Surveys chief executive officers in small companies regarding employment interviews. Discusses their views on appearances of job applicants, beginnings of job interviews, contents of interviews, and closings of interviews. (SR)

Provides guidelines for resume writing. Discusses standard and optional categories of information and methods for organizing these categories. Discusses also how to secure and list references. (PRA)

Discusses critiques by prospective employers of communication students' traditional resumes and application letters. Describes characteristics of nontraditional application letters and resumes based on their comments. (PRA)

Reports on a survey of chief human resources officers in the Fortune 500. Focuses on areas such as applicant's appearance; beginning of the interview; conduct of the interview; and closing the interview. Compares results with a similar 1980 survey. (JAD)

Applies principles of collaborative teaching and learning to an instructional unit on job applications and resumes. Offers advice on collaboration in the classroom. (SR)

Offers ways to amplify current instruction on the all-important job interview. Discusses resumes, job application letters, oral reports, preparing for the interview, mock interview checklist, doing the interview, sample interview questions, and leaving the interview. (SR)

Lists 43 annotations of articles on resume research and instruction, textbooks on business communication, and sources on rhetorical issues, visual theory, and graphic design of resumes. (PRA)

Argues that a job application assignment which focuses on the persuasive nature of recruiting from the perspective of the employer enables students to become familiar with the total recruiting process, which in turn should improve their job search strategies. (MS)

Describes a training program designed to enable a job applicant to (1) identify what constitutes an inappropriate interview question; (2) understand the risks involved with answering or not answering; (3) be aware of the range of responses possible; and (4) have an opportunity to rehearse options and receive feedback on their effectiveness. (PRA)

Discusses strategies for overcoming objections (such as disability, criminal conviction, etc.) in an employment interview. Discusses the nature of employment interviews, when to raise an objection, and strategies such as self-confidence, accepting limitations, focusing on ability, taking responsibility for the past while focusing on the future,…

Contains seven brief articles which offer assignments designed to help students perform job searches, write job application letters, answer difficult questions, write letters of resignation, alleviate fears of public speaking, use the interview effectively in the business communication, and develop listening skills. (PRA)

Describes and flowcharts the process of writing a resume to help students to write more orderly and logically. Includes steps beginning with the personal inventory and ending with the final copy. (PRA)

Demonstrates that illegal questioning in job interviews is a serious problem. Presents a method and materials for teaching a range of responses to such illegal questioning. Suggests eight response strategies. (PRA)

Describes an approach to employment interview role playing that provides practice in using probing questions. Outlines three interview scenarios which become progressively more demanding of the participants' interviewing skills. Outlines procedures, considers the role of the resume, and discusses outcomes. (HB)

Asserts, based on data collected from companies in Wisconsin, that illegal interview questions are common. Cites criteria for assessing instructional strategies on illegal questioning, and uses them to assess the instructional strategies of 11 college-level interviewing textbooks. (PRA)