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)

Services that help students take actions to realize their career goals are examined. Job-hunting is analyzed as a five-step process involving: (1) identifying the job objective, (2) identifying potential employers, (3) researching needs and problems of the employer, (4) interviewing skills, and (5) getting interviews. Resources in each area are…

This study synthesizes evidence on the realignment of practical career guidance, counseling, and placement that has occurred since 1968 for noncollege-bound students. This study examines and classifies 13 guidance programs according to whether they emphasize vocational choice, vocational development, employability development, or placement and…

The task of helping students identify, locate, and pursue careers is never easy but the problems are compounded when the students are from foreign countries. (Author)

An Australian visitor to the United States, Canada, and Great Britain gives a personal reaction to the sorts of problems facing career services. (Author)

The overall purpose of these papers is to provide a background working paper to serve as a basis for developing a system for evaluating states' programs in Career Guidance, Counseling and Placement. An extensive review of published materials is summarized into three areas: (1) the accomplishments, limitations and trends of the current guidance…

The author begins by overviewing some recent criticisms of the vocational guidance field: (1) too little collaboration with industrial personnel; (2) an emphasis on processing masses of people rather than on the individual; and (3) the need for a systems approach to counseling. His impressions, from the vantage point of industry (i.e. the…