Reports on a survey about employer expectations of students attending job fairs, including how students should conduct themselves and dress. More than one-third indicated they expect students to be knowledgeable about their company. According to respondents, lack of clear career objectives accounts for the most common mistake made by students.…

People with epilepsy have often been discriminated against when seeking employment. This is caused by negative attitudes of employers towards persons with epilepsy. Negative attitudes can be changed by publicizing activities of programs employing epileptics, promoting job opportunities, and educating employers about control of seizures and work…

This article is concerned with the office employment outlook for high school graduates in a depressed labor market. It discusses business executives' opinions on changes in the secondary school curriculum to increase employability of graduates. (Editor)

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expanding rapidly in an effort to curb job discrimination. Employers will have more responsibility to comply with the commission and be aware of the concepts by which they are judged. The circumstances under which enforcement agencies can issue a finding of cause are discussed. (DS)

Author examined students' lack of response to employers' wooing. (Editor/RK)

The letter most likely to bring forth a positive response is short, error-free, and grammatically correct. The "hard sell" approach is viewed negatively. Attempts at sophistication through the use of metaphor, simile, and quotations are not well received. (Author)

Purpose: To outline the reasons for staff shortages in the UK catering industry and then to decide if further training could help to address these issues. Design/methodology/approach: The objectives have been achieved by examining the training provisions at a college, and then asking the students, their training staff, employers and employees…

The booklet examines potential contributions that can be made by mentally retarded workers and exposes common misconceptions about their employability. Initial sections introduce the nature of retardation and describe real-life situations showing economic benefits of employment to employers, taxpayers, and retarded persons themselves. Among the…

Business personnel officers indicate that jobs available for low-achieving students are limited in number and variety, while most secondary schools do not have adequate specialized programs for vocational preparation of such students. (MF)

Investigated the relationship between resume format and the probability the applicant is subsequently interviewed and hired. Results indicated a succinct, clean, well-organized resume, high in information content and conservative in style, will obtain the most favorable response, independent of other format variations that have been debated in the…