Using Current Population Survey data, 32,000 unemployed job seekers were tracked monthly through 1991. More than one-fifth found jobs by the second month. Most often used method was direct employer contact, most successful was private employment agencies. Likelihood of finding a job decreased when five or more methods were used. (SK)

Although research has indicated a link between gender and perceived illness severity and the employment status of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), it has not addressed questions regarding the relationship between those variables and specific types of employment concerns. In this study, a sample of 1,310 adults with MS replied to a mail survey…

This paper presents the results of an experiment in which private employment agencies were used to place public assistance clients in jobs. Contains brief descriptions of the experiment and the AFDC clients who participated in it. Key experimental findings are outlined and policy implications are discussed. (CT)

Case managers providing intensive assistance to the unemployed completed the 12-item General Health Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Results reveal that 48% endorsed responses indicating psychological distress, and on emotional exhaustion, the core dimension of burnout on the MBI, the mean for these case managers was significantly…

A survey of 168 employed people who suffered spinal cord injuries found that 50% were employed after injury; 61% thought they could have benefitted from additional services such as discussion of options and follow-up on vocational issues. Dissatisfaction with employment status was related to perceived need for more services. (Contains 20…

SRI International conducted a survey of 1,450 chief special education administrators of local education agencies to collect data associated with successful secondary vocational and transition-related programs. Results indicated that more than 50 percent of agencies provide some traditional vocational programs and services for disabled students.…

Responses from 69 of 92 state employment service managers and 199 of 240 secondary principals in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington indicated that managers viewed business competencies and classes as significantly more important than principals do. A business course for all students was supported by 88% of managers and 34% of principals. (SK)

Purpose: The paper alerts small business employers to new dictates of the Disability Discrimination Act (2005) as it applies to learning disabilities. Then the "Learning to Work" project featured in the paper offers small business employers a set of approaches and methods for the identification of a learning-disabled young adult…

This article offers a critical review and evaluation of the statutory environment in which recruitment agencies and businesses ply their trade in the United Kingdom (UK), with specific reference to the employment of overseas teachers. It focuses especially on teachers recruited from the Commonwealth over the period 1999-2005, a significant time…

Colleges and universities may no longer merely turn out graduates with degrees, thinking thereby to have fulfilled their obligation to the student. Recent economic and technological changes have narrowed certain fields of employment while opening up others. Future changes will continue to affect opportunities for employment. Because there is so…

Rehabilitation counselors put the availability of jobs at the head of the list of client problems, followed by deficient job-seeking skills and poor employer reception of the disabled job applicant. Agency procedures and paperwork and lack of time were rated as the most serious impediments to counselors' placement efforts. (Author)

British survey data support the hypothesis that some studies showing job seekers using public employment agencies (PEAs) have longer unemployment spells may be flawed because they ignore the possibility that PEAs are used only after other search methods fail. Variations in the timing of PEA use should be taken into account in research. (SK)

The British Careers Service originated in a time of full employment. However, high unemployment has not diminished the role of careers officers. In fact, the Youth Training Scheme has extended and continued their role. (SK)

A survey of 69 state employment service managers in the Pacific Northwest determined their views of secondary business education programs and their effectiveness in helping students locate and be successful in employment following high school graduation. Managers believe that business education courses are very important. (JOW)

The author elaborates his experiences with three different career counselors at a branch of an employment service. Although all three counselors worked toward the same goal, their methods were different, and the unique approach of one counselor, the "dream weaver," left a lasting impression in the author's mind. (Author)