In addition to providing secretarial training, teachers of secretarial administration and office practice are responsible for informing their students about the variety of secretarial careers available. A few of the career opportunities are briefly described: technical secretary, public stenographer, civil service secretary, foreign service…

Topics discussed include a description of word processing, career paths and duties of workers, qualifications, and the present and future status of the word processing specialist and administrative secretary. (TA)

Persons desiring to prepare themselves as nurses represent a highly varied group. This article discusses the educational routes and employment opportunities available to Hispanic students. The names and addresses of three organizations which are supportive at the national and local level to Hispanic students and short biographies of three notable…

Careers in the music field for Hispanos are available for the industrious, competitive, and talented person. Among the careers are: composer, orchestrator-arranger, church musician, conductor, teacher, music librarian, tuner-technician, copyist, and instrument repairer. (NQ)

Engineers may be involved in various functions such as research, development, planning, design (analysis and synthesis), construction, operation and management of engineering projects. This article discusses some branches of accredited engineering curricula, employment opportunities, the preparation for management, minimum education needed, women…

Describes the formal educational requirements and qualifications for employment on the cataloging staff of the Library of Congress for both professional and paraprofessional employees and the on-the-job training provided for both levels of staff. (Author/CLB)

A survey of 113 Texas libraries examined characteristics of reference positions to determine whether there were important similarities and differences between public and academic libraries in the areas of professional qualifications for employment; job skills and responsibilities; work scheduling; benefits; and departmental characteristics. The…

Reviews actual and projected college enrollments from 1970s through the 1990s. Speculates that programs which were slow to expand their curricula to include sociological practice when the job market contracted in late 1970s, may reestablish narrow curricula once the academic market expands in late 1990s. Concludes that students are unlikely to be…

In an article reporting the results of a questionnaire, it was found that secretaries' knowledge of computers is bringing them expanded duties and higher-level responsibilities but not necessarily higher pay. It was found that secretaries are performing duties previously performed by managers. (CT)

Job-naive raters provided with job descriptive information made Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) ratings which were validated against ratings of job analysts who were also job content experts. None of the reduced job descriptive information conditions enabled job-naive raters to obtain either acceptable levels of convergent validity with…

A survey of financial counseling agency administrators was undertaken to determine their views on the need for a four-year degree, course requirements, job responsibilities, and compensation of financial counselors. Results show that administrators prefer college graduates with special emphasis in counseling coursework. However, salaries, at best,…

Traditional teaching and coaching positions have become scarce but the expanding field of sport management has created its own job market, demanding new skills and preparation. Three articles are offered that explore different aspects and possibilities for a sport management career. (DF)

Reviews the consulting process (two-way interaction focused on seeking, giving, and receiving of help) as it applies to library science and identifies nine process roles of the consultant as teacher, student, detective, barbarian, timekeeper, monitor, talisman, advocate, and ritual pig. Common errors in classifying consultant roles are noted. (9…

Describes a study that identified each occupation in which computers are used. Questions about training were asked. Occupations were grouped into three categories: occupations requiring extensive computer training, occupations in which some workers may need to learn how to program computers, and occupations requiring only brief training in…

Surveyed public relations practitioners and found very high job satisfaction, but females were also less satisfied than males with their salaries and the levels of creativity their jobs required. (PD)