Employment of school counselors in local employment offices during summer vacations augments ability of Employment Services to aid youthful job seekers and equips school counselors with useful knowledges and skills. (Author)

There is still resistance to employment of the handicapped and the cost of modifying equipment will make the employement even less attractive. This is an area where close coordination between vocational rehabilitation placement personnel and prospective employers is required. (Author)

The article describes programs at the only postsecondary technical school for the deaf which prepares students socially and academically for meaningful employment. (Author)

Study data suggest that professors thoroughly socialized into the local culture view their institution as a service organization. Newly arrived faculty define the university as more autonomous; they oppose on-campus recruiting, and are committed to the promotion of dissent. (RJ)

The evidence of this 20th annual report makes it clear that 1970 was a pretty good year after all. (Author)

This article shows the importance of employment counseling by noting that the counselor helps the individual resolve his vocational problems as well as facilitating suitable placement. (CG)

An exploratory placement class was conducted to teach vocational rehabilitation clients techniques of securing jobs. The results of this attempt were compared to a similar program conducted through another agency. The differences between the two programs suggest techniques that could increase the employment potential of vocational rehabilitation…

College educational exposure does not prepare the graduate for the human relations demands of teamwork in industry, and may not prepare the graduate for the relationship with his supervisor. Five major dimensions of difference for the student between his interaction with his professors and his new relationships with his supervisor are: degree of…

With increasing summer enrollments, college placement services should consider expanded activities to provide adequate assistance to summer graduates. (Author)

Based on the 1973 and 1977 Annual Housing Surveys of the United States, about 800,000 household heads were relocated annually by their employers. Income and education levels associated with relocated heads indicated that job transfers are most likely to occur among the higher socioeconomic status occupations but nonetheless appear to be frequent…

The authors explore the effects of labels and employers' hiring decision making in relation to placement of handicapped persons. Eleven job placement practices (such as matching the client to the job and addressing employers' objectives) are outlined. (SW)

Rehabilitation counselors put the availability of jobs at the head of the list of client problems, followed by deficient job-seeking skills and poor employer reception of the disabled job applicant. Agency procedures and paperwork and lack of time were rated as the most serious impediments to counselors' placement efforts. (Author)

If what individuals hope for in employment differs greatly from what successful individuals in that occupation consider the principal psychological needs satisfied by their jobs, chances for job satisfaction are dim. One way to predict job satisfaction is by relating self-selected psychological needs of an individual to the normatively-established…