Describes a personal job market concept used by college placement officers in which clients are shown how their choice of job-search strategy can either help or hinder their efforts to connect with employers. Steps in the plan include understanding employer, selecting and packaging selling points, and choosing delivery system. (ABL)

Provides reviews of books dealing with all aspects of careers, including 8 books on dealing with change, 13 on career management, 4 on entrepreneurship, 3 guides and workbooks, 2 on assessment, 4 on resumes, and 1 biography. Includes 12 short reviews of books on career development issues and information such as publishers' addresses. (JOW)

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)

Provides 10 guidelines for teachers who want to become principals. An important consideration is not to give up applying for positions. (MD)

Describes the Michigan Occupational Information System (MOIS), a computerized body of information that can help an individual plan a career or change career course. Recommends components to be added to the MOIS system, if it is to be responsive to a changing national labor market. (NRJ)

A superintendent search consultant advises would-be superintendents to avoid resume overkill, succinctly summarize relevant education and experience, provide transcripts and copies of best reference letters, and update references. Candidates are also advised to be frank about personal "skeletons," prepare adequately for interviews, dress…

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)

Provides advice for evaluating personal and professional credentials for job application to newspapers, magazines, and radio and television stations. Available from: The Quill, 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601, One year: $10.00, Single copies: $1.00. (KS)

This volume provides a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to writing an effective resume. It emphasizes the importance of expressing accomplishment in relation to job responsibilities and recommends a resume form and style which allow clear exposition of the subject's career. Discussion focuses on the ten basic types of resumes: basic,…

Identifies four approaches to career planning based on situational leadership theory: the network approach, self-help approach, engineering approach, and mentor approach. Guidelines for the selection of a planning method based on the nature of the work environment and personal preference are discussed. (JAC)

This brief shares stories about how three students with disabilities used networking and mentoring to become interested in or learn more about a line of work, or even to find jobs. The students represented different high school grade levels and had a wide range of disabilities including learning, cognitive, physical or health-related, sensory,…

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)

The author urges teachers who are planning a career change to analyze their goals and to carefully assess the skills they've developed as teachers that are transferable to other jobs. He lists 77 managerial, interpersonal, and technical skills commonly possessed by teachers. (SJL)

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)

Content areas of a course on preparing for work include employability skills, coping skills, decision making skills, and career planning. (Editor)