This booklet is a job interview preparation guide. Suggestions focus on knowing the prospective employer and knowing one's self. Thirty-one resources containing employer identification information for job seekers are described and noted. The step-by-step method of mounting a referral campaign with its advantages and disadvantages is described.…

Frequent requests for employment information in a public library resulted in the development of an index to want ads in newspapers and periodicals. Local, national, and some international job openings are indexed by occupational field. (JAB)

Explores how job seekers use online computer services to gather information about their present line of work as well as jobs that represent a career change. Suggests creativity and persistence are the keys to using the virtual job market. (SK)

Interviews with 477 Israeli blue-collar workers showed that neither intent to leave nor actual job search significantly explained actual turnover, resulting from lack of available opportunities. "Passive" search seems to occur before intent emerges; active search may bring together perceived and actual opportunities and lead to turnover.…

A group of 273 clients of one state rehabilitation agency were interviewed about where they looked for jobs, what were the sources of successful leads, and what was the most serious problem they encountered in trying to find a job. Direct application to employers and pursuing tips from family and friends were the best bets. (Author)

Written for individuals who use the ALA Conference Placement Center, this article explains how the Center works, the services it offers, and provides some helpful hints for potential job seekers. (JPF)

Describes opportunities for locating job information through online networks using the World Wide Web or commercial networks such as CompuServe, America Online, and Prodigy. Points to the Online Career Center, the Interactive Employment Network, and books that describe available services. (JOW)

Reports on the development of nonacademic job-hunting conferences for graduate students, which focus on self-assessment, sources of help about job hunting, correspondence and resumes, and interviewing. (GW)

Analyzes the methods of job information acquisition used by recent Korean immigrants. Indicates the Koreans most frequently use personal contact with other Koreans. Reviews findings from the perspective of labor market segmentation. (Author/MK)

This study of 299 social and physical scientists at universities reveals that strong personal contacts were more useful than reliance on weak ties (acquaintances) for job information. Using personal connections for employment information is thus an efficient job seeking method. (SK)

Academics welcome summer with a collective sigh of relief. Finally they can get to those tasks that are nearly impossible to accomplish during a busy academic year: working on that manuscript, completing the revisions on an article, learning the new laboratory technique from the colleague across the hall. However, those going on the job market in…

Several resources to consider are offered to ease the squeeze created by the computer market downturn. Areas addressed include: job-shop option; other-industries option; overseas option; graduate school option; entrepreneurial option; military option; job fairs; and weighing locations. Notes that colleges are looking for engineering teachers,…

Describes sources of job listings in online industry including "New York Times,""Boston Globe,""Washington Post,""Los Angeles Times,""Wall Street Journal,""National Business Employment Weekly," and hints on methods for reading and responding to ads and placing them. Sample advertisements…

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)

Presents guidelines designed to help candidates interested in writing instruction conduct an easier and more effective job search. Gives advice on preparing for the job search, conducting the job search, interviewing, and visiting the campus. (RS)