Describes the design and implementation of Career Centers, Inc., a community-based career center in Omaha, Nebraska, which was developed to offer career planning assistance, occupational information, employer literature, job-search skills training, workshops and seminars, a job opportunity bulletin, and a computerized resume listing and selection…

Surveyed students at two different academic institutions to understand students' perceptions of ethical job-search behavior and to assess relationship of institution type to students' evaluations of ethical dilemmas. Results suggest that significant number of students were unaware of ethical nature of some job-search situations and implications of…

Describes a personal job market concept used by college placement officers in which clients are shown how their choice of job-search strategy can either help or hinder their efforts to connect with employers. Steps in the plan include understanding employer, selecting and packaging selling points, and choosing delivery system. (ABL)

Findings from 25 college seniors involved in focus-group discussions revealed that students followed some ethically questionable practices in their job searches, suggesting that they did not understand implications of their behaviors or roles and responsibilities of career services professionals and employers. Found that students acted…

Describes University of Cincinnati's Corporate Spouse Relocation Program, a program designed to help relocated, unemployed partners of dual-career couples who have been transferred or offered a job that requires a move. (NB)

Notes that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is simplifying the employment process and is providing college students and college career centers with an unprecedented amount of timely job and career information. Discusses how the use of technology (in the form of telephones, touch-screens, and instant data bases) has simplified the job of…

Administered Student Career Needs Assessment to 1,155 college students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1992. Students ranked thoroughly enjoying work, achieving financial security, enjoying their coworkers, and receiving good benefits as very important career goals. Students reported that developing network of contacts…

Followed 62 Master of Business Administration students through job search involving 97 site visits to determine whether site visits changed perceptions of visited companies, attitudes toward those firms, and intentions to accept job offers. Findings suggest that organizations can improve recruitment success by paying attention to how site visits…

Experienced counselor describes how older client's work and life experience can be used to advantage in new job search. Notes that older clients already know what they do not want; they must identify their work content skills; they may find that traditional resources offer little help; and they do not want to start at the bottom. (NB)

Describes campuswide computer network at Lafayette College and how it has allowed career services to help students search for, find, and secure careers. Describes use of computer network for interview sign-ups and on-line resumes, and plans to develop on-line services and alumni directories. (NB)

Surveyed students' (n=489) perceptions of career search, including modes of service delivery preferred, importance of common career goals, and degree of help needed. Found that students preferred traditional modes of service delivery, ranked enjoying work and co-workers as most important goals, and expressed medium-to-strong need for information…

Considers reasons why students may delay their job-search activity, distinguishing between urgency and importance and noting the possibility of fear of the future. Describes ways for counselors to help students begin their job search. Concentrates on strategies borrowed from the time-management literature. (NB)