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Bloch, Deborah Perlmutter – Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 1987
Examines sources of knowledge about career information components and deals with how that information can be used in the job search process. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Planning, Job Search Methods, Occupational Information
Holley, William H., Jr.; And Others – Personnel (AMA), 1988
Three hundred and sixty one human resource (HR) professionals' resumes and cover letters were analyzed to determine what HR professionals look for in applicants' resumes. Findings suggest that they should be tailored to the applicant's experience and job sought; personal and nonjob-related information should be kept to a minimum. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Job Application, Job Search Methods, Personnel Selection
Blessington, Robert – Wisconsin Vocational Educator, 1989
Worker dislocation is a major problem in Wisconsin. Services needed include provision of coping mechanisms, job search methods, and retraining. A partnership between the state and the Wisconsin American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations was created to provide these services and referrals, as well as preventive training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Job Search Methods, Labor Force Development
Darveniza, Margaret – Good Practice in Australian Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1994
Strategies that literacy teachers can use to help their students with job searching include text analysis, vocabulary development, self-evaluation, role playing/simulation, field experiences, practice folio, journal keeping, critical reading, and networking. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Job Search Methods, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Loeb, Marshall – Fortune, 1995
Describes opportunities for locating job information through online networks using the World Wide Web or commercial networks such as CompuServe, America Online, and Prodigy. Points to the Online Career Center, the Interactive Employment Network, and books that describe available services. (JOW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Employment Opportunities, Job Search Methods, Occupational Information

Quible, Zane K. – Business Communication Quarterly, 1995
Discusses electronic resumes in the job search and identifies their characteristics. Discusses advantages of electronic resumes, the process of using them, and pitfalls in developing them. Offers a sample electronic resume, other recommendations for developing them, and a list of resume database service companies. (SR)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Higher Education, Job Application, Job Search Methods

Silliker, S. Alan – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1993
Examined impact of social contacts on getting a job. Workers (n=720) were interviewed to discover source of information about their most recent job. Results showed that social contacts were most frequently used resources during job-getting process and that these personal contacts were used more often in some occupational environments than in…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Interpersonal Relationship, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods

Ugbah, Steve D. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1992
Describes an assignment in which students write a business report on a company they would like to work for, thus providing motivation while they learn the technical aspects of writing a business report. (SR)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Higher Education, Job Search Methods, Teaching Methods
Boehle, Sarah – Training, 2000
Describes the evolution of job searching on the Internet from the early job boards to offerings on eBay. Suggests that both job-seekers and employers are becoming dissatisfied with job boards because of the difficulty of sifting through the large number of candidates and jobs to find the right match. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Networks, Job Search Methods, Online Systems

Donaldson, Gregg J. – Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 1998
The U.S. Secretary of Labor outlines goals of her department and discusses the One-Stop-Career Center program as a major component for reaching these goals. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Centers, Career Counseling, Federal Programs, Job Placement
Black, Janet – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1999
Presents interviewing tips for prospective teachers: gather information on the school before the interview, answer questions directly, notice interviewers' body language, close on a strong note, and remember to discuss extracurricular activities. (SK)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Employment Interviews, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods

Fein, Richard – Journal of Career Planning & Employment, 1998
Reports a survey that examines the extent to which high-tech and traditional recruiting methods are being used. Results show that nontechnological recruiting methods still work well, Web sites are not a replacement for more traditional methods, and there is some indication that technology in recruiting is not uniformly distributed. (MKA)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Internet, Job Search Methods

Roehling, Mark V.; Cavanaugh, Marcie A. – Journal of Career Planning & Employment, 2000
To identify effective employer practices at job fairs, college students and career service practitioners were polled. Students were, or would be within the next 12 months, involved in a job search. Results are discussed in relation to characteristics of employer representatives, behaviors of employer representatives, displays, recruiting…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, College Students, Employers, Expectation

Huffman, Matt L.; Torres, Lisa – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2001
Data from adults in Atlanta, Boston, and Los Angeles (n=1,942) who searched for work using formal (ads, agencies) or informal (networks) methods indicated that type of method used did not contribute to the gender gap in earnings. Results do not support formal job search as a way to reduce gender inequality. (Contains 55 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Networks, Personnel Selection, Salary Wage Differentials

Miller, Kristina L.; McDaniels, Robert M. – Journal of Career Development, 2001
Examines the impact of technology on career services practitioners and administrators, customers, the educational system, and society. Describes how technology is used in career services such as virtual fairs, chat rooms, online resumes, and basic career websites. Addresses concerns about the credentials of those providing services. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Internet