This paper provides some ideas for those searching for positions in the academic field of English (with emphasis on rhetoric/composition) at small, state-supported liberal arts colleges. It presents information about how searches are initiated and conducted and how candidates might best present themselves while engaged in a job search. Included in…

This manual describes the Job Seekers' Workshop and its component activities. It is intended as a guide to workshop leaders and discusses technical considerations such as materials, equipment, and recruitment of clients. The introduction states that the workshop is designed to improve job-seeking skills, especially behavior in a job interview, and…

To assist in the selection of new private school heads, this manual provides advice to both boards of trustees and candidates. Advice directed to the board covers timing of the search and selection, announcement of the current head's resignation, search committee formation, the committee chairperson, staff assistance, search budget, job…

Developed primarily for teachers, this career change handbook is divided into seven chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the phenomenon of career change. Information and activities on assessing skills are presented in chapter 2. Transferable skills and procedures for writing accomplishment statements are discussed in chapter 3. The fourth chapter…

This guide offers advice on how to find long-term and short-term English teaching jobs for those with and without previous teacher training. The guide provides firsthand accounts from teachers to show the neophyte how to make the most of his/her experience (and how to avoid the pitfalls). It presents information on where to go for the best…

This book shows aspiring teachers how to target their skills and experiences to the needs of a particular school, explaining that the hiring process is flawed, operating in a manner that seldom produces the candidate best suited to the particular needs of the school or district. The book suggests that candidates for teaching jobs, even those with…

This manual is designed to help recent graduates with and without disabilities of the Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Massachusetts, conduct a successful job search. It addresses: (1) equipment a job searcher will need; (2) when to begin a job search; (3) tips on writing a resume; (4) cover letters; (5) networking and…

Discusses 15 job search rules for teachers which emphasize the importance of obtaining appropriate references, following proven interview techniques, and maintaining up-to-date reference files. A survey of recent education graduates (N=300) found those who were successful in their job search used a professional credential file at school. (JAC)

Describes the role of career guidance in helping students find a vocation in which they can hope to be employed. Enumerates effective job search skills that students can develop. Notes methods of obtaining job experience and the necessity of career planning. Discusses the need for accurate occupational information. (RC)

Offers strategies to help camp counselors identify and effectively communicate their job skills (particularly interpersonal skills) to future employers. Addresses how to present one's skills through a resume, cover letter, and job interview. Discusses the employment value of camp experiences. Includes sample resume. (LP)

A blind individual offers career education guidelines concerning helping blind children make realistic vocational choices, providing job awareness, setting up work-experience programs, and developing special job-seeking skills. (DB)

Argues that business schools should consider how they could use institution-sponsored student portfolios to enhance the job-search process of their students. Discusses what employers are looking for in new employees, and how portfolio design should demonstrate these qualities. Discusses administrative issues in implementing such a project, and…

Presents suggestions from four higher education chief information officers about optimizing the job transition process, highlighting ways to make the negotiation process during a job search beneficial and educational. Topics include: how to know when to change positions; how to objectively assess one's own capabilities; how to assess new jobs in…

This guide begins with a description of what a resume is and why it is important to have a resume. It explores kinds of resumes and recommends the type of background information that a resume should include. A list of guidelines for preparing a list of accomplishments follows. The elements of a resume are then outlined. The guide also contains the…

This paper is intended to help those in a position to provide workers who are displaced by layoffs or plant shutdowns with assistance in adjusting to unemployment and finding new employment. The first section presents a summary of the transformation of the American labor market, showing the effects of economic and technological changes on the…