In this guide, the secret of career success is recognizing individual talents or specific knowledge and integrating the thinking and behavior of entrepreneurs into the daily routine or job. Part I, Career Planning for Tomorrow's Marketplace, sets the scene by describing the information age, technology, and the rise of global consumerism. It…

The "Occupational Outlook for 1975" program at Purdue has alumnae and employer representatives coming on campus to help women discover what is going on in the business world. (Author)

The organization and users of the Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations are described in the article, and three methods of identifying an occupation are explained. Special categories are described, and the second volume's use as an aid to career counseling and Manpower placement is then explained. (Author/AJ)

The social and psychological effects of rapid technological advancement in the computer industry is the subject of this paper, which focuses on the concerns of people with non-technical backgrounds. It describes the career series, High Tech for Non-Technical People, created by the Georgia State University Career Development Center. The three…

NEW OCCUPATIONAL CAREER KITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REALISTIC OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN THE FIELDS OF APPLIANCE REPAIR, LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK, AND ELECTRONICS. THE WORK INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING AND TESTING EACH KIT IS DELINEATED. THE TWO MAJOR EXPERIMENTS DESIGNED TO TEST HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE OPTIMAL USE OF THESE KITS ARE DESCRIBED. THE FIRST…

Designed to serve as a reference source for those who are making career decisions and for the educational and vocational guidance counselors and librarians assisting them in this process, this annotated bibliography is divided into four major sections. The first section consists of an annotated subject bibliography containing selected literature…

This bibliography of career information lists books, periodicals, and pamphlets describing individual careers, job hunting techniques, and the world of work. Also included is a section on U.S. Government publications on employment and careers. (Author/JLL)

Before selecting any measurement instrument the test user should always determine what it is he wants to know. A new instrument, The Assessment of Career Development (ACD), attempts to assess students' knowledge about jobs. One must, however, determine whether the content of the ACD is similar to the content of the career information system the…

This handbook was prepared to assist those coordinating the VITAL program in participating schools and agencies. It is designed primarily for use by counselors or other coordinators as an instrument for presenting VITAL occupational information to students who are interested in gainful employment after leaving school. The information provided in…

The article describes aperture cards and microfiche (accompanied by a hard-copy guide and index) prepared by the Florida Center for Career Development Services apprenticeships. A film and television announcements are also available to publicize apprenticeships and the microform package. (MF)

This study determines the relationship of career education teacher inservice preparation (CETIP) to the vocational development of sixth grade children receiving instruction from teachers who participated in such preparation. Children whose teachers had taken the inservice program scored higher than children whose teachers had not. (EK)

Law-focused career selection requires knowledge of the vocational development process and occupational information on law-related careers. (KM)