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Ding, Huiling; Ding, Xin – Business Communication Quarterly, 2013
This article proposes the use of a four-component multimodal employment project that offers students a 360-degree understanding of the rhetorical situations surrounding job searches. More specifically, we argue for the use of the four deliverables of written resumes and cover letters, mock oral onsite interview, video resume analysis, and peer…
Descriptors: Rhetorical Criticism, Job Application, Job Analysis, Job Search Methods
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Addams, Lon; Woodbury, Denise – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Business educators understand the value of improving students' written and oral communication skills. However, too often assignments used to develop these important skills are taught in isolation. The purpose of this article is to enhance a student's written and oral skills by integrating all aspects of the job search written documents and…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Job Search Methods, Communication Skills, Business Communication
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Perlman, Baron; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Examines cover letters, curricula vitae, and teaching statements of 82 doctoral candidates and 74 Ph.D. applicants for an assistant professor position. Discovers that all of the applicants presented very little teaching information. Discusses reasons for this and offers recommendations for correcting the problem. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Employment Interviews, Employment Qualifications, Faculty
Scarbrough, Mary An; Sullivan, Margaret, Ed. – 1995
The New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District in Wilmington, Delaware, has made great strides in integrating academic and vocational studies by adopting a "project" approach to integrated learning. Students at the district's high schools are involved in a variety of real-life projects aimed at advancing technical knowledge…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Choice, Career Education, Case Studies
Missouri State Dept. of Corrections and Human Resources, Jefferson City. – 1984
An educational research and demonstration program was implemented in learning centers at five correctional institutions across Missouri. Included in the demonstration project were the following programs: a prescriptive learning system that served 253 students; a program in attitude, basic, and life skills; an ex-offender program that involved 20…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change