines the parameters of the 15 U.S. Office of Education career clusters and provides detailed occupational information on on approximately 50 representative jobs within each cluster. This information includes the job's Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) code, a short description of functions,…

This workbook is designed to assist young people in using their Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) scores for career exploration purposes. Designed to be interactive, the workbook motivates the students to become involved in interpreting their ASVAB scores and completing exercises and charts that help them determine their values,…

Presents personal and professional considerations for instructional systems graduates for defining, seeking, and following a career in business and industry. Highlights include defining employment goals, internships, salary considerations, fringe benefits (including moving expenses, vacation and compensatory time, and travel), the importance of…

The manual suggests various uses the guidance counselor can make of the Kuder interest surveys. Written by a counselor, the guide presents suggestions that reflect considerable experience with the Kuder tests. Guidelines for introducing, administering, and interpreting the instrument are included along with suggestions for ways to involve the…

This manual was developed to assist counselors in understanding and using the latest version of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), the ASVAB Form 14. These topics are discussed: (1) introduction to the ASVAB-14, including its purposes, key features, content, and use in career counseling; (2) testing procedures, including…

This technical supplement to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Counselor's Manual presents the current research that has accumulated on the ASVAB. Information in this supplement was collected from published and unpublished sources, both civilian and military. This supplement contains both actual results of data analyses and…

Written for women on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) who are seeking employment, this booklet is designed to introduce the possibility of taking a non-traditional job (a job traditionally held by men). Chapter 1 discusses the dilemma women heads of households face in finding jobs that will adequately support their families. Chapter…

The guide presents the policies of the Household Employment Association for Reevaluation and Training (HEART) for upgrading the status of household employment. An overview is given of the association's methods of recruitment, training (in its licensed, private trade school), community education, job development, and post-placement counseling. The…

This publication is a guide to career opportunities in foreign languages and to educational programs which prepare for them. Programs at Northwest Missouri State University are listed which combine study in foreign languages with other disciplines, including: business, economics, office administration, sociology, political science, history, and…