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Peer reviewedLevy, J. M.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1995
Comparison of 2 studies of employers' attitudes toward the employability of persons with severe disabilities (one of Fortune 500 corporations and one of New York State employers) found that both groups were favorable toward employability. Executives from large companies and individuals with prior positive experience with the disabled were the most…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Employer Attitudes, Employment Potential, National Surveys
Download full textNew York State Dept. of Labor, Albany. – 1987
This booklet provides advice to young people seeking their first jobs on how to avoid the pitfalls that have caused others to lose jobs or fail to be hired. Topics discussed in short, one-page sections include appearance, attitude and behavior, ignorance of labor market facts, misrepresentation, sensitivity about a physical defect, unrealistic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews, Employment Potential
Francis, John Bruce; Jones, Griffith, III – 1976
The effectiveness of vocational education at New York State's public two-year colleges was investigated during spring 1976. Part one of the project was a follow-up study of 1970-71 and 1973-74 graduates to ascertain their success in job or transfer placement within fields for which they were trained, salary and job mobility patterns, and opinions…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
