Career planning is a lifelong process and should be reflected in the curriculum. Career planning must focus on individual capabilities, values, and preferences and must broaden student horizons to permit informed career choices. Available from W.C. Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 1578, Montclair, NJ 07042. (SK)

The retailing industry is overviewed and executive training programs are detailed. Jobs in retailing are described: merchandising, department manager, assistant buyer, buyer, merchandise manager, and store manager. Also discussed are operations, financial control, and personnel management. (CT)

In this interview, conductor Frederick Fennell discusses his profession and gives advice to novice conductors. (SJL)

Following a very brief history of military bands, the author describes the musical performance opportunities currently available in the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard, for young musicians who may wish to enlist. (SJL)

To help teachers solve their problems, supervisors must first deal with problems inherent in the helping relationship. (Author)

Writing under a pseudonym, the author recounts in a humorous style his experiences serving as an assistant principal under four different principals. Suggestions are made for effective ways to utilize the abilities of assistant principals. (MLF)

A national survey shows that principals spend the greatest part of their time in the office responding to communications and engaged in paper work. (Author/MLF)

Report of a research project aimed at determining the availability and use of occupational information in Alberta, Canada, secondary schools. (JOW)

A job description of an assistant principal, in checklist style, which includes an evaluation form. (LD)

This summary of two re-evaluations of the process of position classification in the University of Michigan Library since the mid-1960s discusses development and preparation of the scheme, interviews with librarians and administrators, and evaluation of the data collected for the establishment of a classification level for each professional library…

Reports on observations of school superintendents conducted to see what they actually do on the job. Found that a superintendent's work is not as planned and organized as it is sometimes said to be because superintendents can't control the use of their own time and are frequently interrupted. (Author/IRT)

Anyone with a flair for business, product development, or promotion might consider a manufacturing or merchandising occupation. The music industry offers many career opportunities for administrators, salespersons, marketing specialists--the record industry offers positions from promotion manager to rack jobber. Describes instrument company…

A high school sophomore and a graduate student completed the Occu-U-Sort. Cognitive mapping with concurrent verbalizations showed how the task elicits different cognitive structures in novices and experts. Uses of the card sort for diagnosing career problems and prescribing interventions were identified. (SK)

A county personnel department undertook reclassification of all positions by collecting and using job analysis data to rewrite job descriptions. External pay equity and validated selection procedures resulted with only a modest increase in payroll costs. (SK)

Looks at the history of the environmental industry since 1970. Suggests that, although job growth is not as high as it was, the growth rate is now about 2% and those with proper training can find opportunities in environmental fields. (JOW)