A survey of 69 state employment service managers in the Pacific Northwest determined their views of secondary business education programs and their effectiveness in helping students locate and be successful in employment following high school graduation. Managers believe that business education courses are very important. (JOW)

The author elaborates his experiences with three different career counselors at a branch of an employment service. Although all three counselors worked toward the same goal, their methods were different, and the unique approach of one counselor, the "dream weaver," left a lasting impression in the author's mind. (Author)

Reentry workers with multiple sclerosis (n=23) participated with employers and rehabilitation counselors in training seminars; 14 received traditional job search intervention. After 16 weeks, 11 of the 37 had reentered the labor force. Most already had high self-efficacy and career maturity. (SK)

Women veterans provide employers with a new and added source of well-educated, highly trained, and highly motivated employees. Women veterans possess an impressive range of skills in many diverse areas, including functional and administrative support, medical and dental specialties, communications and intelligence gathering, service and supply,…

Describes an employment strategy designed for displaced workers. Gives the program's background, its conceptual framework, pilot design, features, the facilitator's role, and program evaluation. Argues that as clients confront the new economy, the familiar job search model no longer applies. Program emphasizes renewing clients' hope and building…

The Community College of Baltimore County, in collaboration with the Baltimore County Department of Social Services (DSS), and HumanIm, prepares welfare applicants to find and retain employment to improve their lives. The intensive educational program, known as "New Rules of Business," utilizes the constructivism approach to learning,…

This document reports on a model refugee resettlement project implemented in Chicago by the United States Catholic Conference. The project was initiated to document the incorrectness of the claim that the current dramatic reduction in U.S. refugee admissions is necessary due to the purported high cost of resettlement. The project served all…

A 3-year demonstration program on interagency coordination among California employment and training agencies is reviewed in this six-chapter report. The history and rationale for the demonstration program is described in chapter 1. Chapters 2 through 4, written by the three project directors, describe the cooperative planning experience in…

The chief executive of Britain's Employment Service Agency discusses the agency's success in publicizing and filling jobs, establishing a job center, promoting staff training, and related concerns in a paper presented to the BACIE (British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education) national conference. (AG)

A LIST OF 643 VACANCIES IN 265 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH IS ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE. EACH ENTRY LISTS NAME OF THE INSTITUTION, POSITION AVAILABLE, WORK LOAD, SALARY, AND OTHER BENEFITS. THIS ISSUE ALSO CONTAINS SUGGESTIONS ABOUT APPLYING FOR POSITIONS AND LISTS SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT INSTITUTIONS, TEACHING…

TO DECREASE THE TIME LOST BY MIGRATORY WORKERS BETWEEN JOBS AND TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS WITH A DEPENDABLE LABOR SOURCE, THE ANNUAL WORKER PLAN HAS PLANNED COMPREHENSIVE ITINERARIES FOR MIGRANTS SINCE 1954. THREE METHODS ARE USED TO RECRUIT MIGRANT FARM WORKERS UNDER THIS PLAN -- (1) STATE AGENCIES ARRANGE AND CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH CREW LEADERS AND…

These summaries of research and development reports are issued by the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor (DOL) and are designed to provide pertinent information about specific research and development (R&D) studies. Each of the 10 summaries includes availability and cost (where applicable), source of the report,…

Approximately 3.3 million of the almost 6 million Americans estimated to be mentally retarded in 1963 were of working age from 16 to 64. This group was expected to increase to 3.7 million by 1970. A study of 2,500 young men rejected from military service for mental reasons found only two-thirds of these in the labor force as compared to 95 percent…

Traditional recruitment for employment could be made through news media, but for the hard-to-employ more aggressive tactics will be necessary. A company will need to tap community resources such as state employment services, Office of Economic Opportunity agencies, the Urban League, and vocational rehabilitation agencies. A special company…

This report presents the findings of a research study which demonstrated the feasibility of the utilization of biographical information in the prediction of three month and six month employment tenure. The analysis sample included Black disadvantaged males (N=477) and females (N=225) in three cities who had received no previous manpower training…