Reports results of a survey of Fortune 500 personnel administrators' preferences for the content of resumes submitted by college students entering the job market. Concludes that textbooks, teachers, and applicants should not only include but stress this preferred content. (PD)

Examined the feasibility of an abbreviated Job Club program for 23 Job Service clients. Results showed a 50 percent placement rate, which compared favorably with the agency rate, but was lower than the traditional Job Club success rate. Outcome variables and group support functions were discussed. (JAC)

Discusses the difference between those who have been laid off and those who have been permanantly separated from their jobs. Presents demographic, occupational, and industry profiles of both groups and examines the variability in numbers of workers in each group and their job search and job change behavior. (JOW)

Using data from Black men residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tests the hypothesis that the earnings advantage of first generation northern Blacks over native northern Blacks results from different career strategies in the two groups. (Author/GC)

The letter most likely to bring forth a positive response is short, error-free, and grammatically correct. The "hard sell" approach is viewed negatively. Attempts at sophistication through the use of metaphor, simile, and quotations are not well received. (Author)

Examines methods used to search for entry-level managerial positions and assesses how human resource and personnel directors in Georgia perceive these methods. Findings indicate that few of the directors use electronic technology to fill such positions, but they view positively those applicants who use electronic job searching methods. (RJM)

Examines the nature of academic position openings in the field of school psychology and gathers information about the characteristics sought and attributed to those individuals who were hired. Information about the job search process and characteristics sought in applicants are described. Recommendations are provided to help graduate students,…

Data from a stratified random sample of 953 low-income urban women were analyzed to determine how they find jobs and the effect it has on subsequent earnings. Results show that although most find jobs through informal contacts, this has no effect on earnings. Those who recently left welfare were more likely to find jobs through formal sources.…

Explored effects of Career Navigator, program providing job search assistance, on college student self-rated knowledge and skill in the job search process as compared to professional development business administration course and no-treatment control. Findings suggest that students using Career Navigator progressed in self-rated knowledge of job…

Male veterans (n=47) who were inpatient alcoholics participated in a study on job-finding skills. Compared to control subjects (n=24), subjects (n=23) who completed a job-finding skills workshop demonstrated better job interview skills and a higher employment rate at three-month followup, when 66 percent of experimental group were employed…

Findings from 25 college seniors involved in focus-group discussions revealed that students followed some ethically questionable practices in their job searches, suggesting that they did not understand implications of their behaviors or roles and responsibilities of career services professionals and employers. Found that students acted…

Examined data from Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program. Found that participants increased their use of substitute child care and of licensed day-care homes/centers, after beginning job readiness activities. Child care was found to be highly variable in terms of convenience and program quality. Problems with child care increased…

Survey of graduates from University of California-San Diego, polled by career services center on how they found jobs, determined that many attributed their job-finding success to the career services center. Findings conclude that technology can bolster rather than reduce the role of career services practitioners in serving students and employers.…

Portfolios are an effective employment tool since they spotlight the developer's capabilities, personalize the interview, and reduce stress while capturing the interviewer's attention. An outline is provided of key components of a school counselor's portfolio beginning with a rationale and goals. Documentation of National Standards for School…

In a study of 225 Israeli young adults applying for their first job, women were more likely to reject jobs due to work conditions, family considerations, or masculine sex-typing. Men rejected jobs only because of feminine sex-typing. Women had greater nonfinancial commitment to work. Men were more stigmatized by unemployment. There were no…