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Peer reviewedPorts, Michelle Harrison – Monthly Labor Review, 1993
Updates the existing research on job search behaviors and analyzes trends in job search behavior since the 1970s. Tables show data on search methods by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, type of work sought, and reason for unemployment. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Hispanic Americans, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods
Peer reviewedCastillo, Monica D. – Monthly Labor Review, 1998
People enter or leave the labor force in response to a myriad of changing personal or economic conditions. Their decisions often do not seem to be closely linked to their stated desire or availability for work a year earlier. (Author)
Descriptors: Job Applicants, Job Search Methods, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Tables (Data)
Peer reviewedTsang, Hector; Pearson, Veronica – Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2000
A two-part measure for persons with schizophrenia includes a self-administered checklist assessing perceived competence in work-related social situations and a role-play exercise assessing social skills for acquiring and keeping jobs. Reliability and validity were upheld in a test with schizophrenic and nonschizophrenic participants. (Contains 60…
Descriptors: Adults, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedRosenfeld, Carl – Monthly Labor Review, 1975
Descriptors: Employment Statistics, Job Applicants, Job Application, Job Search Methods
Download full textRosenfeld, Carl; And Others – 1975
A nationwide sample survey was conducted in Janurary 1973 to investigate the job search methods workers used and their effectiveness. Prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Manpower Administration in cooperation with the Bureau of the Census, the survey covered nearly 16 million employed wage and salary workers 16 years of age and…
Descriptors: Demography, Employment Services, Individual Characteristics, Job Applicants
Pacific Training and Technical Assistance Corp., Berkeley, CA. – 1974
The document reports on a study to determine which job search media are most effective for Work Incentive Program (WIN) clientele and, in particular, whether job placement services associated with WIN program structures are superior in pay-off to other search media. Following the introduction, which summarizes the findings, there are four…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Counselors, Employment Experience, Employment Level
Yeager, James Hickman, Jr. – 1973
The unemployment problem in the defense industry has often had the attention of Federal policy makers over the past several years. Analyzing this problem was accomplished by first examining the job search behavior of skilled unemployed defense workers. This search strategy differs among the unemployed workers and depends on personal…
Descriptors: Demography, Doctoral Dissertations, Employment, Employment Interviews
Saunders, David N. – 1974
The study examined the personal, social, and economic correlates of job-finding of young men. The data base was the National Longitudinal Survey, 1966-1969. Younger, less educated youth relied more heavily on informal channels. Increasing age and education led to a slight shift from informal to formal channels, although informal still dominated.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Background
