While the interview remains the most relevant process by which information about an applicant can be obtained, the effective school administrator must recognize that the interview process is much more than exploring an applicant's qualifications, skills, and experiences. The interview must also be utilized as a means of leading. In other words,…

THIS PUBLICATION UPDATES THE "CAREER GUIDE FOR DEMAND OCCUPATIONS" PUBLISHED IN 1959 AND PROVIDES COUNSELORS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT OCCUPATIONS IN DEMAND IN MANY AREAS WHICH REQUIRE PREEMPLOYMENT TRAINING. IT PRESENTS, IN COLUMN FORM, THE EDUCATION AND OTHER TRAINING USUALLY REQUIRED BY EMPLOYERS, HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS OF PARTICULAR PERTINENCE TO…

This article summarizes in tabular form the U.S. and Canadian programs for classification of water and wastewater treatment plant personnel. Included are main characteristics of the programs, educational and experience requirements, and indications of requirement substitutions. (CS)

Describes careers in the transportation industry, especially trucking. Looks at job requirements, outlook for employment, salaries, and working conditions. Includes Web sites of trucking-related organizations. (JOW)

Describes the nature of the work for computer support specialists including working conditions, employment outlook, earnings, qualifications, training, and advancement. Includes sources of additional information. (JOW)

Looks at the occupations of athletes, coaches and instructors, sports officials, and related workers. Describes the nature of the work, working conditions, employment outlook, earnings, and qualifications and training requirements. Includes sources of additional information. (JOW)

Medical transcriptionists are experts in the language of medicine. Describes what they do and what their working conditions, earnings, employment prospects, and training requirements are. Includes sources of additional information. (Author)

This booklet provides knowledge and skill maps for competencies needed by juvenile counselors. The maps were developed as part of the evaluation procedures for juvenile counselor candidates in the Standards and Training for Corrections Program in California. Created through a needs analysis, each map consists of all the knowledge and skills…

Discusses the kinds of selection criteria Christian colleges use in screening potential job candidates. (HOD)

SOCIAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, RETARDATION, DROPOUT, AND COLLEGE ATTENDANCE WERE INVESTIGATED. FACTORS AFFECTING THE LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, INCLUDING THE RELATION OF EDUCATION TO OCCUPATION, WERE ALSO CONSIDERED. PROCEDURES INVOLVED ANALYSIS OF STATISTICAL DATA FROM CENSUS MATERIALS. CHANGES IN…

The latest conditions affecting job demand, advancement, and compensation potential; educational requirements; and job descriptions are reported for allied health careers in the laboratory and hospital as physician assistants; therapists; nurses and nurses aids; dieticians and nutritionists; and dental assistants, hygienists, and laboratory…

Describes the burgeoning commodity futures industry, including projected need for brokers, associated professional and support personnel, and sources of information on educational preparation for the field. (SK)

Thirteen kinds of aptitude relating to linguistic, logical, personal, and organizational abilities necessary for work on three nonprofessional and one professional level of special library employment are defined. (Author)

Describes the work of perfusionists, medical specialists who can sustain the life of a person whose heart has stopped. Discusses working conditions, employment and outlook, earnings, and necessary training and qualifications. (JOW)