One key to a hopeful future for American Indians lies in increased awareness among employers and career counselors. This article describes several programs the authors have found successful in bringing American Indians and personnel representatives together. (Author/HMV)

Outlines the background, rationale, methodology, and outcomes of developing local lifelong guidance strategies in four geographic areas. Analyzes the main components of the strategies developed and addresses a number of issues relating to the process of strategy development. Explores implications for parallel work in other localities. (RJM)

Discusses the advantages of having an advisory council to provide advice; to draw from the business, industrial, and professional communities; to provide a cohesiveness among programs within an institution; and to provide a link between education and the real world. (JOW)

This study examined effects of person-centered planning on career choice and employment outcomes attained by 83 supported employees. High and moderate levels of match between career preferences and current employment were attained by 83%; wages and length of employment did not correlate to match. A focus group of service providers identified a…

Describes for-profit career colleges in terms of their history, student profiles, faculty, programs, services, locations, and student retention, completion and placement. Discusses making the choice between a proprietary school and a community college. (JOW)

Examines influence of mentoring on the job placement for 25 students in a master's degree and principal certification program at the University of Houston. Longitudinal study uses mixed methods survey research design. Finds, for example, that minority women who did not have mentors were still in the classroom one year after completing the program.…

Design of in-company training for students must consider objectives, staff, methods, duration, and timing. Data collection tools to monitor progress and evaluate performance are critical. A support team to provide guidance, information, and placement assistance is also an important element. (Contains 30 references.) (SK)

The University of Missouri-Columbia's career center began to develop placement services for liberal arts students by conducting an environmental scan that acquired information from faculty, students, and employers. A strategic plan that focused on the specific career needs of liberal arts majors was developed. (SK)

Surveyed business schools to profile differences between undergraduate international programs based on the success of the program's placement of students in internationally related jobs upon graduation. Found that schools with good and bad placement success largely agreed on elements needed to internationalize the curriculum, although programs…

The study attempted to identify activities performed by 47 job developers that positively or negatively influenced job placement. Variance in job placement was influenced by marketing activities, available job development time, use of specific client assessment procedures, frequency of use of trial job placements, and gender of the job developers.…

A limited number of universities and students participate in cooperative education in Spain because of lack of tradition, incentive, and resources. A need exists for a placement system providing greater work experience opportunities, the development of which may be spurred by the success of the Universidad Autonoma in Madrid and by the integration…

In a survey of 31 area vocational center directors in Illinois, results showed that 70 percent perceived a need to assess students' reasoning skills; diverse standardized tests are used; the information would be used for placement, guidance, and instruction; and a lack of practical instruments inhibits assessment and inclusion of reasoning skills…

Assessed effects of the status of employment referents on employers' evaluations of job applicants. Personnel directors (N=300) were asked to rank three fictitious candidates based on letters of reference from high, low, and unknown status referents. Results suggest that high-status referents positively influence selection decisions of otherwise…

The authors used survival analysis to estimate a model of the determinants of unemployment duration. Variables included personal characteristics, local conditions, unemployment income, and duration. Data were collected from industrial workers who were laid off in 1983 in Milan. Results do not support the existence of negative time dependence.…

Although assistance with finding a job is important, it is but one competency needed to be aware of the world of work and how it differs from the educational world. The ability of students to adjust and contribute to many roles in the post-high school world is crucial for successful transition. (JOW)