This article reports on a study of the job search activity of 251 students in a Master of Science in Industrial Administration (MSIA) Program. In addition to describing the search activity undertaken by the students, the study relates differences in job search activity to variations in job choice and subsequent career patterns. (Author)

Suggests that one of the basic beliefs of American society is that success is measured by material gain. New economic and social realities have shifted the focus from career planning to life work planning, based on the theory that work goals should be equal to personal and social goals. (JAC)

A pilot career counseling outreach program is described in this article. Bringing the idea of a counseling booth from the comics, California State University, Los Angeles, seeks out students rather than waiting for them to visit the office. (JC)

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)

The traditional roles of women are being challenged, and counselors need to find new and more effective ways of assisting their female students with vocational decisions. The following article describes one method that was explored at California State University, San Diego in an attempt to meet the changing needs of women. (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)

To explore career decision-making processes of engineering students during transitions from undergraduate education to employment or graduate study, 1,030 students completed three questionnaires focused on decisions made at the anticipation, exploration, and implementation stages of decision making. Overall, career directions did not change…

The University of Minnesota at Duluth Handicapped Student Services Program and Career Development and Placement Office initiated a cooperative effort to expand career services for the handicapped. Goals include responding to students needs, initiating contact with area employers, and securing funding. Services can be integrated into the career…

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)

The State University of New York (SUNY)-Binghamton Career Development Center has developed a unique, simple and relatively inexpensive approach for delivery of services called the Quick Reference Guides (QRG) series. The guides provide self-instruction on career exploration, job searching, application to graduate school and related issues.…

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)

Describes the creation of a counseling center at a junior college-from the planning board, through the realities of budgeting, to its final actualization. (HMV)

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 material developed to help students deal with questions of a major field of study and relationships to career preparation. This material, formulated into a handout/directory, is entitled, "Suggestions for Supplementary Courses to Enhance Career Opportunities for Liberal Arts Majors," and has been well received by students and…

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)