THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, A DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, WAS TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A MEASURABLE DIFFERENCE OF SUCCESS SHOWN ON THE MATHEMATICS SECTION OF EMPLOYER'S SCREENING TESTS BETWEEN MATCHED GROUPS OF TERMINAL SECONDARY STUDENTS WHO VARIED IN HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS EXPERIENCE. A SAMPLE OF 45 EMPLOYERS, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 35 PERCENT…

This booklet outlines an efficient and profitable method of interviewing a candidate for a position in a business firm. The method outlined here depends upon two propositions: (1) Past behavior is the best guide to future performance; and (2) The interviewer is more likely to conduct a search effectively if he has clearly fixed in his mind what it…

Written by the Chief of Special Projects of the Women's Bureau as a guide for assisting the mature woman in preparing for and finding employment, this pamphlet contains sections on: (1) How to Do a Self-Inventory, (2) How to Prepare a Resume, (3) The Jobhunt, (4) How to Prepare a Letter of Application, (5) Guides to an Effective Interview, and (6)…

This report, undertaken to secure data to facilitate employment of Iowa State University graduates, summarizes information gathered from visits to 30 businesses and corporations in Iowa and Illinois. Comments address the following aspects of application and employment: additional studies required, general and communication skills, style of…

The author provides some instructions and suggestions as to how to look for jobs in resource books, how to write resumes and how to behave during an interview. He considers job hunting a never ending process. Even after getting a job one has to start looking for a better job. (SE)

Describes an interview between a newspaper editor and a job applicant to show an editor's considerations in hiring reporters; offers tips to journalism graduates on preparing job applications. (GW)

The author suggests questions a job applicant should pose in order to mix and match personal goals and organizational goals. (MJB)

Describes independent search techniques and various types of private and public employment agencies that students can use in finding jobs or job leads. (TA)

Examined effect of recruiter characteristics using a pre-post study design with college students (N=145) in a campus interview process. Results indicated recruiter characteristics had an impact on perceived job attributes, regard for job and company, and likelihood of joining the company; there was little evidence the effect was moderated by…

The author provides a guide to the job search process. Topics discussed include (1) application forms, (2) resumes, (3) cover letters, (4) job testing, and (5) interviews. (CH)

Competition for teaching positions in the liberal arts is greater than ever. Every year good applicants fail, not because they lack the credentials, but because they don't take advantage of modern promotional advertising. Some humorous "award-winning" campaigns are presented. (MLW)

Describes the Bernard Haldane System for Identifying Motivated Skills, an English course integrating job seeking skills with freshman composition and rhetoric instruction. An achievement essay, classification essays, and research essays precede preparation of resumes, application letters, and interview techniques. (HTH)

This experimental, statistical study investigated the effects that a review of grammar and writing mechanics would have on the overall quality of college students' documents in technical/business communication. In the experimental group of 25 students, the professor assigned several exercises in grammar and mechanics as a review related to…

This checklist for beginning teachers is based on information gathered from surveys of school administrators which asked them to discuss common difficulties experienced by beginning teachers. Four sections focus on: "Becoming a Professional" (applying for a job, the cover letter, the resume, the interview, frequently asked interview…