The experience of CETA in the Genesee Intermediate School District was examined to see what factors help youth make the transition from school to work. It was found that age and sex do not make a difference in success rates. The more training, the greater the success in job placement. (CT)

Outlines the advantages of outplacement of redundant personnel both for the company and for the person terminated. Argues that companies should use outside consultants to run their outplacement programs. (IRT)

Describes the development of a work sample battery designed for assessment of vocational aptitudes, interests, and temperament in a disadvantaged client population. VITAS provides information about factors most related to success on the job: interest in the job, temperament for the job, and aptitudes for physical and cognitive components of the…

Reports placements and salaries of graduates of ALA-accredited library school programs. Salaries and opportunities appear to be strongest in the category of "Other Libraries and Library Agencies." (RAA)

The author presents guidelines for designing and conducting a "tailored interview," that is, an interview in which the applicant is screened for a specific job. (Author)

The key to successful college recruiting is a well-organized university relations program. The author outlines how to improve university relations. (Author/HMV)

Discusses employment testing, its control by the federal government, and the sources of influence attempting to cause the government to shape psychological testing to their own viewpoints. (RK)

Investigates the factors that underpin the establishment, development, and maintenance of partnerships between employers and vocational rehabilitation agencies. The identified factors were similar to those obtained from previous research. However, it was also found that these characteristics may differ according to the stage of development of…

Drug use item responses from the military's Educational and Biographical Information Survey were examined for 10,188 military personnel to determine the criterion-related validity of pre-employment drug use information. Employment suitability rates were found to vary with drug use patterns such that the earlier one began using drugs, the greater…

A study investigated support provided to target employees who have been competitively employed. Ten supervisors in businesses employing individuals with handicaps were interviewed. Supervisors' roles included hiring, modifying the job, providing training, assisting co-workers in providing employee support, evaluating employees, and providing…

Discusses the National Network for Artist Placement (NNAP), supported by the California Institute of the Arts, which was awarded Outstanding Organization of the Year for 1987 by the College Placement Council. Describes NNAP, whose purpose is to promote the effective preparation of visual, performing, and literary artists in the launching and…

Explains how placement offices can employ technique of telemarketing, or using the telephone for effective micro-marketing. Offers suggestions on how to identify qualified people, provide supportive atmosphere, read literature, learn micro-marketing basics, research prospects, develop conversational script, handle negative attitudes, design a…

Argues that the resume reading activity of professionals who hire employees consists of an aggressive manufacture of meanings beyond those assumed by the text. Focuses on these indirect speech acts by which professional resume readers infer meanings. Considers ways that teaching might respond to this condition. (HB)

Notes that many of the tests used in a major statewide merit system had reading levels appropriate for high school, whereas the positions for which they were used to evaluate job applicants had reading requirements much lower. (RS)