This article gives advice to recent graduates in education on how to find temporary assignments and how to conduct themselves as substitute teachers in order to land a permanent teaching job. (SJL)

Interviewing skills are taught in a business or consumer education course during the four-week unit described here. Topics of the job-hunt unit are value clarification, self-evaluation, aptitude tests, classified ads, resumes, letters of application, role playing, and mock interviews. (CT)

Finding the appropriate judicial clerkship begins with identifying the most qualified, personable, and respected judges, at all levels. Resume and letter writing, recommendations, and interviews are also essential elements to be carefully undertaken. (Journal availability: 1155 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637, sc $1.00). (MSE)

Investigates the vocabulary and readability of 50 commonly used application forms. Lists the 100 most frequently used words on those forms and suggests that this list be a beginning point in reading instruction. (FL)

Outlines a teaching technique that places students in two fictional identities, job applicant and employer/evaluator, to give them practical experiences in the hiring situation. (RL)

Describes how one college helps students assemble a portfolio for the job search. Claims that presenting physical evidence of competencies is better than just talking about them. Outlines the characteristics of a portfolio and its use in an interview. Reports the results of an employer survey of desired job skills. (RJM)

Describes an approach to employment interview role playing that provides practice in using probing questions. Outlines three interview scenarios which become progressively more demanding of the participants' interviewing skills. Outlines procedures, considers the role of the resume, and discusses outcomes. (HB)

Only 14 of 41 applicants for a college faculty position submitted credentials that met two-thirds of advertised criteria. After initial screening, published research and positive teaching experiences weighed heavily in selecting candidates for interview. Final interviewees presented credentials clearly articulating their qualifications.…

Advises high school and college students on where and how to look for summer jobs. Lists information sources and notes laws regulating types of jobs adolescents can hold. (SK)

Increasingly, employers require job seekers to submit their applications electronically. However, while most job seekers may be familiar with email and other modern communication technologies, they often wonder about the rhetorical strategies to be used in their messages. This article describes a case study of a job applicant to identify the…

Application packets for a community college teaching position should be simple, concise, and provide just enough information about the applicant to interest the screening committee. Since many colleges utilize an official application form, screening committees and personnel officers will probably review these forms for the candidate information.…

This book is designed to be a comprehensive, step-by-step guide through the maze of the hiring process, showing readers how to be successful job seekers and get a job they love. Chapter 1 assists in determining if readers want a career change and helps them discover what career or range of careers would allow them to satisfy personal career needs.…

This guide teaches the new tools and the new rules for writing a resume that can be used by both computers and human readers. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the explosive speed at which hiring automation is moving, notes advantages and disadvantages to job seekers, and suggests a simple method for becoming skilled in keyword searching. Chapter 2…

This illustrated, jungle-theme book plans a job search. There are three major sections in the book: (1) plan your safari; (2) where to look for jobs; and (3) making contact. Section one includes information on resumes, references, official papers needed for a job, and 11 ideas to help find job openings. Section two suggests finding jobs in state…