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Pucillo, John M. – Tech Directions, 2011
Technology education can contribute a great deal to preparing students for good employment opportunities. Still, most educators, students, and parents realize that employers are looking for a wide variety of skills in their employees, and education in technology subjects alone is not enough to ensure a good job after graduation. Technology…
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Employment Opportunities, Technology Education, Employment
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Westerman, James W.; Bergman, Jacqueline Z.; Bergman, Shawn M.; Daly, Joseph P. – Journal of Management Education, 2012
The authors investigate whether narcissism levels are significantly higher in undergraduate business students than psychology students, whether business schools are reinforcing narcissism in the classroom, and whether narcissism is influencing student salary and career expectations. Data were collected from Millennial students (n = 536) and…
Descriptors: College Students, Majors (Students), Psychology, Business Administration Education
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Fengliang, Li; Yandong, Zhao; Yongpo, Tian – Perspectives in Education, 2010
This article investigates the relationship between the number of informational channels and over-education in the outcome of job search, using the survey data of postgraduates in China. The empirical results show: (1) the more the informational channels of job search are used, the lower the probability and the less the intensity of over-education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship, Labor Market, Graduates
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Cavenaugh, Brenda; Giesen, J. Martin – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: The purpose of the study presented here was to identify and synthesize studies of transition interventions to improve the employability and employment outcomes for youths with visual impairments. Methods: An a priori protocol was followed in conducting a systematic review of the literature, including criteria for selecting studies,…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Employment Potential, Young Adults, Transitional Programs
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Wehman, Paul; Lau, Stephanie; Molinelli, Alissa; Brooke, Valerie; Thompson, Katie; Moore, Chandler; West, Michael – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of supported employment in securing and maintaining competitive employment for people with autism spectrum disorder, a group that has typically been found to be underemployed or unemployed. This prospective study followed and collected data on 33 individuals with autism spectrum disorder as they…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Adults, Supported Employment, Job Development
Levinson, Jerry – Exceptional Parent, 2011
For those living with a chronic disability and, due to it, have been out of work for some time, but are now ready to take that giant leap into the job market, it will come as no surprise that they face some formidable obstacles--two of the largest being their disability and the economy. For those individuals with disabilities who want to land a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Labor Market, Accessibility (for Disabled), Information Sources
Attea, William J. – School Administrator, 2010
When a highly qualified candidate learns the search will be conducted confidentially, a positive response is almost certain, in the author's experience running superintendent searches since 1988. Just as likely, the prospective candidate responds negatively to being told the search process will not be confidential. Confidentiality is the item of…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Superintendents, Job Search Methods, Personnel Selection
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Greer, Tomika W. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
Women returners are women who leave the paid workforce for a period of time following the birth of their child(ren) and subsequently seek to return to paid employment. As women returners attempt to re-enter the workforce, many of them are in need of updating their skills or re-training in a new set of skills. In this study, the training and…
Descriptors: Reentry Workers, Females, Birth, Labor Force
Coonfield, Emily S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation addresses job search patterns of college graduates and the implications of social capital by race and class. The purpose of this study is to explore (1) how the job search transpires for recent college graduates, (2) how potential social networks in a higher educational context, like KU, may make a difference for students with…
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Social Capital, Labor Market, College Graduates
Perlmutter, David D. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
For the novice, the logistical challenges of an academic job search can be exasperating, especially when dozens of applications are involved. Getting things right (providing the correct materials, from CV to sample syllabi, in the style and form most sought by a particular search committee) and submitting the application on time (via sometimes…
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Check Lists, Job Application, Job Applicants
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Akpan, Joseph; Notar, Charles E. – College Student Journal, 2012
One of the challenges facing recent graduates, or those looking for a new job, is writing an eye-catching resume that encapsulates and unveils their qualifications and accomplishments to potential employers. Several factors contribute to this challenge, such as the explosive rate of unemployment for recent graduates, increases in graduation rates,…
Descriptors: Interviews, Job Search Methods, Resumes (Personal), Job Applicants
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Jacobson, Linda – Educational Horizons, 2011
Teaching is not the safe career bet that it once was. The thinking used to be: New students will always be entering the public schools, and older teachers will always be retiring, so new teachers will always be needed. But teaching jobs aren't secure enough to stand up to the "Great Recession," as this drawn-out downturn has been called. Across…
Descriptors: Teachers, Job Layoff, Personnel Directors, Job Search Methods
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Clement, Mary C. – Educational Horizons, 2011
College teaching can be as rewarding as a K-12 career and, whether in elementary school or college, students deserve good teachers. College professors who prepare teachers can have a tremendous impact on K-12 classrooms for decades into the future. However, career paths vary widely, and the path to teaching in higher education is as unique as the…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Educators, Career Development
Lombardi, Kara M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the anticipatory socialization experiences of new student affairs professionals. The focus was to gain a deeper understanding of how new professionals experience their anticipatory socialization, specifically the job search and pre-entry communication with their new organizations. The theory that emerged…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Socialization, Job Search Methods, Employment Potential
Song, Wei; Hartley, Harold V., III – Council of Independent Colleges, 2012
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), a national association representing 640 small and mid-sized independent colleges and universities, supports many professional development programs for higher education leaders. Beginning in 2008 the design of the programs has been informed by research on the career paths of campus leaders in order to help…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Private Colleges, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility
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