A course in career planning is offered at Daytona Beach Community College to help postsecondary students with the career development process. Learning activities include values clarification, role playing, use of interest inventories and of CHOICES, Florida's computerized career information system. (SK)

Five articles address the realities of coping with downsizing: "Living with Layoffs" (Nocera); "How Safe Is Your Job?" (Lieber); "Career Makeover" (Robinson); "Ma Bell's Orphans" (O'Reilly); and "Where Are They Now?" (Martin). (SK)

Includes "Writing Effective Resumes" (Kursmark); "Writing Cover Letters with Credibility" (Davis); "Career Portfolios" (Miller); "Writing a Top-Flight Vitae" (Orlando); "Converting a Curriculum Vitae to a Resume" (Katz, Morahan); "Special Reports" (Chapman); "Every Job Searcher Needs an e-Resume" (Dixson); "Military Value" (Burns); "Key Words"…

Portfolios have uses beyond job seeking. They can be developed to promote a new idea or work assignment, used as a tool for employee evaluation, and serve in the process of organizational succession planning and internal recruitment. (SK)

This book presents a step-by-step approach to writing resumes that get interviews. The third edition of a book first published in 1983 has been updated by the addition of the following: (1) a clearer and simpler 10-step approach; (2) a new strategy for creating chronological resumes; (3) many more creative routes around resume writing roadblocks;…

In this guide, the secret of career success is recognizing individual talents or specific knowledge and integrating the thinking and behavior of entrepreneurs into the daily routine or job. Part I, Career Planning for Tomorrow's Marketplace, sets the scene by describing the information age, technology, and the rise of global consumerism. It…

This bibliography of career information lists books, periodicals, and pamphlets describing individual careers, job hunting techniques, and the world of work. Also included is a section on U.S. Government publications on employment and careers. (Author/JLL)

Although assistance with finding a job is important, it is but one competency needed to be aware of the world of work and how it differs from the educational world. The ability of students to adjust and contribute to many roles in the post-high school world is crucial for successful transition. (JOW)

Career service practitioners can address the career needs of students with disabilities in several ways: include disability-specific information in all job search and career planning workshops; develop self-contained programs for students with disabilities; view the job search from the student's perspective; and provide role models for students.…

Describes an assignment required in the job search process unit of a business-communication course that uses online helpers for students to write a self-analysis that helps them to know about themselves and to know about the direction of their careers when preparing for an interview and job-related documents. (SR)

Data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study for 1,309 European American, 191 African American, 137 Hispanic American, and 40 Asian/Pacific Islander American college students, ages 18-23 and 24+, revealed no differences in career goals or job search strategies by age. Significant differences among ethnic groups were found in…

Key elements of master of business administration career portfolios include the following: personal mission statement; analysis of the job seeker's strengths and weaknesses and career field opportunities and threats; personal positioning statement that clarifies the job seeker's uniqueness; and strategic research on a company or employer.…

Despite the efforts of many transition teachers and developers of model programs, some students' vision of their careers seems to lack clarity, direction, or realism. Some young adults with disabilities have difficulty identifying preferred employment that can lead to achievable careers, or they may identify occupations for which they lack the…

Describes the Bernard Haldane System for Identifying Motivated Skills, an English course integrating job seeking skills with freshman composition and rhetoric instruction. An achievement essay, classification essays, and research essays precede preparation of resumes, application letters, and interview techniques. (HTH)

This special issue reviews 71 books on the following topics: career management; career opportunities for people with disabilities; federal government career information; college career development/counseling; job search strategies, tools, methods; coaching; retirement issues; strategies for managers; women and careers; general career books; and…