This review focuses on what the literature can tell about the appropriate content and conduct of a job search training program. The chapters correspond to the four bodies of literature concerning job searches that were reviewed. The chapter on the theoretical literature of the scholarly journals examines the basic model of job search, trade-off…

Describes an easily implemented program focusing on the career planning and job search needs of young adults and briefly covers content, process, and materials. The program's main features include (1) a curriculum that can be delivered without specialized training, (2) flexibility, and (3) an occupational information system. (EM)

This booklet is intended to serve as a resource for instructors who are beginning a job club program for their adult students. The following topics are addressed in the guide: the main purposes and activities of a job club, criteria for establishing the success of a job club, competency expectations for job club participants, job club assessment,…

Cooperative extension service faculty at New Mexico State University started the Steps to Employment and Personal Success (STEPS) program to help Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) clients qualify for and maintain full-time employment and strengthen their families for long-term success. Clients are referred to STEPS by New Mexico…