This report on a job creation program for poor people deals with the organizations within which jobs were created, the responses of the organizations to the jobs, and the techniques which seemed useful in working with the organizations. Major sections include: (1) Employment, Unemployment and New Careers, (2) Organizational Barriers, (3) The Forms…

The benefit-cost relationship analysis concerns the cost effectiveness of employment and training in the Water Distribution Division of the Dallas Water Utilities Department and deals specifically with 104 entry workers hired to become pipe fitters. Half of the entry workers were enrolled in the Public Service Careers (PSC) training program and…

To stimulate and facilitate exchange of developments and ideas between approximately 292 health leaders from 45 states and 2 territories, position papers were presented, reactors provided applications and implementation of the topics, and discussion groups identified questions, offered examples of existing solutions to problems, and recommended…

Oregon is embarking on a new approach to secondary education, and this marketing curriculum guide was prepared to assist curriculum specialists in developing high school, entry-level employment programs. Developed in consultation with representatives of industry and education, the guide makes extensive use of the cluster concept, manpower data,…

To help minority group Americans become integrated into our industrial system, organizations need information on differences in job attitudes of white and black male employees, particularly how they perceive and react to supervisors. A pilot study demonstrated the feasibility of the questionnaire method for the target sample and illuminated the…

The Group Integration Process, described in this article, serves as a broad and guiding set of steps (invitation, induction, orientation, training, relationship, and integration) that helps the supervisor better understand what is to be done in managing a new employee's entrance into a work group. (TA)

The author describes the Irish Work Experience Programme designed to give youth work experience to increase their employability. Trainees were placed with a private sector employer for 26 weeks and paid a training allowance. Although many subsequently found permanent employment, the program reached few of the most disadvantaged among first-time…

Discusses the increasing shortage of qualified entry-level workers. Describes solutions that are being attempted by various companies, including increasing the training budget, raising wages, and providing better benefits. (CH)

Describes results of a survey of "Personnel" readers and human resource managers and/or training directors concerning the nature of training in their firms. Answers concern kinds of training, methods and tools, perceived success of training programs, retraining and special programs, and entry-level skill development. (CT)

The range-of-rate system (determining pay relationships among individual workers within the same job) is examined. Focus is on the width of company rate ranges--that is, the spread between minimum and maximum rates--and the relationship of actual salaries to points within the range. (CT)

Reported here is a four-county project that creates exploratory and job-training opportunities by providing services to schools. (Editor)

Evidence suggests that office workers' salaries are comparable to those of other occupations that do not require postsecondary education and that clerical workers enjoy a high degree of job security. It is important that students be given information on where jobs are and will be and what income level to expect. (JOW)

The author presents his research into occupational mobility among middle-aged men. He did not find that racial differences affect the extent of the occupational change. Usually, the occupational mobility pattern is set by the first job held. Entry-level employment for youth seems to set the pace for what follows. (CT)

The author describes the organization of the clerical staff, career paths, and job requirements at various levels in her company and offers suggestions for the educational preparation of word processing clerks, as an entry into office occupations. (SK)