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Wang, Michelle – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2013
The dilemma for many college students' job search process is their overwhelming desire to locate any job rather than to satisfy their true passions. Thus, a job search can become a highly instrumental, task-oriented process, preventing students' opportunity to discover themselves and their life's purpose. Self-awareness, however, is a central…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Career Planning, Job Search Methods
June, Audrey Williams – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Worries about a partner's finding a job are a major reason why colleges lose faculty and professional-staff recruits. Some institutions have hired people to focus largely on nonfaculty job searches. (Finding faculty jobs for spouses or partners is a more complex negotiation with the university.) But as the economy continues to dip into uncharted…
Descriptors: Spouses, Tenure, Consultants, Job Search Methods
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Kamler, Estelle – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2009
Background: Massive retirements, increased expectations, and mounting political pressures have resulted in a diminished talent pool for school superintendents. For school boards of the 124 school districts on Long Island, New York, the selection of a superintendent has been further complicated by sky-rocketing taxes and scandals leading to an…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Labor Supply, Research Design, Job Search Methods
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Castle, Nicholas G.; Engberg, John; Anderson, Ruth; Men, Aiju – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: The relationship between job satisfaction of nurse aides and intent to leave and actual turnover after 1 year is examined. Design and Methods: Data came from a random sample of 72 nursing homes from 5 states (Colorado, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Oregon). From these nursing homes, we collected 1,779 surveys from nurse aides (a…
Descriptors: Rewards, Nursing Homes, Nurses, Job Search Methods
Tarin, Patricia; Shapiro, Barbara – Library Journal, 1981
Describes informational programs within public libraries throughout New York State which provide information and referral services to patrons seeking educational or job opportunities. Sponsored by state employment and educational agencies, more than 20 library systems help people to use information to enhance their lives. Five references are…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Information Services, Job Placement, Job Search Methods