This report, undertaken to secure data to facilitate employment of Iowa State University graduates, summarizes information gathered from visits to 30 businesses and corporations in Iowa and Illinois. Comments address the following aspects of application and employment: additional studies required, general and communication skills, style of…

Data for the study was obtained by surveying recent graduates of electronics programs and their employers. Analysis of the data identified: core skills (the guideline for basic programs) and selected job profiles (guideline for job trainee preparation). The core skills profile and the telecommunications technician job profile are appended.…

This study examines and assesses occupational knowledge among 300 high school males in eastern Washington. Interviews of these students about occupations available in their region and about job information they had received indicated that there was little increase in occupational knowledge during the high school years. The author concludes that…

Survey data from a sampling of Alabama high school seniors showed that female students were significantly more likely to use all sources of occupational information than males, and students in the college preparatory program more so than those in the general program. (MF)

A case study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of the natural resource career education program held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Phase 1 included a pre-post design to experimentally determine what outcomes could be expected from a one-week summer program and identify any changes in knowledge,…

Reviews development of occupational information coordinating committees at national and state levels. Their purpose is to improve coordination between suppliers and users of labor market information and to implement national and state occupational information systems. Also notes federal legislation requirements and the functioning of the Illinois…

Reports the results of a national survey designed to discover what the background and practices of newspaper reviewers are and what newspaper editors and reviewers think are the functions of a reviewer, the appropriate skills and training for a reviewer, and the most effective ways of acquiring the skills. (Author/GW)

Two keys to a successful energy management program are the energy audit and the use of a qualified energy engineer or architect. (Author)

Information from job analysis can be used to establish training objectives, to identify skills needed for the job, and to design performance tests. Methods of job analysis to yield necessary information for the creation of effective training programs are outlined. (MF)

The success of a career consultation program that was offered to high school students by Veterans Administration hospital employees is described. (Author)

A Michigan program to acquaint faculty in the humanities with the operations of a large corporation and the career opportunities for graduates in their disciplines is described. (CHK)

It's a slippery area where footing is easily lost and where more than talent--time, persistence, and guts--is needed before one can beat the odds and make a place for one's self. (Editor)

Contrasted a realistic job preview (RJP) using a prescriptive approach aimed at enhancing newcomer adaptation to the job with a traditional and descriptive RJP targeted at expectations concerning objective information about the job. Revealed strong effects on the manipulation checks and supportive findings for both types of preview on variables…

The author covers sources six sources of information on careers: (1) state career information systems, (2) federal and state publications, (3) the popular press, (4) private sector publications, (5) the community, and (6) commercial career resources. (CH)

Presents a graphic summary of employment and other economic projections for the year 2000. Topics include (1) the labor force and projected changes in its composition, (2) economic growth, (3) expected changes in the industrial structure of the economy, (4) occupational employment, and (5) the education-work relationship. (CH)