Describes relevant, real-world marketing education activities: (1) mock job application/procurement in which students prepare job descriptions, review applicant credentials, and follow hiring guidelines; and (2) proposals for new products and reports on their feasibility. (SK)

Guidelines for teaching students to write a job application letter and to prepare a resume are presented. (MF)

A survey identified business preferences and practices of 46 employers related to the online job application process; 28% had format preferences; 28% accepted resumes via their websites; 78% found electronic follow-up letters acceptable. Implications for instruction in business communications courses were derived. (JOW)

Responses from 1,695 (out of 5,213) surveyed Texas employers provided information, presented in rank order, in the following categories for entry-level jobs: sources for obtaining applicants, reasons for rejecting applicants, causes for terminating employees, employment preparation areas in which improvement is needed, and goals for public…

Interviewing skills are taught in a business or consumer education course during the four-week unit described here. Topics of the job-hunt unit are value clarification, self-evaluation, aptitude tests, classified ads, resumes, letters of application, role playing, and mock interviews. (CT)

Elements of the interviewing process are explored: preliminary research on the company (what to look for and where to find it); importance of first impressions (being on time, being prepared, dressing correctly, shaking hands, eye contact); open-ended questions; discussing salary; post-interview evaluation; and writing a note to the interviewer.…

To help students find job satisfaction, teachers should advise office education students about what employers will expect of them, how to fill out a job application, what to expect in clerical tests, the reason for personality and intelligence tests, and different aspects of the job interview. (CT)