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Lewis, Gregory B. – Public Administration Review, 1991
Provides a detailed investigation of retention and exit patterns in the federal civil service. Discusses federal pay and turnover, changes in the federal workforce, and the impact of retention problems on the quality of federal workers and on affirmative action. (JOW)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employment Patterns, Federal Government, Government Employees
Roach, Ronald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
Increasingly, African American academics are appointed to political positions in the federal government. This career path can be both beneficial and difficult, dependent on high-level political support and the party in power. Most are short-term jobs, may slow the tenure process, and can adversely affect the faculty-college relationship. Several…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Blacks, Career Development, College Faculty
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Goodman, William C.; Consedine, Timothy D. – Monthly Labor Review, 1999
In 1998, foreign economic crises lowered the demand for U.S. goods and reduced U.S. manufacturing jobs. Hiring increased in construction, finance, and government. Unemployment was low throughout the year. (Author)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Construction Industry, Employment Patterns, Finance Occupations
Mangan, Katherine S. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
Decline in interest and employment in public-interest law may be due to cuts in legal services funding, heightened recruiting by private firms, mounting law student debt burdens, growing salary disparities in public-interest and corporate law, inadequate curricular attention to public-interest issues, and private law firm prestige. (MSE)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Applicants, College Curriculum, Debt (Financial)