Offers a list of 12 things that the author wishes beginning reporters knew. (SR)

Describes interview techniques for determining whether a first-time worker will be a good employee. Offers questions that will give an insight into attitudes and suggests telling applicants what will be expected of them if they are hired. (JOW)

Widespread labor shortages are leading companies to adopt innovative recruiting and training methods, such as Internet job postings, computer-based training, certified interviewers, collaborations with colleges and universities, and making employees at all levels feel important. (SK)

This study examines the impact of fluctuations in entry-level labor market conditions on the graduate school enrollment decisions of newly minted undergraduate degree holders. Using repeated cross-section data for recently graduated science and engineering undergraduates from the National Survey of Recent College Graduates, and state-level…

To develop an instrument which would yield the educational needs of those desiring entry-level employment in organized recreation and supportive enterprises and to determine employment opportunities, data were collected through personal interviews with 59 employers in nine outdoor recreation enterprises and 50 employers in six supportive…

Part of The Careers Research and Advisory Centre Bull's Eye Series, this career program booklet is to be used as a workbook to assist students with pertinent tips in starting a job. Topics covered are national insurance, wages and deductions, safety, trade unions, job adjustment, further education, and keeping in touch with the careers officer.…

Work values, measured by Super's Work Value Inventory, indicate that females rate extrinsic values relating to personal work environment as more important, while males prefer intrinsic values such as stimulation, independence, and creativity. Differences appear to reflect differences in intensity of response rather than marked differences in value…

Presents a method for socializing trainees into the learning environment, including a model of organizational socialization, applications in training, and instruments for assessing socialization. (SK)

A new principal looks back on the experiences of her first year as an administrator. She stresses the importance of seeing situations from other people's points of view, taking blame for one's own decisions, and using humor, when appropriate. (WD)

Focus groups and questionnaires elicited responses from new lecturers in British further/higher education indicating that they were more involved in survival under constraints than in professional practice. Conditions work against development of communities of practice. They have similar expectations of learners but higher education lecturers were…

Review of theory and research on counselor/therapist development identified seven stressors of novice practitioners, catalyzed by the ambiguity of professional work. Sources of stress include acute performance anxiety, scrutiny of professional gatekeepers, porous or rigid emotional boundaries, fragile and incomplete practitioner identity,…

Of 136 graduates who had taken technical writing, over 80% wrote memos and business letters at work, 62% wrote proposals, 57.3% progress reports, and 48.9% procedures manuals. The course was rated useful to employment by 89.4%. Workplace-relevant topics for English courses were identified. (SK)

Interviews with 11 nurses three months after graduation showed they were focused on skills and procedural aspects of care, lacked capacity for patient communication, and relied on routines learned from experienced nurses. They were at the advanced beginner stage of Benner's typology of practice. (Contains 11 references.) (SK)

The United States is mobile society, and mobility is evident in the jobs people hold. From one year to the next, almost 1 worker in 5 enters or returns to an occupation that he/she did not work in 12 months earlier. A worker's age, sex, race, and ethnicity influence likelihood of changing occupations. (Contains detailed data tables.) (JOW)

Discusses how to act and what to expect in the first job. Points out that first jobs are important because they provide an opportunity to develop the technical, organizational, and interpersonal skills that can be used in the second job. (JOW)