The effectiveness of the resume can be adapted to apply to colleges and other organizations without distorting its original meaning. It was used at Coppin State College to give college recruiters and prospective students a short informal list of Coppin's program offerings. (JAC)

A recent survey studied the relationship of recruiters to college placement offices and compared results to a similar survey in 1972. Respondents generally held favorable attitudes toward placement offices but suggested better physical facilities and screening of students. (JAC)

A mailed survey was used to assess the type of training to which trainable mentally retarded youth were assigned and to identify work related problems of job failure and placement. (Author/SBH)

Guidelines developed in brochure-form and distributed by the Affirmative Action Office at the University of Wisconsin-Stout are reviewed. They focus on interviewing women and minorities especially as an important part of personnel interrelations. Legal obligations and constraints are noted. (LBH)

This study attempts to determine the full-time, year-round employee characteristics of those employed in public, tax-supported, recreation, park, and combined recreation and park departments at the municipal, county, and special district level as well as in the state park systems. (JD)

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 was designed to protect the privacy of students. This study found a large proportion of employers of educational personnel prefer confidential materials. Other studies should be conducted to determine if this may also be the preference with other organizations and institutions. (Author)

Counselors should seek educational system reform while increasing their efforts to attain more effective methods and tools for career counseling and job placement. Apathy in the face of growing budgetary constraints will encourage adverse reaction toward counseling activities. (Author)

Examines the relationship between race, vocational rehabilitation (VR) services, and the rehabilitation outcomes of persons with severe/profound mental retardation. Analysis revealed that European Americans were significantly more likely to achieve closure success, and that persons with severe/profound mental retardation who were provided with job…

An ecological model for employment preparation in high schools that is based upon successful post-school community job placement for students with severe handicaps is discussed. The paper addresses the functions of employment training, the components of a community-referenced model, and implications for model implementation. (Author/JDD)

This article identifies segments of the deaf-blind population needing additional support to secure and maintain employment, such as the deaf-blind mentally retarded. Supported employment models are described in this context, with special emphasis on the individual placement model and its approaches to job development, worker assessment, training…

After false career starts, a young graduate turned to a career center for guidance. Part of his story is his evaluation, from the testee side, of several standard attitude/aptitude inventories. (Author)

The purpose of this article is to improve understanding of private career schools and the role they play in the economy. It includes statistics about enrollment, graduation, and job placement rates and student characteristics. (JOW)

Describes Project RESOURCES (Retired Employee Skills Outreach Using Retirees in Continuing Employment Situations), Middlesex County College's (New Jersey) program to help people over 55 find employment. Notes project activities such as job fairs, discussion groups, information dissemination, workshops, recruitment, a job bank, and training…

A case study of work experience provided in a British project committed to gender equality shows that the nature of work experience--its alliance with labor market needs--makes it virtually impossible to meet equal opportunity objectives. Work experience tends to reinforce existing gender divisions in the labor market. (SK)

Discusses results of the "Library Journal" annual placements and salaries survey for 1992. Highlights include placements by type of library, placements and salaries by region and by library school, placement and salaries of minority graduates, comparison of salaries by type of library, and a sidebar that relates the experiences of one recent…