To familiarize supervisors, interviewers, and employer relations personnel with U. S. Employment Service (USES) testing, the trainee's handbook cites five training objectives. They are: simplify understanding of tests, describe employment service tests, mention advantages and limitations, show how to determine need for tests, and describe a…

This manual systematizes the techniques and strategies that employment workers used in Jobs Now, the manpower agency which developed the coaching role that has subsequently been adopted throughout the country. It is designed both for those people with a general interest in staff-client relations and techniques and for those concerned with specific…

One small college found that recruiting interviews need not be conducted in person in order to be effective. They use the telephone and agree that it's "the next best thing to being there." (Author)

While the responsibilities of career planning and placement are rapidly increasing, staff size often remains the same. In answer to this problem, two small liberal arts colleges have developed a cooperative program resulting in more time for student and employer services. (Author)

Describes a new type of program which was conducted in a group and stressed distinctive techniques as mutual-assistance among job seekers, a "buddy" system, family support, and sharing of job leads. Results indicate 90 percent of counseled job seekers obtained employment versus 55 percent of noncounseled job seekers. (Author)

A benefit-cost analysis of a supported competitive employment program for severely disabled adults in Virginia during the period 1978 to 1986 indicated that the program was financially prosperous for both participants and taxpayers. (Author/JW)

Discusses arguments for and against charging fees to students who use college career services, including legality, feasibility, university philosophy, and faculty and student concerns. Considerations related to the use of counseling services by nonstudents are also addressed. (JAC)

Reports on role of executive search firms that provide professional assistance for job seekers. Types of search firms that work for and are paid by hiring company, how search firm can work for job seeker, executive management companies, outplacement services, and professional associations are highlighted. Six references are included. (EJS)

Too often career counselors hear of, or work with, unemployed or underemployed foreign trained immigrant professionals. With the globalization of economy and shortages in skilled labor in Canada, the number of immigrant professionals is on the rise. It is becoming clear that services and programs are necessary to assist such individuals to ensure…

This article discusses the results of a two-year paraprofessional training program in basic counseling skills, sponsored by the Department of Counseling and Guidance at Indiana University and the Indiana State Employment Securities Division. The Rokeach Dogmatism Scale and the Porter Test of Counselor Attitudes were used as criterion measures in…

Results indicate that success occurs in from three to five contacts and failure occurs beyond seven contacts. Reevaluation of service plans for applicants carried beyond five contacts is suggested. (Author)

The purpose of the Washington metropolitan area classified employment advertising research project was to determine the number of jobs actually available to the poor on unskilled out of the total job openings as advertised in the want ads in the newspapers. (DS)

The Handbook of Information Relevant to Manpower Angencies is described. It is designed to help manpower personnel who work directly with employers and the disadvantaged to resolve the many conflicts they encounter in their work, but it can also be used for staff training. (SA)

The Annual Worker Plan guides migrant worker movements and helps them obtain as much employment as possible by planning itineraries for crews and families in response to labor needs. Texas is the leading source of such migratory labor in the Nation. (MS)