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Spaulding, Shayne; Freely, Joshua; Maguire, Sheila – Public/Private Ventures, 2009
Despite the current recession, temporary employment will likely represent an increasing share of the labor market in the future, particularly for entry-level and low-wage occupations. In recent economic downturns, the temporary help sector has been among the first to rebound, coming back strongly after times of high unemployment. In this climate,…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Temporary Employment, Labor Market, Disadvantaged
Burke, Janet; Cannon, Joan B. – 1984
The effectiveness of a two-day workshop on job-searching skills and interview techniques for students graduating from a college of liberal arts was evaluated. The training program was designed and implemented at the University of Lowell with a pilot group of liberal arts graduates in spring 1983. Students learned to prepare a professional resume,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Interviews, Employment Qualifications, Higher Education
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Kelly, Jacquelyn F.; O'Brien, Elizabeth H. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1992
This paper describes the instruction and evaluation process of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf course on preparing video resumes, based on views of instructors, students, and employers. Video resumes were found to be a feasible tool in the job search, and the process of preparing the video was a learning experience for students.…
Descriptors: College Students, Courses, Deafness, Employer Attitudes
Vermont Univ., Burlington. Dept. of Special Education, Social Work and Social Services. – 1989
This document presents the final report with two attachments: a teacher training guide; and the curriculum guide for the Job Club Project, a job search curriculum for non-college bound high school students with and without learning disabilities. The study used a post-test, control group design with a total of 162 students (90 in the experimental…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Curriculum, Education Work Relationship, Employment Interviews
Pankratz, David; Friedenberg, Joan – 1987
Project BEST (Building Energy Systems Technology), a bilingual vocational training program, operated at Oakton Community College between March 1986 and September 1987. The purpose of the project was to provide 60 limited English proficient (LEP) Hispanic and Polish adults with sufficient vocational skills, English language skills, and appropriate…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Bilingual Education Programs, Community Colleges, Employment Programs