A study was undertaken to determine if the spelling preferences of chief executives of corporations were reflected in the views of their personnel directors in their consideration of employment applications. Fifty-two high-level executives in business and industry responded to a questionnaire concerning their preferences for standard or reformed…

Training directors (N=523) in six medical specialties rated hypothetical male or female applicant's personal characteristics and indicated whether they would accept applicant into training. Results indicated that residency directors formed negative stereotype toward applicants with history of psychological counseling. Subsequent stepwise multiple…

A survey of 64 adventure programs in North America examined selection practices in hiring outdoor leaders. Respondents preferred candidates from an institutional background who also had personal outdoor experience. Compared to a similar survey 14 years ago, those hiring staff were more sophisticated in their preferences and were more likely to be…

A nationwide questionnaire provided the data for this study to gain insight into factors that are utilized in securing school administrators. The questionnaire was distributed to more than 200 superintendents and a return of 21 percent was realized. The survey revealed a continuing and close relationship between college placement officers and…

The United States Census Bureau characterized the position of school superintendent as being the most male-dominated executive position of any profession in the United States (Glass, Bjork, & Brunner, 2001). Paul Houston, president of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) has stated that the future of school system…

This paper examines the effects of principal work values, teacher-job-candidate work values, and principal/teacher work-value interactions on principals' teacher-selection decisions. It extends empirical research about work values by examining the influence of values, operationalized as four work values (achievement, concern for others, fairness,…

This paper examines the use of total quality management (TQM) principles in the selection of college faculty, presenting a TQM model for the recruitment, identification, and selection of faculty. This model relates the role of vision, mission, planning, and organization design with quality concepts, such as leadership, empowerment, client…

A study to determine the attitudes of secondary school principals toward hiring vocational education teachers from the minority gender (that is, males for home economics and women for technology education) received 115 responses from 125 Louisiana principals. Results showed they perceived nontraditional teacher occupations more favorably for women…

Three chief alumni relations officers discuss their views on the importance of hiring graduates of the college or university as alumni relations staffers. Opinions ranged from the belief that it is helpful when alumni and staff share an alma mater, to alumni status is not particularly important, to an attempt to mix both in the alumni relations…

This study examined the perceptions of chief instructional officers (CIOs) at community colleges accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) regarding: difficulty in meeting accreditation criteria for part-time faculty, challenges in implementing commonly cited practices for employing and utilizing part-time faculty,…

This document provides recommendations to Community College chancellors and superintendents based on survey responses from 11 multi-college district chancellors and 37 single college district superintendents and/or presidents of the Community College League of California. The report provides demographic information, such as gender, ethnicity,…

Studied the effects of evaluator gender, applicant gender, and gender of the reference source on the screening of applicants for assistant-principal positions. Responses of 150 high school principals suggest that hypothetical female candidates were evaluated more highly than male applicants and were more likely to be interviewed. (SLD)

Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, this study explores whether perceptions of critical hiring criteria for entry-level sales positions differ across sales managers and sales representatives. This research also examines which classroom activities and skills these individuals perceive to be most important for strengthening the desired…

Supervisors and managers (N=108) reviewed cover letter and resume of job applicant with low back pain (source of which was systematically manipulated) and job description for simulated position. Found that, regardless of qualifications and source of injury, participants made more negative hiring recommendations for applicants with pain than for…

This study examined a four-staged leadership development continuum for school leaders in a large urban school district in the southeastern United States. The program under examination included: LEAD Program; Interim Assistant Principal Program; Intern Principal Program, and; First Year Principal Support/Interim Principal Program. Qualitative…