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National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
Intended for use by local persons responsible for planning, managing, and evaluating Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs, this guide draws on the experiences that Private Industry Councils, Service Delivery Areas (SDAs), and local program operators have had providing tryout employment. (Tryout employment programs provide entry-level work…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Potential, Entry Workers, Job Skills
Hotel and Catering Training Board, Wembley (England). – 1983
This guide, which was originally developed to help employers in selecting youth for Britain's Youth Training Scheme programs, can also serve as a guide to recruiting and selecting potential employees who have very little work experience. The following topics are covered: deciding which young people the business needs, attracting suitable…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Employment Programs, Entry Workers, Evaluation Criteria
Friedman, Lee – 1992
This paper outlines the increasing need for low-skilled entry level workers, documents business and industry's response to the resulting labor shortage by tapping the resources of individuals with physical and mental disabilities, and reviews problems in job placement of workers with severe disabilities. The Work Inventory for Severely disAbled…
Descriptors: Adults, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Employment Problems
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1984
This study was conducted to describe and to analyze how employers respond to information presented to them on application forms and interviews when they make hiring decisions for entry-level jobs. The approach of the study was to observe the responses of 56 employers in the Columbus, Ohio, area to simulated hiring settings concerning youthful…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1984
This study was conducted to describe and to analyze how employers respond to information presented to them on application forms and in interviews when they make hiring decisions for entry-level jobs. The approach of the study was to observe the responses of 56 employers in the Columbus, Ohio, area to simulated hiring settings concerning youthful…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Cooperative Education, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Smith, Bruce – 1984
A study analyzed the explicit and implicit behavior of employers in their assessment of young job applicants for entry-level clerical, retail trade, and machine trade jobs. In order to determine the influence of applicants' education and skills on employability assessments made by employers, the researchers analyzed almost 600 mail questionnaires…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Attainment, Educational Background, Educational Benefits
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1991
This guide, based on a survey of more than 100 New York City employers, lists the qualifications needed for 20 entry-level positions. The occupations profiled are as follows: bookkeeper, carpenter, child care worker, computer data entry/programmer, food service aide, home attendant, janitor/cleaner, legal assistant/paralegal, licensed practical…
Descriptors: Banking, Bookkeeping, Career Education, Career Planning
Bernstein, Richard; Mussell, Roger A. – 1984
This study was conducted as part of a project to develop a competency-based electrical/electronics (E/E) curriculum in Arizona. During this phase of the project, the following tasks were completed: (1) examination of selected E/E jobs in Arizona to develop a list of electronics competencies; (2) tying of electronic competencies to a particular…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs

Electronic Industries Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1994
This manual identifies the standard skills required of a work-ready, entry-level electronics technician. It provides a valuable resource for these groups: students considering careers as electronics technicians; for counselors, educators, and administrators; and for employers. An introduction discusses use of the standards and includes two lists…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communications, Competence, Competency Based Education