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Download full textCampbell, Edward V. – MEXTESOL Journal, 2020
This study compares the beliefs and practices of Mexican university students with conventions of resume writing in English. Due to the nonexistence of a single definitive source on resume writing and the differences between conventions in English-speaking countries and in Mexico, students may make incorrect assumptions. Forty up-to-date, credible…
Descriptors: Resumes (Personal), Writing Assignments, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NJ1), 2010
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) conducts an annual survey of college students to identify: (1) how students approach the job market as they near graduation; (2) how responsive the market is to the graduating students; (3) the resources students use to seek their first full-time job after getting their degree; and (4) the…
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Labor Market, Student Surveys, College Graduates
Peer reviewedHoi, Andrew Poh Sui; Keng-Howe, Irene Chew; Fie, Albert Liau Kien – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2003
Measures of self-esteem, job search behavior and cultural values were completed by 899 Singaporean postsecondary students. Self-esteem was not related to informal job sources (family, friends) but significantly related to formal ones (ads, employment agencies). Perceived Asian values were a powerful predictor of reliance on informal sources. (SK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Sources, Job Search Methods, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedSilliker, S. Alan – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1993
Examined impact of social contacts on getting a job. Workers (n=720) were interviewed to discover source of information about their most recent job. Results showed that social contacts were most frequently used resources during job-getting process and that these personal contacts were used more often in some occupational environments than in…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Interpersonal Relationship, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods
Peer reviewedTwombly, Susan B.; Moore, Kathryn M. – Review of Higher Education, 1987
Job search activities of two-year college administrators were studied based on Granovetter's findings. Attention was paid to the importance of personal contacts versus formal sources of information and methods of becoming a candidate, factors that influence contact networks, and whether job-search behavior differed by type of administrative…
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Change, College Administration, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedOver, Ray; Sherwood, Cathie – Higher Education, 1994
A survey of 230 men and women full-time lecturers in an Australian university investigated academic recruitment practices and sources of information about academic job openings. Results, which suggest similar recruitment bases, are discussed with reference to why men have traditionally outnumbered, and continue to outnumber, women in academic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Faculty Recruitment, Females
