Because academic culture frowns on Ph.D.'s who consider leaving the ivory tower, most of those who jump ship find themselves at a loss as to where and how to begin a job search. Yet a nonacademic job search is actually quite similar to a standard research project. Both require advance planning, substantial research, collating evidence for an…

People facing unemployment or who are underemployed need access to community and financial information and resources 24/7. Collaborating with community agencies and organizations, FCS educators developed a website with comprehensive local and state resources and educational tools that the consumer might otherwise not have been aware were…

Discusses General Electric Company's comprehensive efforts to retrain and assist displaced employees at their Major Appliance Business Group in Louisville, Kentucky, and at Aerospace Lanham Center Operations in Lanham, Maryland. (JOW)

Describes an outplacement program for hourly women workers that assisted participants in identifying skills, interests, and values; identified community resources; taught job hunting skills; and encouraged participation in a support group. (JOW)

Describes outplacement counseling as a process that enables management to deal with the problem of the employee who must be released or the staff that must be reduced. Discusses the process of outplacement counseling, the stages of transition counseling, and techniques to be implemented. (BH)

Consists of four articles describing company and government policies concerning helping dislocated workers. Discusses (1) pre- and post-layoff services at General Motors, (2) placement services for geologists displaced by the collapse of the petroleum industry, (3) the Job Training Partnership Act, and (4) information services for laid-off…

Joliet Junior College's Dislocated Worker Assistance Center in Illinois was selected in 1987 by the U.S. General Accounting Office as one of eight exemplary dislocated worker projects nationwide. This article describes the program and the contributors to its success. (Author)

A pilot program was set up to provide displaced workers in Wausau, Wisconsin, with skills needed by specific local employers. The program consists of four basic components: preemployment training activities, two-week assessment activities, training activities, and placement-related activities. The goal of 65 percent placement seems to be feasible.…

Successful programs developed to help laid-off teachers find new jobs are described. (MD)

The Aquilanti Integrated Model of Outplacement was developed from various aspects of existing grief and career theories. It comprises many practical elements that are present in the other models as well personal experience and knowledge of career counseling. It involves four phases: loss, grieving, and transition; personal development; job search;…

Describes a pilot project set up by the UAW-GM Human Resource Center to deal with a complete plant closing in Cincinnati and to help the workers find other jobs. (JOW)

In light of the many thousands of displaced workers in Michigan, a program was developed to help laid-off workers assess their capabilities, relate their skills to job market needs, overcome the grief resulting from job loss, learn how to approach prospective employers, and successfully market their abilities. The 3-month program was offered at…

Describes Project Refocus, an outplacement service specially targeted toward blue-collar workers. Services include (1) testing and assessment, (2) counseling, and (3) job placement. (CH)

Describes an employment strategy designed for displaced workers. Gives the program's background, its conceptual framework, pilot design, features, the facilitator's role, and program evaluation. Argues that as clients confront the new economy, the familiar job search model no longer applies. Program emphasizes renewing clients' hope and building…

Describes programs designed to help farm families who are forced to leave agriculture because of financial reasons. Includes federal, state, and local government programs that address the need for counseling, legal and technical assistance, financial assistance during the transition to nonfarm work, and skills assessment and job search assistance.…