Responds to Jacqueline Trace's article in the June, l985 "ABC Bulletin" about teaching the functional skills resume in the business communication class. Argues that employers reviewing applications for entry-level positions tend to favor more customary styles of resumes. (EL)

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.…