This is the third of four student packets forming part of a position simulation for use in an office applications laboratory at the postsecondary level. The purpose of the simulation is to give the student an opportunity to learn the tasks and duties performed by a legal secretary. The packet, which begins with a simulated office schedule for one…

This is the fourth of four student packets forming part of a position simulation for use in an office applications laboratory at the postsecondary level. The purpose of the simulation is to give the student an opportunity to learn the tasks and duties performed by a legal secretary. The packet, which begins with a simulated office schedule for one…

Trends in recent literature advocate a family systems approach to career development. To examine associations between process aspects of adolescent career development and family adaptability-family cohesion, 262 Virginia high school students (157 females, 105 males) completed the Career Development Inventory, the Assessment of Career Decision…

A journeywoman machinist and civilian employee at Robbins Air Force Base in Georgia (the first woman to complete a machinist apprenticeship program run by the Air Force), says that it is not unattractive work for a woman. (Author/AJ)

Hospitals need technicians to maintain increasingly complex health care systems. Filling a need first addressed by the military, the education of Biomedical Equipment Technicians is now a growing civilian field. (Author)

The country's first two-year education program in Air Pollution Technology trains students to work for industry or government. Although two to three jobs are available for each graduate, attracting interested students remains a challenge. (AJ)

A unique, up-to-date approach to publicizing the Career Center at Cornell University has created the cartoon character, "Career Man," and enhanced student awareness. (Author)

The article responds to a national survey of State rehabilitation job placement personnel and synthesizes the materials received from 42 states pertaining to placement efforts, personnel, and duties. (EA)

Since each year families are located in different sites across the state, working in different crops, arriving and departing, and sometimes arriving again at different times, recruitment must be an on-going operation. A recruiter should have compensating influence for all of the negative influences surrounding educational opportunities. A…

This report reviews the personnel literature on the development of job families to illustrate and provide examples of varied approaches to the taxonomic issues of objective, content, and method in job family construction. This booklet first examines the definition of job families and then briefly discusses the potential utility of job families.…

One of six student guidebooks in a series of 11 arts and humanities career exploration guides for grade 7-12 teachers, counselors, and students, this student book on exploration of writing careers presents information on specific occupations in five different career areas: Performing musicians, technology in music, arts management, the music…

Due to the increase of re-entry women in college, investigation of interest inventories for this particular population has become essential. Four studies involving 239 mature women are reported which examine the effect of changing instructions on expressed interests; the expressed satisfaction of mature women with KOIS results; the extent of…

The value and need for career information and materials have increased due to a greater emphasis on career education in schools, a restrictive job market, and a greater demand by individuals seeking jobs and planning their careers. With budget decreases continuing, counselors and counseling psychologists struggle to find inexpensive but useful…

Describes the nature of the aerospace industry and the types of occupations available in the industry as well as information on training, advancement opportunities and the employment outlook in the future of civil aviation. (BR)

Describes the nature of the aerospace industry and the types of occupations available in the industry as well as information on training, advancement opportunities and the employment outlook in the future. (BR)