These summaries of research and development reports are issued by the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor (DOL) and are designed to provide pertinent information about specific research and development (R&D) studies. Each of the 10 summaries includes availability and cost (where applicable), source of the report,…

Approximately 3.3 million of the almost 6 million Americans estimated to be mentally retarded in 1963 were of working age from 16 to 64. This group was expected to increase to 3.7 million by 1970. A study of 2,500 young men rejected from military service for mental reasons found only two-thirds of these in the labor force as compared to 95 percent…

Traditional recruitment for employment could be made through news media, but for the hard-to-employ more aggressive tactics will be necessary. A company will need to tap community resources such as state employment services, Office of Economic Opportunity agencies, the Urban League, and vocational rehabilitation agencies. A special company…

This report presents the findings of a research study which demonstrated the feasibility of the utilization of biographical information in the prediction of three month and six month employment tenure. The analysis sample included Black disadvantaged males (N=477) and females (N=225) in three cities who had received no previous manpower training…

The Ottumwa Experimental and Demonstration Project was initiated to develop more economical and more effective ways for delivering comprehensive manpower services to residents of rural areas. The Ottumwa Project involved a fundamental restructuring of rural employment service operations--development of more effective ways of delivering effective…

Coordinating a conference program can lead to the growth and involvement of all concerned. But, placement personnel find they can't do it alone. (Author)

This overview of the current professional development activities of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and its future plans describes SLA's employment and career-related services, its involvement in education for librarianship, and the present focus on accreditation of graduate schools in library and information science. (MES)

The article provides an overview of benefit cost analysis and its limitations and reviews the applications of benefit-cost analysis within vocational programs for persons with severe disabilities. Recommendations are made to assist state and program developers in choosing among program alternatives. (Author/DB)

To identify and attract outstanding candidates for key nonacademic positions, college and university presidents should employ executive search firms, primarily to learn of outstanding candidates that might never surface in any other way. (MLW)

Finding good help is difficult enough these days, but trying to hire a qualified sign language interpreter can be especially difficult if you don't know what to look for. This paper provides some ideas that may help in your search. These include such considerations as using an interpreter referral agency versus direct hiring and certification and…

A study undertaken to assess the effectiveness of employment counseling for more than 10,000 applicants indicated that the placement rate for counseled applicants was almost twice that for all applicants although the counseled applicants were, in general, more difficult to place, since many had two or more employment barriers. (SA)

The General Aptitude Test Battery, used by many state employment services as a counseling tool, has been criticized as an unfair screening device. A less restrictive policy of pretest coaching and retesting, combined with action research on the effects of remedial education on aptitudes scores is suggested, rather than a return to subjective…

U.S. Employment Service meshes manpower needs at local level. (Editor)

The author concludes that youth employment specialists are needed to work with youth and employers if young people are to get their full share of the job opportunities and are to achieve maximum utilization of their talents as new entrants into the labor market. (Author)

Volunteer group finds educated women require specialized job information for their unique employment problems. (BH)