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June, Audrey Williams – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The author reports on the academic job market that is showing signs of turning around after a multiyear slump. Job-outlook data released by professional associations in recent months show an uptick in the number of jobs available in several fields, including history, the humanities and foreign languages, sociology, geography, and political…
Descriptors: Tenure, Job Search Methods, Labor Market, Professional Associations
Staff, Bruce – 1986
Lake Sumter Community College (Florida) undertook a project to improve its existing job placement services for vocational students. The primary objectives of the project were to develop and implement a system for all vocational students to register with the placement office, inform all vocational students and instructors about the services…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Potential, Employment Services, Job Development
Ford, Laurie Howton – 1995
Designed for professionals in the field of mental illness and staff involved in providing on-the-job support for persons with mental illness, this book provides an overview of employment issues relevant to such workers. The 23 chapters of the book are organized in 5 sections. The first two sections provide background information about the clients…
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Potential, Job Development
Faddis, Constance R.; Long, James P. – 1986
The demonstration project described in this report was designed to explore the value of job clubs in preparing two-year college students with disabilities for the transition from school to work. The demonstration sites were Chicago City-Wide College (CCC), Columbus Technical Institute (CTI) (Ohio), and the Community Colleges of Rhode Island (CCRI)…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Cass, Monte; Park, Frieda – 1985
This manual is designed to give placement and other school personnel detailed suggestions related to the formation and implementation of a school-based job placement service. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction which discusses goals for organizing and implementing job placement services, functions of a job placement service, and essential…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Education, Employment Potential, Employment Services
Johnson, Marion T. – 1980
This manual is a list of verified vocational education activities that relate to job development, job placement, and job follow-up/follow-through services. The activities incorporate information on employability skill development, occupations and labor market, job search training needed for the disadvantaged, student needs assessment, and student…
Descriptors: Activities, Career Development, Career Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). Employment Support Services Branch. – 1984
This booklet lists and describes materials that can be used for employment counseling in Canada. The booklet is organized in two parts. The first part lists and describes counseling tools. Some of the tools listed include Moving On, the Canadian Occupational Interest Inventory, the General Aptitude Test Battery, Index to Canadian Occupations,…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development