Interviews with 477 Israeli blue-collar workers showed that neither intent to leave nor actual job search significantly explained actual turnover, resulting from lack of available opportunities. "Passive" search seems to occur before intent emerges; active search may bring together perceived and actual opportunities and lead to turnover.…

Updates the existing research on job search behaviors and analyzes trends in job search behavior since the 1970s. Tables show data on search methods by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, type of work sought, and reason for unemployment. (JOW)

Contends that, although volunteering is usually an activity that is done to satisfy one's intrinsic need to give of oneself to others, volunteers may not realize that they are fostering their own career development through their volunteer activities. Encourages educators, career counselors, parents, volunteer coordinators, and volunteers…

Reviews literature supporting the validity of the career search self-efficacy construct. Describes potential sources of career search self-efficacy and discusses future research directions. (SK)

Describes one teacher's three-step process for teaching introductory-level business writing students how to tap the Internet's job search resources. (SR)

College students (215 female, 212 male) were asked how they found recent jobs and expected to search for future jobs. Men were more likely to use personal, especially same-sex, contacts. Sources of job information, assistance, and advice tended to channel job seekers toward predominantly male or female occupations, depending on job seeker's…

The Career Life Plan is a portfolio-based tool for preparing for life transitions. It includes career preparation and assessment information, resumes, interpersonal skills development, writing samples, applications, and letters of recommendation. This working tool reflects students' learning styles, personality types, and career interests. (SK)

Discusses the effectiveness of the World Wide Web as a tool for recruiting employees. Suggests that most firms use several methods for filling their labor and talent needs including employee referrals. Indicates that about 17 percent of successful employee searches are made via the Web compared to other methods. (JOW)

Refutes the idea that people who frequently move from job to job have difficulty finding new jobs. Suggests that people who have stayed in the same job for a long period of time will have a harder time finding new employment than one who has changed employers often. (JOW)

In the context of Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behavior, the antecedents of intentions are better understood than the antecedents of behavior. The current study aimed to improve the understanding of the transition from intentions to behavior. Based on the work of Gollwitzer (1993), Kuhl and Beckmann (1994), and Lay (1986) we proposed a model…

Distance education is regarded as one of the means for educating people who have not had formal education chance or who have not preferred the formal education. Distance education, on the other hand, is quite difficult and requires the fulfillment of various conditions. When the applications of distance education are examined, it is seen that it…

Four international doctoral graduates who found jobs in American academia wrote narratives about their job search process and were interviewed afterwards for this descriptive qualitative study. Retrospective narratives, responses to open-ended questions, and discussions in focus groups supported the integration of the self-regulated learning…

This paper describes an assignment that gives students the ability to improve written and verbal communication abilities, which they will be using throughout their lives, by enhancing communication skills and competencies in a class setting. It is a two-part assignment that begins with a discussion on how to produce a successful cover letter and…

A three-fold research challenge, focused on the following general, interrelated questions, is undertaken in this study: (1) How does one develop competencies required in different university degrees in order to adequately function both as a person in society as well as in professional practice? (2) What role do Institutions of Higher Education,…

A group of 273 clients of one state rehabilitation agency were interviewed about where they looked for jobs, what were the sources of successful leads, and what was the most serious problem they encountered in trying to find a job. Direct application to employers and pursuing tips from family and friends were the best bets. (Author)