Examines sources of knowledge about career information components and deals with how that information can be used in the job search process. (JOW)

Four recently employed University of Maryland faculty members discuss successful strategies for entering the academic job market. (SK)

Discusses the state of the job market, reviews the basics of job building, and provides ideas on how to manage a career during a recession. A sidebar looks at negotiation of severance agreements. (JOW)

Explains why training and development is a feasible field for three categories of professional educators: (1) teacher applicants who are unable to find teaching vacancies; (2) teachers who want to supplement their income; (3) teachers who may be thinking of a permanent career change to a related field. (Author/JOW)

The Career Development Model is a comprehensive and developmental approach to career planning that allows schools the opportunity to be more accountable to their graduates. This is accomplished by providing students with the knowledge and job search skills to help them cope with changing job opportunities. (JOW)

Suggestions on job hunting are offered in a question/answer format. Emphasis is on how to make a present job a catalyst for future qualifications, how to begin the job hunt, what are attractive pluses in the employer's eye, and tips on developing a resume. A sample resume is provided. (LC)

A veteran school leader advises aspiring superintendents to focus their job search according to desired geographical area, type of community, and salary range and to prepare thoroughly for interviews. On-the-job success strategies include watching professional image, finding out about predecessors, communicating educational goals, honing public…

Analyzes the current job market for teachers. (FL)

Life/work planning can be an individualized process for self-analysis, decision, and action. It uses the same approach for any experience desired, by considering an individual's skills, goals, and values and by combining work, learning, and adventure. (MSE)

Advises that internship applicants avoid becoming emotionally drained by preparing for internship early in graduate school. A time line of activities for preparing internship applications is suggested, including maintaining records of practicum and clinical activities, analyzing competencies and training needs, and focusing on course goals. A…

This paper provides some ideas for those searching for positions in the academic field of English (with emphasis on rhetoric/composition) at small, state-supported liberal arts colleges. It presents information about how searches are initiated and conducted and how candidates might best present themselves while engaged in a job search. Included in…

Individuals who wish to become community college presidents should take the following steps to prepare for the presidency: (1) get their doctorate; (2) get into the academic pipeline running from the classroom to the division chair, the dean of instruction, and the presidency; (3) find a good mentor; (4) establish a peer network; (5) assume…

Includes "Introduction" (Sommerstein); "Understanding the Older Worker: Physical and Emotional Factors" (Myers); "Changing Work Environment" (Dennis); "Expectations versus Reality" (James); "Late Life Addiction Response and the Role of Career Planning" (Britton); "Case Study of a…

Consultants experience difficulty in being effective in a foreign country, particularly in developing countries. Difficulties include definite cross-cultural differences that consultants lack the skills to overcome or adjust to, language and communication differences, consultants' inability to adjust to a new situation quickly, and inability of…

Includes "Introduction" (Lemke); "Career Sidestepping" (Prescott); "Temporary Work Life" (Farrugia); "Electronic Recruiter" (Lemke); "Aerospace Network" (Hoffner); "Multimedia: The Future of Adult Learning" (Golub); and "Teleworking: Commuting on the Information Highway" (Petrie). (JOW)