Unemployed job seekers indicated resources they were using in their job search. Ninety days later, job seekers (N=178) who had found employment did not report using significantly more resources in their job search activities than did unsuccessful job seekers (N=636). Primary difference between successful and unsuccessful job seekers seemed to be…

Job clubs and other self-directed group job search processes have proven successful interventions. Job Search Education attempts to convert this process for use in secondary and postsecondary educational settings and combines self-assessment with self-directed job seeking. The two processes are compared. (Author)

Direct-observation techniques were used to analyze the occupational skills of both employed and unemployed adults. Results indicated that employed adults performed significantly better than unemployed on each of 13 job-related skills assessed. These differences were found for both job-findings and job-retention skills. (Author)