One university's Honors program approach to career counseling is discussed. Effects of conflict between students' lifelong dreams and their aptitudes and academic achievements is discussed with its corresponding depression, disorientation, and frequent withdrawal from school. A policy of realistic but sympathetic early assessment and consideration…

Most of the 202 (of 390) human resource managers responding to a survey felt the resume was most important at initial screening, interviewee poise was most important at the interview stage. Communication skills, then problem solving and human relations, were most used to screen and evaluate applicants. (SK)

Answers two questions regarding preparing English teachers for two-year colleges: whether a PhD is appropriate for teaching in a two-year college (yes and no); and what graduate departments can do to help their students find work (candidates for two-year college teaching jobs need teaching experience beyond traditional freshman composition…

This article summarizes the development process and context for understanding and using the Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) knowledge and skills standards for the preparation and certification of educational diagnosticians, approved by the CEC Professional Standards and Practice Committee in December 1997. The complete set of standards…

Argues that the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business's new standards may have little impact on faculty selection and reward structures because representatives of the disciplines have not been consulted in their formulation. (SK)

Executives (n=63) and office-systems educators (n=88) recommended for workers the following categories of computer end-user skills: hardware, operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets, database, desktop publishing, and presentation. (SK)

Analyzes New York City's occupational skills requirements, matching locally derived skill ratings for detailed census occupations to years of schooling, then estimating change in mean skill requirement for employed residents and change in local employment of occupational skills by level of required education. Results show insignificant change in…

Three employer groups (n=117), 47 accounting faculty, and 63 students rated the following characteristics of potential employees: master's degree, overall and accounting grade point average, personal integrity, communication skills, energy/drive/enthusiasm, and appearance. Employers and faculty considered integrity extremely important; students…

This hearing includes testimony on how the Higher Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act are currently working and what steps can be taken to better coordinate these programs to move closer to the goal of a highly qualified teacher in every classroom. Statements and testimony are included from: Honorable Jason Altmire, Congressional…

This paper discusses the transition from school to further and higher education in New Zealand following the recent implementation of the National Qualifications Framework. While a genuinely "seamless" interface is emerging between upper secondary schooling and further education in the context of vocational programmes, the transition…

Increasing demands on educational administrators have made it essential to assess the programs that prepare them for their positions. The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing has identified essential school administrator skills. A study of California school administrators gauged how well preparation programs readied them for school…

A study explored the motivational patterns of public relations (P.R.) professionals and the qualities sought in new employees by these professionals. A representative sample of public relations professionals was surveyed with a questionnaire that included Likert scales of motivational statements and skills sought. Common factor analysis with…

The education of addiction counselors, once based on tradition, myth and politics, is becoming professionalized, based on competencies, research and best practice. Many factors have contributed to this shift as subspecialties for addiction treatment have emerged in various disciplines. In 1993 the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment created the…

This paper presents a step-by-step guide for developing a resume as part of a job search campaign. The paper presents the following information: purposes of the resume; steps in resume development; resume formats; resume headings; and some "do's and some "don't's." The paper also includes a list of 161 action verbs for use in resume development, a…

The National Association of College Admission Counselors (NACAC) believes there is a basic body of knowledge and fundamental skills one must possess to be effective in counseling students as they progress through school and make decisions regarding their postsecondary educational alternatives. Competencies common to school counselors and admission…