This paper examines the question of professionalism as it pertains to college student personnel administrators. The criterion used for assessing professionalism includes the functions performed, the commonalities of experiences shared, the training of new members and the emphasis on continued learning or professional growth. (Author/CG)

Both sexual attraction and harassment must be dealt with if men and women are to develop truly productive working relationships. Key issues include policies on sexual attraction and harassment, availability of professional resources on the subjects, training, and the role of personnel specialists. (CT)

Notes that instructors teaching resume design have access to limited empirical research on resume content. Finds much consistency among Fortune 500 personnel administrators' preferences for resume content compared to a 1984 study. Suggests that name, address, telephone number, job objective, educational qualifications, employment history, prior…

Offers background information on cost-per-hire. Includes reflections offered by human resources officials who discuss how they calculate this statistic and how they use it. Explains difficulties associated with calculating cost-per-hire, provides a sample worksheet, and uses a case study to show how this cost might be lowered. (RJM)

An exploratory study of evaluations about existing practices on campuses by affirmative action/equal employment opportunity personnel from junior colleges, four-year colleges and universities is discussed. The research supports a conclusion that there are both paths of resistance and areas of cooperation within higher education. (MLW)

Presents a 10-question instrument to help school leaders interview and select outstanding school personnel directors. The questions and responses cover prospective candidates' basic skills and required attributes; knowledge of roles and functions; communication abilities; teacher recruitment and orientation strategies; staff motivation and…

This article focuses from a critical perspective on the pedagogical foundations of a course on educational leadership of student services and special education administration. Additionally, it explores the ability of teaching the "practical application" of administering K-12 special education and student services using critical discourse…

The role of the top human resources executive in major corporations has changed during the past decade into a directly involved business advisor, strategist, and implementer of business objectives. Intense competition has overridden previous human resources concerns and forced priorities toward internal, business-driven issues. Since cost-cutting…

Most business, educational, governmental, and industrial organizations use traditional manager-centered assessment and developmental approaches to fulfilling human resource needs; employee conformity supercedes employee expectations, needs, and skills. Principles of employee-centered management, listed in the article, are not understood. Major…

This kit is compiled from documentation received as a result of a 1975 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey on the use of specialists in member libraries; updated materials gathered in 1978 are included. Survey data from 64 ARL members indicate wide utilization of various managerial and technical specialists. Of these, personnel…

The document presents tools designed to assist supervisors of personnel specialists in the systematic assessment and identification of the training needs of individual personnel specialists in Federal agencies. The two major components are the questionnaires and the system of scoring and interpreting the questionnaires. The methodology will enable…

The purposes of this study were to determine the importance business places on effective communication and to see if there is a need for communication courses at the graduate level. The personnel officers of 250 large organizations were surveyed concerning their attitudes about the need for such courses. It was found that communication skills were…

This presentation is concerned with maintenance management and operational cost control techniques. Various sources of inefficiency concerning maintenance operations are analyzed, and consideration is given to the following aspects of the development of a controlled maintenance system: control over work input, the use of planning and estimating,…

Potential administrative cost items involved in collective bargaining are listed with comments and suggestions for dealing with them (e.g. experienced labor counsel for unit determination hearings and decisions). Suggestions for handling six major areas of impact on personnel administrative structure and decision-making are also included. (JT)

The study suggests that the quality of life at work can be enhanced through effective performance planning by employees and that this planning can also reduce the amount of job-related stress employees experience. (Author/IRT)