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Flubacher, Mi-Cha – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2020
Based on ethnographic observations in a programme on job search training in Fribourg, Switzerland, I discuss the regimentation that is expected from job seekers on how to 'sell the self' in the labour market, i.e. on how to successfully manage a job interview. I will show how in attempting to narratively package their trajectories, the coaches'…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Self Concept, Employment Interviews, Nonverbal Communication
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Ding, Huiling; Ding, Xin – Business Communication Quarterly, 2013
This article proposes the use of a four-component multimodal employment project that offers students a 360-degree understanding of the rhetorical situations surrounding job searches. More specifically, we argue for the use of the four deliverables of written resumes and cover letters, mock oral onsite interview, video resume analysis, and peer…
Descriptors: Rhetorical Criticism, Job Application, Job Analysis, Job Search Methods
Clark, Andrew K. – Canadian Counsellor, 1980
Describes a career entry program for adolescents entering the work force. The 12-step procedure is organized in four phases: preliminary; resume; search; and interview. A flowchart of career entry strategy and a career data worksheet are included. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Employment Interviews
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Cissna, Kenneth N.; Carter, David A. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1982
Describes the employment interview as a communication situation in which skill in communication is the important determinant of success. Presents a workshop format that focuses attention on interview communication skills. Discusses what makes a competent communicator and describes possible workshop components and their integration into successful…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competence, Employment Counselors, Employment Interviews
Wegmann, Robert G. – 1979
The purpose of this paper is to review the implications of a series of programs now being conducted throughout the United States which are consciously trying to equip the unemployed with the tools necessary to find work. These relatively new programs are described as demonstrating a high rate of success in helping individuals obtain work within a…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Employment Interviews, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Weinstein, Marc – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1979
College placement offices can offer all the services of commerical employment agencies but without cost to college students and alumni who want assistance in finding work. In addition to arranging interviews, the placement office will teach resume writing and interview techniques, and give occupational information to help in job selection. (MF)
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1980
This document provides an introduction to a job search training activity--self-directed job search--which can be implemented by Private Industry Councils (PICs) or Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Prime Sponsors. The first section introduces self-directed job search for the economically disadvantaged. The next section describes…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Interviews
Brill, Jay; Hartman, Rhona C. – 1986
This fact sheet is designed to be a resource for disabled students themselves and for counselors, administrators, and instructors who are involved in career planning and placement strategies for disabled persons in postsecondary academic and technical institutions. The fact sheet is organized into five sections. The Selected Campus Strategies…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Citations (References)
Faddis, Constance R.; Long, James P. – 1987
Chicago Citywide Colleges (CCC), Columbus (Ohio) Technical Institute (CTI), and the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) recently participated in a model job club project operated by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. The project sought to demonstrate the utility of job clubs in helping students with disabilities make…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Community Colleges, Developmental Disabilities
Institute of Lifetime Learning, Washington, DC. – 1983
This pamphlet describes some of the employment opportunities available to older adults and discusses procedures for obtaining the training for, and actually beginning, a second career. Covered in the individual sections of the brochure are the following topics: characteristics and attitudes of older workers, long-range planning, employment…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Annotated Bibliographies, Career Change, Career Planning
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1985
This teacher handbook provides recommended goals and objectives and suggested measures for competency-based courses in the vocational program area of prevocational education. A background and overview section contains the philosophy and rationale, discusses thinking skills and programs for exceptional children, and provides notes that explain how…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice, Career Planning, Competency Based Education
Beaumont, Andre G.; And Others – 1978
Developed as a guide for college administrators for establishing, improving, and evaluating career counseling and placement programs, this document describes specific activities for such programs under two categories: student-oriented activities and administrative and managerial activities. The student-oriented activities (Part I) cover the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Budgeting, Career Counseling, Career Education