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Mucenski-Keck, Lynn; Hintz, Arthur F.; Fedoryshyn, Michael W. – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
For many accounting students the focus of their fourth or fifth years is finding a job to start them on an exciting and financially rewarding career. Colleges provide significant guidance and direction to these students in the form of internship assistance, resume writing workshops, interview practice, networking events and career guidance. At…
Descriptors: Accounting, Educational Certificates, Credentials, Job Skills
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Rebmann, Kristen Radsliff; Molitor, Simone; Rainey, Bonnie – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
Archived job advertisements from the "International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) LIBJOBS" mailing list (1996-2010) were examined using content analysis. Findings suggest that distance learning (DL) skillsets as job qualifications emerged in the late 1990's and continue to be relevant today. Jobs with DL…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Librarians, Distance Education, Library Associations
Bolin, Barbara – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
This article features the Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) which serves as the founding credential in the six states and one locality in the Career Readiness Certificate Consortium (Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C.). The Career Readiness Certificate was developed by the small consortium…
Descriptors: Credentials, Adult Education, Job Training, Consortia
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Chen, Zheng; Veiga, John F.; Powell, Gary N. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
Although managers and professionals still compete in a career tournament for advancement and pay, the career boundaries that they cross in order to compete have changed. Traditionally, such individuals came up through the ranks within the same company by specializing in one functional area and changing, as needed, the geographic location of work…
Descriptors: Professional Personnel, Business Administration, Administrator Behavior, Competition
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Priddis, Eimi; Tanner, Mark W.; Henrichsen, Lynn E.; Warner, Ben; Anderson, Neil J.; Dewey, Dan P. – TESL-EJ, 2013
As English expands across the world, quality English teachers are increasingly needed. However, reports that even degree-holding TESOL professionals have a hard time obtaining stable employment are prevalent. This study sought to provide empirical evidence about career paths in TESOL based on survey responses from 250 alumni of a well-established…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Development, Trend Analysis, Graduate Surveys
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Wehman, Paul – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2013
As children become teenagers and move into early adulthood, there are many transitions they face. For young people with disabilities, this is no different except that there are invariably additional complex challenges that must be overcome. Evidence-based research is the foundation for best transition practices, but too many studies seem abstract,…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Best Practices, Transitional Programs, Guidelines
Schneider, Beth Z.; Carden, William; Francisco, Alyson; Jones, Thomas O., Jr. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2011
Previous research has examined the phenomenon of women "opting out" of the corporate environment. Much of this research has examined both "pull" factors--those of home and family life, and "push" factors--those within the organization which create a competitive environment where women feel they cannot achieve the same measure of success as their…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Career Development, College Faculty, Research Opportunities
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Feller, Rich – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2011
Preparing for the future is not what it used to be. Yet, advising students, preparing lessons, and promoting the value of STEM options remains constant. As a result, technical and engineering educators seek clarity about the future of careers, career development, and ways to promote STEM options. Recently, the ITEEA conference allowed the author…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Technological Literacy, Career Development, Alignment (Education)
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2012
When Superintendent Denise Juneau took office in 2009, there were 2,423 students who dropped out of school, and Montana had a dropout rate of 5.1 percent. Inspired by the early successes of the Graduation Matters Missoula initiative, Superintendent Juneau launched Graduation Matters Montana in 2010. Graduation Matters Montana is a statewide effort…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Well Being, Superintendents, Graduation
Allen, Peg – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
When it comes to curriculum, certifying and training, no industry is more challenged to keep current than the information technology field (IT). IT industry professionals experience constant changes in computer software and hardware. As one of the top fields listed nationally, IT training programs are thriving at the Warren County Career Center…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Computer Software, Information Technology, Career Centers
Harris-Keith, Colleen Susan – Online Submission, 2015
Though research into academic library director leadership has established leadership skills and qualities required for success, little research has been done to establish where in their career library directors were most likely to acquire those skills and qualities. This research project surveyed academic library directors at Carnegie-designated…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Work Experience, Leadership Training, Skill Development
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This study compared the work benefit and skill trajectories of a cohort of trade (vocational education) and bachelor (higher education) graduates of RMIT University in the first ten years of their working lives. It found that there are a number of key similarities and differences between the two groups in terms of further learning and occupational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Occupational Information, Graduates
Seldon, Willa; Jolin, Michele; Schmitz, Paul – Bridgespan Group, 2012
Communities face powerful challenges that require powerful solutions: a high-school dropout epidemic, youth unemployment, teen pregnancy. In an era of limited resources, those solutions must help communities to achieve more with less. A new kind of community collaborative--an approach that aspires to significant community-wide progress by…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Career Development, Job Skills, Success
Lena, Jennifer C. – Strategic National Arts Alumni Project, 2014
The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) is a comprehensive survey administered online to the arts alumni of participating institutions. Completion time for the survey is generally 20 to 30 minutes. The results described in this report are based on data collected from the 2011, 2012, and 2013 annual survey administrations. This report…
Descriptors: Alumni, Graduate Surveys, Art Education, College Graduates
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Johnson, Emily; Lahey, Joanna – Journal of Career Development, 2011
Obtaining an entry-level job can be critically important for women with little education, particularly those who have taken time out of the labor force. This article uses archival data from a field experiment, called a resume audit study, to examine the characteristics of entry-level resumes that are important to potential employers. In accordance…
Descriptors: Females, Education Work Relationship, Labor Force, Employment Interviews
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