Stresses the importance of original and well-prepared resumes as essential and powerful tools in any job campaign. (Author)

There is an increasing need for better counseling programs at colleges and universities in order to meet their educational objectives in preparing students for future careers. This need can be met through greater planning, placing more emphasis on the career program early in the academic program, and research on current employment trends which…

Traditional employment screening procedures; the interview, the job application, the high school diploma and work try-outs, may screen out rather than screen in the hard-to-employ. Employment testing may reflect the trainee's anxiety, his cultural differences, the irrelevancy of test questions, and his inability to read rather than his potential…

This career program workbook on jobs can provide information for students in the areas of: knowing who can assist them, various job groupings, work environments, job descriptions, personal assessment, job skills, decision-making, job openings, application letters and forms, and job interviews. (EA)

In an excerpt of a paper, data examining the relative effectiveness of various job search techniques (direct application, friends and relatives, state agencies, and other methods) are presented which were obtained from a 1974 survey of 3,357 head of households in four southern rural counties. (Author/BP)

Reports on the development of nonacademic job-hunting conferences for graduate students, which focus on self-assessment, sources of help about job hunting, correspondence and resumes, and interviewing. (GW)

Guidelines for teaching students to write a job application letter and to prepare a resume are presented. (MF)

To qualify as an investor exempt from the labor certification requirement, the applicant must essentially establish, by documentary evidence, that he has made an investment or outlay of capital, totaling at least $40,000. (NQ)

Suggests that those who hire guidance personnel are not getting enough useful information about job applicants and offers suggestions for making better use of letters of recommendation and personal interviews. (Author)

Step-by-step preparation of performance goals in cooperative education described and illustrated with a prototype entitled, Applying for a Job.'' (MU)

Interview with the Director of Teacher Placement at the University of Wyoming, who tells the best ways to find the best new job.'' (Editor/SP)

This article presents a review of helpful hints and ideas that will be of value to students and alumni seeking career positions, using the well written resume to open employers' doors for the important job interviews. (Author)

Offers advice to those trying to secure their first administrative positions or to those wishing to relocate. Discusses the resume, the cover letter, the interview, and how to generate leads. (Author/WD)

Examines the job applications of leading companies and reports on questions that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission might find unacceptable. Outlines possible remedies. (IRT)