Reports on role of executive search firms that provide professional assistance for job seekers. Types of search firms that work for and are paid by hiring company, how search firm can work for job seeker, executive management companies, outplacement services, and professional associations are highlighted. Six references are included. (EJS)

Examined the feasibility of an abbreviated Job Club program for 23 Job Service clients. Results showed a 50 percent placement rate, which compared favorably with the agency rate, but was lower than the traditional Job Club success rate. Outcome variables and group support functions were discussed. (JAC)

The Inmate Placement Program of the Federal Bureau of Prisons focuses on job skills to aid their readjustment to the community after release. The program includes a mock job fair and has served 7,000 inmates. (Contains 10 references.) (JOW)

The objective of the publication is to provide placement persons with some guidelines for using one occupational information resource, The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (D.O.T.), as a more efficient tool for locating occupations in local industry. The five steps involved in occupation finding using the D.O.T. are described. (Author/BP)

Recent studies concerned with training clients in job-seeking skills, together with investigations on the relative effectiveness of formal and informal job seeking methods point to a promising alternative to selective placement for clients who are capable of an independent job search. (Author)

Discusses a study that followed roughly equivalent samples of vocational and nonvocational graduates. Includes personal comments and advice bearing on the school-to-work transition. (JOW)

This brief shares stories about how three students with disabilities used networking and mentoring to become interested in or learn more about a line of work, or even to find jobs. The students represented different high school grade levels and had a wide range of disabilities including learning, cognitive, physical or health-related, sensory,…

Describes preliminary job hunting steps, the preparation of a resume, the preparation for an interview, the interview itself, and follow-up for prospective librarians entering the job market. A 19-item bibliography is included. (CHC)

Compared the Job Club method with an alternative method, using clients who had job-finding problems, such as physical, emotional, intellectual, and social handicaps, or long-term unemployment. Results suggest that virtually all handicapped or "hard-core" unemployed persons can obtain and retain a job under an intensive Job Club program.…

Describes a systems approach to the job search. Notes how courses in business communications, technical writing, and report writing can help students acquire job search skills. (RL)

This article is a compendium of strategies for rehabilitation counselors and their clients to secure job leads in relatively painless ways. Traditional job search mechanisms, such as want ads and state employment services, have been shown to be decidedly ineffective as compared to a good first-hand job lead. Job placement is not an exact science,…

States that in-person job fairs can be challenging for small colleges and universities with commuter campuses because they have difficulty attracting the big name corporations that students and alumni expect. Describes how Roosevelt University in Chicago dealt with this problem by organizing a successful online job fair. (MKA)

Surveys college graduates regarding their job-seeking behaviors and outcomes. Examined race and sex differences among the job search strategies used; number of job interviews; number of job offers; annual salary; and job satisfaction. Results indicated significant differences in underemployment and job satisfaction as a function of race, and in…

A study was conducted in 1974 to determine how professional, technical, and managerial males obtain the information that leads to getting a job. Data were gathered by selecting a random sample of 457 men in Newton, Massachusetts, who had changed jobs within the previous 5 years. Personal interviews were conducted with 100 men and 182 mailed…

Implementation of section 13(b)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act pertaining to referrals of Employment Service applicants to private agencies was examined. It was found that the statute's language did not specifically require states, but only the U.S. Department of Labor, to make referrals. This study also determined whether additional actions might be…