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PEPNet-Northeast, 2009
Looking for a job can be a challenging experience. It helps to have a positive attitude and to be well prepared for every aspect of the job search. This tipsheet uses information from the NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf) Center on Employment (NCE) at Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf and…
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Job Applicants, Guides, Deafness
College Placement Council, Bethlehem, PA. – 1986
This booklet is a job interview preparation guide. Suggestions focus on knowing the prospective employer and knowing one's self. Thirty-one resources containing employer identification information for job seekers are described and noted. The step-by-step method of mounting a referral campaign with its advantages and disadvantages is described.…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Interviews, Employment Opportunities, Job Applicants
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

Farber, Alan J.; Hotelling, Kathy – College Student Affairs Journal, 1992
Outlines specific guidelines suggested for both candidates and employers who are involved in student affairs job searches. Delineates appropriate standards of professional, ethical, and legal practice for both employers and candidates. Proposed guidelines are grouped into four categories: Information, Scheduling, Laws and Institutional…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Higher Education, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods
Ohio State Bureau of Employment Services, Columbus. – 1976
Providing helpful hints for the job seeker, this booklet is designed to increase the reader's chances for getting a good job. The contents are divided into four sections. Section one presents the following forms to help the job seeker identify possible choices: personal checklist, skills learned in everyday life, and list of possible jobs. The…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications, Guidelines
Kennedy, Joyce Lain; Morrow, Thomas J. – 1994
This guide teaches the new tools and the new rules for writing a resume that can be used by both computers and human readers. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the explosive speed at which hiring automation is moving, notes advantages and disadvantages to job seekers, and suggests a simple method for becoming skilled in keyword searching. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Job Applicants
New York State Dept. of Labor, Albany. – 1988
This guide is designed to help a prospective job seeker prepare a resume from scratch. It tells the reader what must be done before starting to write, provides tips on content and format, and suggests important points to keep in mind. It also provides information on constructing a cover letter to accompany the resume. Topics covered in this brief…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Employment Interviews, Employment Potential
Serapio, Manuel G., Jr. – 1986
This manual is intended for job developers and people working in educational, vocational, and training organizations with responsibilities for job development and placement. It is designed to help them perform their responsibilities more effectively by making them more responsive to market needs and more efficient in executing their…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Education, Employment Opportunities, Job Applicants
Feingold, S. Norman; Hansard-Winkler, Glenda Ann – 1989
This document is intended for use by adult job seekers and their employment counselors. It provides names and addresses for more than 1,200 journals that regularly carry ads announcing job and career vacancies. The journals are listed in alphabetical order. An extensive index links 138 occupations to appropriate periodicals. Other information in…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Employment Counselors
Charles Allen Prosser Vocational Center, New Albany, IN. – 1974
The handbook presents guidelines for successful jobseeking. Information is presented to aid the job applicant in developing skills that will increase the chances of finding the job of his or her choice. Topics covered include: sources of employment information; self-evaluation; resume writing; grooming; job interviews; forms; predicting job…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Employment Interviews, Employment Potential
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1993
This booklet describes a self-directed job-search plan that works for older adults. First, the publication contrasts a self-directed job search with a typical job search. Then the brochure outlines the basic steps the job seeker needs to take: (1) assessing oneself with regard to interests, skills, work environment, and potential employment…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Employment Interviews, Job Applicants, Job Application
Mosser, John W., Ed. – 1987
Strategies for finding a job internship, especially those particular to Kalamazoo College, are described in this handbook. After an introduction discussing the benefits of a liberal arts education, the benefits to employers and students of cooperative education and internships are discussed. Details of Kalamazoo College's internship program are…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Students, Cooperative Education, Higher Education
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1992
Intended for midlife and older women in the job market, this booklet is designed to help them in the process of looking for work outside the home. It helps them assess current skills and identify potential employment barriers; teaches them how to prepare effective written materials to support the job search and how to interview successfully; and…
Descriptors: Displaced Homemakers, Educational Experience, Employment Interviews, Job Applicants
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1977
This self-contained instructional package defines a comprehensive job placement program as a coordinated series of activities involving school-community interaction, staff training and curriculum development resulting in youth being able to obtain and retain satisfying employment. The author and contributors focus their efforts on presenting case…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Employment Services
Kimeldorf, Martin – 1993
This workbook offers advice and exercises for anyone planning a job search in the field of education. By completing the exercises prior to planning a job search, it is possible to learn to examine oneself for strengths, weaknesses, past experiences, and goals; investigate school districts to see how they compare with one's own attributes and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education
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