Examined teacher-reporting to 1 placement office at midwestern university, checking data on 273 College of Education graduates against employment records of State Education Agency. Findings indicated that placement office had some problems in data collection methods, although data were fairly accurate. (NB)

Describes the experiences and insights of five laid-off placement people who discover the trauma of job loss. Discusses grieving a job loss, the emotions involved, the challenge of finding a new job, guilt faced by survivors, and advice to colleagues. (NB)

Describes experiences of two men who had been career planning and placement directors at large universities and who chose to leave their university jobs and move to the private sector. Their experiences in moving to an outplacement consulting firm and a publications company involved in career planning and employment are discussed. (Author/NB)

Offers suggestions for effective public speaking, designed to help career planning and placement directors make presentations to their management or to student groups. Discusses four levels of communication (intellectual, emotional, visual, and physical), the selection of a format, and four basic speaking styles (memorized, written, outline, and…

Examines whether career services professionals are keeping in touch with the attitudes of the new generation of college students and are filling their needs and desires. Explores what it is that these new clients want from career services and suggests a variety of bridging programs that will help students move from school to work. (NB)

Asserts that college graduates learn how to get jobs and perform work, but also need to learn critical transition skills. Notes that first year out of college and in the labor force requires special skills and strategies. Outlines 10 steps in teaching graduates how to go to work. Considers roles of both career center and employers. (NB)

Conducted national survey of 447 career centers at small colleges. Results showed a wide variety of services and activities being performed in the name of employer development. Identified most important services to be ways of bringing employers and potential candidates together (recruiting, job posting, job notification, employer literature,…

Outlines the Emporia State University methodology for developing and implementing a placement survey focusing on employment situation, salary, and geographic location as these are the most commonly asked questions by students and are federal requirements. Demonstrates how to successfully collect annual post-graduation follow-up information.…

Author describes his career changes as he moved from being a career planning and placement administrator at the university level to being a college recruitment coordinator for a private industry, and back again to become the director of the Career Planning Center at Tufts University. (Author/NB)

Conducted national survey to determine how career changing/job seeking alumni are served by career services offices and how alumni are used by career services offices to help current students with their career planning. Responses from 767 colleges and universities revealed that most career offices offered career services to alumni and used alumni…

Notes that students are setting their sights on international careers and visiting their university's career services center for information. Describes two focus groups of representatives from international employers that listed jobs with the center, individuals recommended by Alumni Relations Office, and personal contacts, set up to discuss how…

Surveyed 171 small organizations that employed professional-level staff to examine what managers of small organizations value in professional-level employees and how they recruit potential employees. Most frequent recruitment methods included personal referrals, classified ads, and referrals from current employees. (NB)

Contends that career services office that aligns itself with mission of the college can attract additional financial resources and broaden its activities. Shares successful efforts by Office of Career Services at one college to redefine its purpose and place at the college. Discusses seven steps in the process. Concludes that offices of career…

Describes experiences in University of Rochester's marketing-oriented career services division which demonstrates that marketing alliance of admissions, academics, alumni, and career planning and placement can work. Includes missions and goals statement of that university's enrollment, placement, and alumni affairs division. (NB)

Updates earlier report on the legal environment of the profession of recruitment and placement by addressing three relevant Supreme Court cases and backtracking over some of the equal employment opportunities issues discussed in Part One (Journal of Career Planning and Placement, v 49 n 4 Sum 1989). (NB)