The author observes that we are in a period in which unemployment is coupled with the shortage of skilled manpower. The response to these concerns must involve improved manpower planning between public and private sectors. (JOW)

Current social and economic trends need to be considered in preparing young people of impaired ability to compete for the decreasing numbers of appropriate jobs. (Author/DB)

Examines differences in unemployment rates and salaries between comparable men and women in science and engineering. Analyzes the current job market in science and engineering, explains the impact of federal appropriation decisions in this area, and predicts the supply and demand imbalances among scientists and engineers for the forseeable future.…

Studies of Indochinese migration show that most of the earlier refugees from Asia found jobs and have had gradual income gains. Recent arrivals are comparatively less educated and face more employment problems because of economic conditions. (SK)

A study to demonstrate any discernible trend in the appointment practices for individuals filling nationally advertised academic administrative vacancies from 1972 to the present is described. An increased percentage of successful external candidates and the unchanged percentage of successful female candidates are revealed. (MLW)

The future potential demand for persons who prepare for consumer affairs positions appears to be good. Applicants should have expertise in an area besides consumer affairs, and employers prefer development of specific consumer competencies and high communication skills. (Author/JOW)

According to new projections, demand for elementary school teachers will increase in the 1980s while that for secondary school teachers will fall. (JOW)

Explores minority achievement and employment in the sciences and engineering, and offers a general outline of a counseling model for increasing the number of minority students in the sciences and engineering. (Author)

Black teachers, more often than Whites, choose service as their career motivation. Study results reveal no racial differences for means of school assignment or subject area taught. Blacks had the same career commitment as Whites but believed they had less opportunity for advancement. (JAC)

College relations personnel can no longer afford to ignore the factors which attract college grads to employers. Top-notch college students may be less impressed by traditional recruiting incentives as they research and prescreen employers. The article reviews the current incentives for average and above-average students. (Author/CMG)

Reviews current issues in graduate education as applied to speech communication disciplines. Discusses current enonomic trends as well as the issue of academic rigor versus professionalism. Briefly reviews nine recent book-length publications on graduate instruction. (JMF)

Discusses a report which concludes that the number of science and engineering Ph.D's in the labor force will increase nearly 50 percent by 1987, while the number of "traditional" employment positions will increase only 35 percent, forcing more and more of the degree holders to work outside their fields. (GA)

Surveys the current situation regarding employment of minority group journalists, reports on job and salary trends in journalism, and discusses the future of minorities in the media. (GT)

Although only six percent of the schools offering park and recreation curricula currently have collective bargaining, this percentage is likely to increase in the near future. (JD)

Self Directed Search (SDS) and Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) results occupations and fields of study were organized to show the distributions of personalities within an occupation or field of study. The results show that single fields tolerate several types, but some types occur only infrequently. (Author)