Many different systems have been developed for classifying occupations. A few of the major systems are described here, along with an idea of the kind of information collected and published by the agency using the system. (Author/SSH)

A survey of editors of Sunday newspaper magazines reveals that most are happy with their jobs and are certain that their jobs have a future. There is wide disagreement among the editors, however, concerning the proper content of the magazines. (FL)

The purposes of this article are to describe a simple, yet comprehensive and universally applicable, flow process model for managing employee-job performance and to highlight some important features of this model which distinguish it from other models. (Author)

The Perceived Task Complexity Measuring Instrument can be used as a management training tool and can provide managers insights into their job environments. (Author/MLF)

The authors discuss their examination of clinical nursing jobs in various areas of one hospital and compare them by examining their motivational characteristics. The study identifies the clinical nursing jobs that should be enriched to increase their motivational potential. (Author/CT)

Describes the educational technologist's work in Open University course production in terms of the work's context and the potential roles and tasks that may be assumed, and concludes that the educational technologist must continually construct and reconstruct his/her own role according to a number of sets of criteria. (Author/CMV)

Defines the strengths of an integrated personnel system and outlines its implementation, using functional job analysis as developed by Sidney Fine. (Author/RAA)

The structured interview format reduces the subjectivity and inconsistency inherent in traditional employment interviews. The process is based on job duties and requirements, is administered by a committee, is consistently applied to all applicants, and is documented for future reference. (SK)

A study was undertaken to ascertain the role of a field rehabilitation teacher of the visually impaired and to investigate how the teacher's time is spent in providing instruction and services to the clients in his or her caseload. (Author/DB)

History of librarians--definitions, qualifications, numbers, current status, and statistical data. (LS)

The field of music performance offers as many opportunities as there are individuals willing to attempt a breakthrough. Yet, this is one of the most difficult careers to succeed in. Here are eight varied articles on being a pop/rock/jazz instrumentalist or vocalist, a classical music instrumentalist or vocalist, a studio musician, a conductor, a…

If you like to work with words and notational symbols--or with describing, selecting, managing, and distributing the words and music of other people--then journalism or publishing as a whole may be your bailiwick. Describes the positions of music editor, music publisher, magazine/book editor, music critic, and freelance music writer. (Editor/RK)

A survey of human resource development practitioners received responses from Belgium (n=53, 26.5%), England (n=228, 13.1%), Northern Ireland (n=37, 11.2%), and Italy (n=105, 15%). Responses were compiled into a profile of roles and competencies that was then compared with similar surveys in the United States. (SK)

The discussion of the use of systematic job evaluation to determine the value of each campus job and allocation of resources looks at employee perceptions and credibility; alternative methods; selecting and weighting compensable factors; validity and reliability; the computer's role; and job evaluation as a management tool. (MSE)

Describes a study of the duties being performed by institutional researchers in Southern 2-year colleges, revealing that less than half of the 301 colleges that responded to the survey employed an institutional researcher on at least a half-time basis and that many researchers expressed dissatisfaction with their job responsibilities. (DMM)