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Cochran, Judie – Journal of Business Education, 1983
Outlines content for a mini-unit on job-getting skills. In addition to resume writing, interview preparation, and other aspects of the job search, a central portion of the unit involves values clarification and techniques of self-appraisal. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Higher Education, Job Search Methods, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Donahue, Jerry – Journal of Cooperative Education, 1983
Reviews the organization, execution, and evaluation of "Co-op Day," held at the University of Detroit. Discusses its three main objectives: (1) provide an opportunity for students to practice job search skills, (2) allow employers to interview strong candidates, and (3) provide a positive experience to enhance employer relationships.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Interviews, Higher Education
Kim, Kwang Chung; And Others – Ethnicity, 1981
Analyzes the methods of job information acquisition used by recent Korean immigrants. Indicates the Koreans most frequently use personal contact with other Koreans. Reviews findings from the perspective of labor market segmentation. (Author/MK)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Immigrants, Job Search Methods
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Fellmy, Bill – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Offers advice to those trying to secure their first administrative positions or to those wishing to relocate. Discusses the resume, the cover letter, the interview, and how to generate leads. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews, Guidelines
Pelletier, Dennis M. – Journal of College Placement, 1981
Discusses the task of job seekers: selecting a job, an employer, and selling themselves to the employer as the best person for the job. Principals derived from salesmanship can be applied to this job search method including the art of persuasion and the selling process. (RC)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Employment Interviews, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods
Sherry, Susan – Scholastic Editor, 1981
Explains who job hunters should know, what to include in a job portfolio, when to begin job searching, where to look for jobs, how to look, and why these techniques are important for those looking for work in journalism or the communications field. (HTH)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Communications, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods
Gamble, Richard H. – ADE Bulletin, 1980
Personal account of the trying but finally successful nonacademic job search of a recipient of a doctorate in English. (DF)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Higher Education, Humanities, Job Search Methods
Bobrowsky, Stephanie – Women's Work, 1980
Four recently employed University of Maryland faculty members discuss successful strategies for entering the academic job market. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Faculty, Credentials, Employment Interviews
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Hulbert, Jack E. – Urban Education, 1981
Reviews a U.S. Department of Labor study that provides information about the prevalence and effectiveness of various job search methods. Stresses that students in vocational education programs must be taught, in addition to job skills, strategies useful for locating suitable employment. (GC)
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Minority Groups, Secondary Education, Surveys
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Murray, Stephen O.; And Others – Sociology of Work and Occupations, 1981
This study of 299 social and physical scientists at universities reveals that strong personal contacts were more useful than reliance on weak ties (acquaintances) for job information. Using personal connections for employment information is thus an efficient job seeking method. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Interpersonal Relationship, Job Search Methods, Networks
Wehman, Paul; And Others – AAESPH Review, 1979
The paper addresses the issues involved in helping severely developmentally disabled individuals become placed in competitive employment. Based on the placement experiences of Project Employability, factors in job selection and in working with employers are described. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Developmental Disabilities, Job Placement
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Mason, Michael B. – Clearing House, 1979
Guidelines are given to the jobseeker on preparation for and proper conduct during a job interview. Suggestions are made for helping students to get ready for the interview experience. (SJL)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Employment Interviews, Guidelines, Job Search Methods
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Friesen, Jane – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1997
Canadian Displaced Workers Survey data indicate that group advance-notice laws, which apply to large-scale layoffs, reduced the length of displaced workers' joblessness. Individual notice laws had little effect, perhaps because laid-off workers whose plants remain open may expect to be rehired and therefore delay job search. (SK)
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Foreign Countries, Job Layoff, Job Search Methods
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Thomas, Jonathan M. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1997
British survey data support the hypothesis that some studies showing job seekers using public employment agencies (PEAs) have longer unemployment spells may be flawed because they ignore the possibility that PEAs are used only after other search methods fail. Variations in the timing of PEA use should be taken into account in research. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Services, Foreign Countries, Job Search Methods, Public Agencies
Green, Kathleen – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1997
Focuses on three specialized occupations--nurse, engineer, and lawyer--and looks at how people have transferred their specialized skills and knowledge from one field to another. Discusses options and obstacles when moving a career in the opposite direction. Offers 10 job-hunting mindsets to avoid. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Change, College Graduates, Engineers, Job Search Methods
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