The 47th annual "Recruiting Trends" reports are based on a survey convenience sample of employers currently seeking college talent through their interactions with college and university career services offices. Nearly 200 career service centers from around the country invited their employers to participate in this study. Employers…

This brief focuses on internships and co-ops because this form of experiential learning is most common on college campuses. The Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) asked respondents a series of questions about internships and co-ops, including the number of hires, academic majors, and hourly wages. Eighty-eight percent of respondents…

The 47th annual "Recruiting Trends" reports are based on a survey convenience sample of employers currently seeking college talent through their interactions with college and university career services offices. Nearly 200 career service centers from around the country invited their employers to participate in this study. Employers…

The Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) generated this report from employers currently seeking college talent through their interactions with college and university career services offices. Nearly 200 career service centers from around the country invited their employers to participate in this study. Approximately 4,350 employers…

This report assesses the feasibility of redesigning the current practices and procedures for recruitment and selection of certified teaching personnel in the Los Angeles Community College District. A descriptive method was used in the study of existing procedures in similar organizations and the procedures were cross-compared with those used in…

This study describes the relationship between the flexibility of personality of the junior college president and the flexibility (or lack of it) in the faculty he hires, and also the relationship between turnover and the variable of this quality in the president and faculty members. As part of the study involved faculty turnover for three years,…

With the increased funding made available by California Assembly Bill 1725, community college faculty members have the opportunity to inform themselves and make changes in policy regarding the disabled. The disabled are often overlooked as a special interest or underrepresented group in affirmative action plans. Individuals involved with the…

Describes a study that applied marketing and advertising theory to recruit community-college business faculty. The reactions of male and female target applicants to recruitment advertisements and job descriptions were assessed, with differences found between the two groups. Discusses results, and implications for practice, theory and research. (36…

Developed as part of a government-sponsored project to encourage and facilitate the voluntary implementation of affirmative action for women at Vanier College in Montreal, Canada, this report analyzes the current status of female employees at the institution. Chapter I discusses the college's commitment to affirmative action, the problem of…

SELECTION OF A PRESIDENT IS ONE OF A COLLEGE BOARD'S GREATEST RESPONSIBILITIES AND CALLS FOR A HIGH LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND MUTUAL RESPECT ON THE PART OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. THE CRITERIA AND QUALIFICATIONS TO BE MET BY CANDIDATES ARE DEPENDENT ON THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLEGE, LOCAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE TYPE OF PERSON SOUGHT, SPECIAL…

QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNS FROM ADMINISTRATORS IN 167 PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE THE BASIS FOR PROJECTIONS OF NATIONAL NEEDS FOR PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS, 1963-75. FOR THIS PERIOD 1,077 KEY ADMINISTRATIVE VACANCIES (352 PRESIDENTS, 324 ACADEMIC DEANS, 281 BUSINESS MANAGERS, AND 120 STUDENT PERSONNEL DEANS) WERE PREDICTED. PRESIDENTS AND…

Recommendations concerning faculty recruitment, screening, selection, orientation, and development are presented as developed by the New Faculty Subcommittee of Miami-Dade Community College. The recommendations include the following: (1) the college should establish and fund the position of Recruitment Coordinator, adopt an organized recruitment…

Reviews literature on faculty recruitment at community colleges. Describes a study using job-marketing theory and Winter's educational recruitment model to assess reactions to recruitment advertisements for a business faculty position. Reports that participants responded favorably to emphases on academic transfer program content. Discusses…

Focuses on improving the interview process as a critical step in hiring new faculty who will prove to be effective in the community college environment. Necessary considerations for preplanning, establishing an interview protocol, and developing interview questions are defined based upon a review of the literature. Contains 46 references. (TGO)

This article is based on an in-depth qualitative study which focuses on past and current faculty hiring practices in the community college system. It represents a comprehensive approach, including a review of literature, evaluation of practices across community college systems, and informal interviews with faculty and administrators about the…