The Job Finding Club model originated in the early 1970's with Dr. Nathan Azrin, a behavioral psychologist and was adapted by Arthur Mills and his colleagues for use in Canada Employment Centers. Job Finding Club is a combined effort by its members to help each other find work. The Job Finding Club approach was adapted for use with older job…

Describes Manpower ESL courses sponsored by Canada Employment and Immigration Commission and Ministry of Colleges and Universities to provide language instruction for newly arrived immigrants seeking jobs. Concentrates on interview, locating job prospects, application forms, getting ready for interview, cultural expectations on the job and…

A study examined the value of multiple internships for journalism majors and their effect on three parts of the job search: number of job offers, amount of time spent looking for a job, and starting salary. Questionnaires were mailed to the 233 graduates of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A…

A study examined the effects of plant closing on hourly production employees' attitudes and behavior intentions at a General Electric (GE) plant in Columbia, Tennessee. A survey was constructed and used to collect data from 5 percent of the 400 hourly employees in November 1993, shortly after the announcement of the plant closing. The survey…

The way job positions in English studies are conceptualized, advertised, applied for, and awarded is defined by the conventional contours of literary study. The precision with which the "Job Information List" breaks down literature positions by national and historical categories reflects the desire of a great many departments to hire and…

Middle aged women who have previously been occupied with family and community activities often experience increased role stress when they begin to invest more time and energy in their work roles. To compare coping styles women use to adjust to job changes, 71 women, aged 30-62, who had changed jobs within a 3-year interval were classified into…

The emotional fallout from rapid, dramatic job market changes can severely and adversely affect the job search and job change process. It can cause inappropriate, precipitous emotional reactions that can block a job seeker's effectiveness at different times and stages of each job search. This paper demonstrates how individuals can find their way…

This study was designed to expand extant knowledge about factors that impact the job application decisions of experienced teachers. A total of 136 experienced teachers, enrolled in graduate education courses at a large Midwestern university, role played the part of job applicants for an elementary teacher position. Participants rated four versions…

An instructional strategy, designed for any basic semester speech and/or communication course, helps students improve their informational interviewing skills. For the strategy to work smoothly, the following conditions should be met: an introductory required speech communication course; a predetermined and uniformly used amount of course content…

This paper contains excerpts of comments made by a panel of deans, department heads, search committee members, and others, all with professional education positions within the Mid-South Educational Research Association six-state region, offering a candid look at their criteria, preferences, and experiences regarding the employment process. Their…

Counselors whose clients are workers displaced in plant closures and downsizings face a number of unique issues because they do not have a conceptual model on which to base their interventions. The types of work force attachment individuals have affects the issues with which they are coping. Four different kinds of work force attachments are…

This paper describes the Cleveland Veterans Administration inpatient Vocational Rehabilitation Unit (VRU), an intensive vocational assessment and counseling program designed to maximize the self-reliance and productivity of patients. The VRU is presented as a minimal care, 3-month maximum treatment program in which patients work on incentive pay…

The ways in which individual German language teachers can help students of business secure for themselves junior management-level internships with German firms are discussed. The individual approach rather than participation in a ready-made program is seen as valuable because it requires the student to take initiative, develop his or her…

While researchers have learned much about the employment process from the viewpoint of the organization, the psychology of job search behavior has received less attention. The most attention to the job search process has originated from the "how to find a job" writers. Using the information derived from these "how to" books, a…

Graduate students face a myriad of tasks as they prepare to enter the academic job market. Tips on how to complete a successful job search--from advice about preparing application materials and finding available positions to knowledge about what to expect during the interview--are provided in this paper. It opens with a discussion of applicant…