Purpose: The paper aims to improve students' job placements, higher education institutions invest considerable resources and their students spend considerable time in academic clubs. Yet, quantitative findings on the effect of students' academic club involvement on job placements are mixed. This paper aims to help resolve ambiguity regarding the…

This paper assesses students' perceptions concerning the level of campus placement activities of their higher education institution (HEI) and determines the order of importance of various factors, as perceived by students, relating to employers' selection criteria. Primary data based on the responses of 621 students in 29 HEIs operating in the…

We propose a graph mining methodology to analyze the relationships among academic programs from the point of view of cooperative education. The input consists of student - job interview pairs, with each student labelled with his or her academic program. From this input, we build a weighted directed graph, which we refer to as a program graph, in…

The problem was that the general educational level in relation to the job interview process of first-time prospective job applicants who were clients of the staffing agency had been progressively declining over the years. The issue was having an adverse affect on the placement service, as fewer clients were being offered jobs. The purpose of this…

The study investigated and analyzed the state of academic web-based job announcements in Library and Information Science Field. The purpose of study was to get in depth understanding about main characteristics and trends of academic job market in Library and Information science field. The study focused on web-based version announcement as it was…

Evaluated interviewee skills training program in a field setting using a broad sample of interviewers (N=99), jobs, and candidates (N=298). Results indicated that class members responded positively to the program and demonstrated substantial learning. Found interviewer evaluations failed to distinguish between experimental groups, and no…

Employment service interviewers feel job hunt strain along with clients. (Editor)

Due to federal regulations, the days of the college recruiter from business coming on campus to recruit graduating students may soon be over. This could cause the adoption of strict university regulations governing the operations of the placement office. Changes involve the use of interview lists, restricted schedules, and strict criteria…

The author presents guidelines for designing and conducting a "tailored interview," that is, an interview in which the applicant is screened for a specific job. (Author)

The key to successful college recruiting is a well-organized university relations program. The author outlines how to improve university relations. (Author/HMV)

Even when one of its plants was phased out, the Union Carbide Corp. Program continued with regular training programs and also put two additional programs into motion: Training for employees who would be re-entering the job market and training for employees eligible for retirement benefits. (ABM)

A University of Tennessee study identifies dimensions of an applicant's behavior during the employment interview which influence and can be used to predict the outcome of an interview. (Author)

An exploratory placement class was conducted to teach vocational rehabilitation clients techniques of securing jobs. The results of this attempt were compared to a similar program conducted through another agency. The differences between the two programs suggest techniques that could increase the employment potential of vocational rehabilitation…

This recent survey in Los Angeles reveals the qualifications that employers are now seeking in job candidates. Although employers concurred with the adage, "There's no substitute for experience," a general impression of intelligence and ability---well-written resume, GPA, attitude, personality, ambition---was judged important in evaluating…

One small college found that recruiting interviews need not be conducted in person in order to be effective. They use the telephone and agree that it's "the next best thing to being there." (Author)