This document was designed to highlight the activities of a conference dealing with careers in the environmental field. The conference was organized with the intention of helping college students, recent college graduates, and others to learn the realities of various environmental careers from professionals working in the corporate, government and…

Wisconsin Works (W-2) is a time-limited employment assistance program that, in September 1997, replaced cash entitlements provided to low-income families under Aid to Families with Dependent Children. W-2 provides subsidized or unsubsidized placements for participants, based upon their level of preparedness for employment. Participants in both…

This guide discusses the processes involved in helping students with cognitive disabilities such as mental retardation find and keep a job. Following an introduction, the guide discusses the types of employment available for these youth and young adults in competitive and supported employment settings. The following section looks at the roles of…

Internet job banks have grown into a huge, global employment exchange. More than 1 million job openings are now advertised on 5,000 Internet sites. Employers can fill jobs faster and at less expense; job seekers can circulate resumes cost-free to employers across the country. Employment tools for job-seekers range from job listings to career…

The 1993-94 PASSAGE newsletter was established to create a customized educational/career-development/work-related informational publication for Pennsylvania's adult learners and educators. The project's main objective was to provide timely workplace and job skills information to Pennsylvania's adult learners, unemployed/underemployed individuals,…

This evaluation was undertaken to answer three questions about the Toronto Board of Education's recruitment and selection of elementary and secondary teachers. The questions were: (1) What is the size of the racial minority job applicant pool for teaching positions? (2) Do racial minority job applicants have success rates like other job applicants…

This booklet is intended to serve as a resource for instructors who are beginning a job club program for their adult students. The following topics are addressed in the guide: the main purposes and activities of a job club, criteria for establishing the success of a job club, competency expectations for job club participants, job club assessment,…

The papers contained in this special report were written as background material for a national conference. Following a conference summary, the following papers are included: "Labor Market Intermediaries: An Overview"; "A Reexamination of What is Known about Jobseeking Behavior in the United States"; "The Public Employment…

Based on the assumption that moving out of education and into new careers requires the use of specific concepts, methods, and skills, the problems of educational careers and basic concepts of career management are analyzed, and proven methods for finding new jobs are outlined. The approach is adapted from the Ferrini and Parker career development…

This guide provides administration and teaching materials for use in organizing and conducting workshops intended to provide job-finding techniques and emotional support for women entering and re-entering the work force. Suggestions are made for assessing the employment situation in the community, the workshop, and finding potential students.…

The booklet offers step-by-step instructions for the high school student on how to prepare for entry into the world of work. Basic job entry requirements, personal data needed, do's and don'ts, and typical forms encountered are presented in workbook form. It deals with the following 12 areas: general employment information, school records,…

This manual offers practical advice to educators on conducting a job search and obtaining a position in Alaska. Alaska Teacher Placement (University of Alaska Fairbanks) is a statewide clearinghouse for the placement of educators. Although Alaska's certification requirements are similar to those of other states, school administrators are also…

Describes a class experiment where students search a hypothetical job market for jobs paying wages in a known range but with an unknown wage distribution. The experiment is divided into three "trials", each one introducing different variables (unemployment insurance, search costs, and recession). Includes experiment instructions and a…

Discusses how to discover, evaluate, and apply for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching positions internationally. Steps to take include considering your reasons, destination, and qualifications; finding positions to consider; getting considered for a position; and preparing for interviews. Several sidebars present tips on resumes,…

During fiscal year 1989-90, Project Step Forward provided single parents and displaced homemakers in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with information on available opportunities and assisted participants in raising their self-esteem. The project served 64 people through three 2-week, 40-hour workshops and an additional 151 people through mini-workshops…