This guide is intended to help the student develop an experience profile--similar to a resume--on himself/herself that can be used to assist him/her in finding a job and in planning a career. Each of the eight sections in the guide is designed to help the student think about and write in complete sentences information that will be used to build…

This document is the 1985-86 directory of the Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information (ACSCI). An introduction states that 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have computer-based career information systems (CIDS) used by over 4,500,000 adult and student job seekers. Two-thirds of the systems are in elementary…

This student booklet is second in an illustrated series of eleven learning activity packets for use in teaching job hunting and application procedures and the management of wages to secondary students. Two units are included in this packet, one giving information and hints for filling out job application forms and the other discussing the…

Originally intended for students with reading problems, this booklet may also be helpful to anyone who wants to make use of newspaper want ads. The eight teaching units discuss the following topics: (1) purposes for want ads, (2) finding want ads, (3) letting the alphabet help in reading want ads, (4) looking for a job, (5) looking for an…

Assertiveness Training for Job-Seeking Skills includes skill development in initiating the job search; arranging actual interviews; preparing a resume; articulating strengths, weaknesses, and career objectives; responding assertively in interviews; asking appropriate questions; accepting or rejecting job offers; confronting discrimination;…

Provides advice for evaluating personal and professional credentials for job application to newspapers, magazines, and radio and television stations. Available from: The Quill, 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601, One year: $10.00, Single copies: $1.00. (KS)

Provides a case study of a new Ph.D.'s search for employment in the field of counseling. Concludes that greater flexibility is needed by job applicants in several key areas including type of job, geographic location of job, and salary. (LLL)

Job clubs and other self-directed group job search processes have proven successful interventions. Job Search Education attempts to convert this process for use in secondary and postsecondary educational settings and combines self-assessment with self-directed job seeking. The two processes are compared. (Author)

Research findings are presented as potentially important program issues, and descriptions of how these issues were transformed into modules for a career-shift/job-search program are given. Preliminary data from the evaluation of this career-shift/job-search program are shown and the resemblances between this experimental, research-based program…

Surveyed more than 600 college seniors, potential employers, and experienced professional employees to examine the effectiveness of various job search methods. Results indicated the advantages of personal contacts and networking and provided guidelines to increase the efficiency of the job search process. (JAC)

Surveyed 210 Vietnamese refugees to determine factors affecting employment and job satisfaction. Results showed Vietnamese subjects reporting job satisfaction had been in the U.S. longer. They were more proficient in speaking English than dissatisfied refugees but not more positive about job-seeking resources. (Author/BH)

Supporting documents should be prepared before attempting to create a resume or application letter. These documents (discussed in the article) include a company fact sheet (company history) and a personal skills inventory (personal biography). After the initial contact a job search control sheet is recommended. (CT)

Compares self-reported job search contacts of unemployment insurance recipients with independently verified job-search contacts. The separate equations estimated for reported and actual job contacts suggest that systematic misreporting may distort the conclusions. Some implications of the findings for reported unemployment rates also are explored.…

Reports results of a survey of Fortune 500 personnel administrators' preferences for the content of resumes submitted by college students entering the job market. Concludes that textbooks, teachers, and applicants should not only include but stress this preferred content. (PD)