Discusses networking as it relates to finding a job. Looks at traditional networking, why people do not network, and new approaches to networking. (JOW)

A three-day workshop designed for career counselors assists them in understanding the perspective of work candidates with disabilities and helping to resolve perceptual differences that may inhibit the candidates' job search. (Author/JOW)

Discusses the benefits of career portfolios and stresses their importance to success in today's job market. Suggests approaching job search as a sales campaign. Offers a checklist of materials and information that should be in the portfolio. (JOW)

Describes typical job interview problems for individuals with learning disabilities and offers solutions. Describes the career counseling services offered by Avenues Unlimited, Inc. (JOW)

Explains the benefits of career portfolios in an uncertain job market. Suggests how a portfolio can assist in career development and offers items to consider including in a professional portfolio: documentation of education and training, evidence of work performance, and examples of skills with data, people, and things. (JOW)

Examines sources of knowledge about career information components and deals with how that information can be used in the job search process. (JOW)

The U.S. Secretary of Labor outlines goals of her department and discusses the One-Stop-Career Center program as a major component for reaching these goals. (JOW)

Job seekers can demonstrate their knowledge of a potential employer by developing a company portfolio. Elements include company history, mission, values, and goals; size and location(s); financial status; and recent changes in the company and industry. (SK)

Discusses the usefulness of psychoeducational evaluation in providing career counseling for students with learning disabilities. Describes processes for psychological testing and diagnosis of learning disabilities and the use of results in career planning. (JOW)

Provides reviews of books dealing with all aspects of careers, including 8 books on dealing with change, 13 on career management, 4 on entrepreneurship, 3 guides and workbooks, 2 on assessment, 4 on resumes, and 1 biography. Includes 12 short reviews of books on career development issues and information such as publishers' addresses. (JOW)

Job seekers should distinguish between learning portfolios and career portfolios. The latter should organize skills into categories and use appropriate technology. Maintaining a portfolio helps focus the job search and provides data for interviewing. (SK)

Provides reviews of 40 websites related to all aspects of career choice, job searching, and career development. Includes information on the selection of websites to review and the guidelines for evaluating them. Includes an article reporting a survey of 74 counseling graduate students regarding use of the Internet for career development. (JOW)

A career portfolio is organized evidence of work readiness and specific job skills and can be focused to show the skills that employers want. It can make a case that one is prepared for the next stage of a career. (JOW)

Includes "Writing Effective Resumes" (Kursmark); "Writing Cover Letters with Credibility" (Davis); "Career Portfolios" (Miller); "Writing a Top-Flight Vitae" (Orlando); "Converting a Curriculum Vitae to a Resume" (Katz, Morahan); "Special Reports" (Chapman); "Every Job Searcher Needs an e-Resume" (Dixson); "Military Value" (Burns); "Key Words"…

Portfolios have uses beyond job seeking. They can be developed to promote a new idea or work assignment, used as a tool for employee evaluation, and serve in the process of organizational succession planning and internal recruitment. (SK)