This article proposes the use of a four-component multimodal employment project that offers students a 360-degree understanding of the rhetorical situations surrounding job searches. More specifically, we argue for the use of the four deliverables of written resumes and cover letters, mock oral onsite interview, video resume analysis, and peer…

This article describes one assessment that provides a college- and career-ready individual for employers. In Illinois, workNet is the state's primary online workforce development Web site and resource for Workforce Investment Act services. With help from NOCTI, workNet offers assessments that identify the skills and interests of participants,…

The article describes the Job Seeking Skills Program established by the Oregon Commission for the Blind at its Portland Vocational Development Center, in which blind people are taught how to find a job commensurate with their capabilities. (Author/DLS)

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Public Law 105-220) marked a major reform in the nation's job training system. It consolidated more then 60 federal training programs into three block grants to states: (1) adult employment and training; (2) disadvantaged youth employment and training; and (3) adult education and family literacy…

Provides sources of information for older persons desiring to find employment. Describes Federal Volunteer Agency programs, the U.S. Small Business Administration program, and U.S. Department of Labor Programs. Lists several recreation programs developed for older adults. (RC)

Presents evidence from a national demonstration program, Project Redirection, and the Salem, Oregon YWCA Program, which demonstrates that by including vocational and employent-rated services in comprehensive programs for pregnant teens and teenage parents, service providers can help equip young parents with skills needed to compete for jobs paying…

Describes the Women's Employment Counseling Unit in Vancouver, British Columbia, the first of several Canadian counseling centers designed to meet the needs of women. Describes the organization of the center and the counseling services provided, and discusses characteristics of reentry workers. (JAC)

Describes a new system of aptitude and interest testing in relation to a psychologically meaningful structure of occupations. A variety of applications of the system are described, including an example of group assessment and occupational exploration for workers who were about to lose their jobs. (Author/JAC)

The Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) administered by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration arranges training and placement for disabled veterans in local job service offices. These employees then assist in placing other disabled veterans on jobs. Some typical DVOP success stories are described. (MF)

Discusses the Job Development Network Project designed to augment the job development efforts provided by the Florida Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Program results suggest that: counselors should use specialists more effectively, negative biases in hiring specialists with disabilities need to be changed, and proper groundwork must be laid.…

Job finding is a learnable skill. Many programs emphasizing job search methods and interviewing techniques show a high rate of success in equipping the unemployed with the tools to find work quickly and efficiently. (JAC)

Presents a brief outline of a program developed by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission (CEIC) for certifying employment counselors to use tests in Canada Employment Centres (CECs). To ensure that psychometric tests meet acceptable standards, this program provides comprehensive training for counselors and requires demonstrated…

Reviews the first 50 years of the U.S. Employment Service. Describes the role and functions of the Employment Service and shows how the service could become more relevant during an age of computerized employment service operations involving highspeed electronic communications and retrieval systems. (JAC)

In the context of areas that have little prospect in the medium term of providing even minimal livelihoods locally for their overwhelming poor and increasingly migration-dependent rural populations, what does education for sustainable development (ESD) mean? Do efforts to qualitatively improve migration offer a viable strategy for reducing poverty…

The authors describe the development and validation of a test of career planning confidence that makes possible the targeting of specific problem issues in employment counseling. The scale, developed using a rational process and the authors' experience with clients, was tested for criterion-related validity against 2 other measures. The scale…