Wildcat Service Corporation is a highly successful employment service for ex-drug addicts and alcholics who have served prison terms, are on welfare, and have little work experience. Funded mainly by the Manpower Administration, Wildcats's 3,000 workers perform service operations for many of New York City's government departments and businesses.…

An example is cited of a disadvantaged worker helped by the Manpower Administration's Job Opportunities in the Business Sector (JOBS) program who has progressed from trainee as a grocery clerk to training instructor for a grocery chain and is now completing his college education with the grocery chain's help. (SA)

The "seven-year itch" to help clients scratch for jobs and specific means of assisting them are presented. (Author)

This article describes the academic content and evaluation of an inservice training model for Bureau of Employment Security interviewers and counselors. Preliminary data suggests that a workshop organized according to established features of systems analysis is personally and professionally helpful to most participants. Although the model appears…

One of the modern sources of up-to-date information offered by the Employment Services is the computerized job bank, withdrawals'' from which may be made by jobseekers and counselors. (Author)

Employment of school counselors in local employment offices during summer vacations augments ability of Employment Services to aid youthful job seekers and equips school counselors with useful knowledges and skills. (Author)

This article shows the importance of employment counseling by noting that the counselor helps the individual resolve his vocational problems as well as facilitating suitable placement. (CG)

The results of the study confirm the expectation that fewer enrollees who complete the pre-test orientation and work-sampling would withdraw from subsequent components of a Work Incentive Orientation and Assessment Program. The program's flexible structure allows time for individual attention to work adjustment problems as they occur. (Author)

It has been hypothesized that through a group experience individuals might develop improved interpersonal relationships, and more relevant work attitudes and thereby improve their employability. A questionnaire was devised to study the utilization and practice of group guidance in an Employment Service setting. (Author)

While recognizing need for programs for the disadvantaged, State Employment Services must not neglect other segments of society. (CJ)

Describes ways in which computers can match job seekers with employers on local as well as on regional level. Discusses problems of those who cannot cope with mobility because of cultural factors. Offers suggestions to maintain individuality in face of technology. (CJ)

Describes and illustrates a diagnostic evaluation involving: (1) personal characteristics of the criminal; (2) immediate motivation; and (3) essential nature of the crime as a first step for the provision of services for ex-prisoners. (Author/EK)

Rehabilitation counselors put the availability of jobs at the head of the list of client problems, followed by deficient job-seeking skills and poor employer reception of the disabled job applicant. Agency procedures and paperwork and lack of time were rated as the most serious impediments to counselors' placement efforts. (Author)

Explains how the temporary help industry operates and lists some considerations when choosing a service. (JM)

British survey data support the hypothesis that some studies showing job seekers using public employment agencies (PEAs) have longer unemployment spells may be flawed because they ignore the possibility that PEAs are used only after other search methods fail. Variations in the timing of PEA use should be taken into account in research. (SK)