Discusses problems associated with and offers suggestions for structuring, validating, and monitoring the interview process. (Author/WD)

Outlines the development of the program of an assessment center designed for use in management and trainee development. (Author/IRT)

Explains how the temporary help industry operates and lists some considerations when choosing a service. (JM)

Describes the methods and results associated with the development and implementation of a content-validated test appropriate to assess the on-the-job writing essential for the job of county extension agent. (Author/IRT)

Describes how, after hiring decisions that led to highly public embarrassments at several colleges, a wave of resume checking has put some coaches on the hot seat and a few others out of work. (EV)

Discusses the shape of the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) age distribution due to the unprecedented increase in the number of library positions in the 1960s and the subsequent reduction in the rate of hire. Considers the limited mobility of many ARL librarians and the age at entry of new hires. (Author/LRW)

Describes the changing role of the school janitor in today's more sophisticated and automated educational facility and what principals should consider when selecting, training, and progressively developing custodial staff members. Administrator resource information is highlighted. (GR)

This 1930 paper discusses important considerations in selecting school physicians, cautioning that unwise appointments include elderly doctors who are no longer in practice, doctors who are more interested in money than health, and doctors with poor interpersonal skills. The paper recommends hiring well-educated, tactful, punctual, honest, and…

The demand for university instructors is linked with a world environment increasingly global in both commerce and information systems, resulting in increasing competition to meet such demand. The potential of global educational standards and qualifications is recognized by the World Trade Organization (WTO), which upholds the General Agreement on…

Describes the situation of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, two years after librarians were given faculty status and comparable faculty rankings. Discussions include promotion, workload, sabbaticals, research, and collective bargaining. (JVP)

The manager of personnel selection and recruitment for a major industrial firm presents elements of a new recruitment program: (1) reduce the list of target universities; (2) make better use of existing, nonrecruitment programs with colleges; (3) enlist the voluntary aid of managers and corporate staff; and (4) work closely with key managers.…

To enhance their district's chances of hiring superior principals, Nanuet (New York) Public Schools developed an intensive administrator selection process involving careful job descriptions reflecting school objectives, checklists of desirable professional experiences, an "action interview," and structured visits to finalists' school…

This discussion of methods of selecting and training present and future staff in business and industry emphasizes importance of the incorporation of senior management's goals and objectives into the process. An example of a Functional Skills Rating Form for use in interviewing is included. (LRW)

Finding good help is difficult enough these days, but trying to hire a qualified sign language interpreter can be especially difficult if you don't know what to look for. This paper provides some ideas that may help in your search. These include such considerations as using an interpreter referral agency versus direct hiring and certification and…

Finding good help is difficult enough these days, but trying to hire a qualified sign language interpreter can be especially difficult if you don't know what to look for. This paper provides some ideas that may help in your search. These include such considerations as using an interpreter referral agency versus direct hiring and certification and…