Part 2 of a two part series on career planning in college, this article describes the course offered at Augustana College (Illinois) to help their liberal arts students develop awareness of their interests, abilities, and opportunities through testing sessions, class discussions, occupational exploration and field investigation. Course syllabus…

A placement director turns the tables on employers and visits them to investigate job opportunities...then he returns to campus to report to his seniors. (Author)

Results of a survey present attitudes of counseling and placement practitioners, indicating areas which need improvements. (Author)

This survey from the University of Cincinnati shows that alumni would like continued career guidance which goes beyond job referrals. (Author)

At the University of Rhode Island, videotapes of actual interviews have been used to help students improve interview techniques. With the aid of editing and narration the final tape becomes a valuable instructional tool. (Author)

In the extern program undergraduates work with alumni on a variety of projects which bring them into real problem solving situations similar to those they will face on the job. This program is one example of how college Placement Personnel can make their offices and roles a necessary and integral part of the students' experience. (JC)

A project at the University of Cincinnati has formulated the foundation for defining roles, objectives, and functions of career planning and placement. This experience points to a new mix of approaches in developing an effective program. (Author)

A description of experimental credit courses in self concept and career exploration offered at the California State University, San Diego. These courses draw student interest with imaginative program content. (Author)

Responses from 70 firms to questionnaires from the College of Business at Ohio University provide a profile of employer perceptions of the candidate and the interview situation. (Author)

This article discusses a program used to answer career questions which involved the university as a whole, and the alumni working with the career planning and placement office. (Author)

Effective career counselors will do more to help job-seekers, will move further into group work, and will work on their own development before trying to assist clients. (Author/CJ)

The author elaborates on five areas college placement officers must concern themselves with. Those areas are: (1) the college environment; (2) the student environment; (3) the employer recruitment environment; (4) the government environment; and (5) the value of the college degree. (Author)

Describes Project Resume, a computerized resume database for use in college career planning and placement offices. The system stores student resumes for use by on- and off-campus recruiters. (JAC)

Limited staff and budget forced a placement office to evaluate the necessity of its various services, with some surprising results. (Author)

Placement can play a pivotal role in supplying administrators with employment data and evaluations to guide long-range educational planning. (Author)