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Belanger, Kelly; Blackburn-Brockman, Elizabeth – Journal of Business Communication, 2001
Reports on a study that adds to the growing research on resume writing by examining the resume length preferences of Big Five accounting firm recruiters, a population not previously studied. Suggests that an effective teaching practice would be to assign resumes with a two-page rough draft requirement. (SC)
Descriptors: Accountants, Business Communication, Business Education, Higher Education

Villar, Esperanca; Juan, Jaume; Corominas, Enric; Capell, Dolors – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2000
Investigates the relationship between social networking and job placement of university graduates. Results reveal two different approaches to the process of job entry-use of formal or informal contacts. Significant differences were found between use of formal and informal sources of help relating to graduates' job-search intention and confidence…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, College Graduates, Foreign Countries, Job Placement

Yang, Eunjoo; Wong, Sing Chee; Hwang, Mae-hyang; Heppner, Mary J. – Journal of Career Development, 2002
The University of Missouri Career Center developed career counseling services specifically for international students that address graduate study, employment opportunities, work permits, and career assessments. Services were designed to be responsive to different cultural contexts, use culturally valid methods, and involve appropriate outreach…
Descriptors: Career Centers, Career Counseling, Cultural Context, Foreign Students
Salopek, Jennifer J. – Training and Development, 2000
Profiles Lisa Dunlap, vice president of retention and recruiting for The Thomson Corporation. Discusses her efforts to make it easy for employees to stay with the company through several methods. Describes the company's website, which makes it easy for employees to look for a new job within the company. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Satisfaction

Sagen, H. Bradley; Dallam, Jerald W.; Laverty, John R. – Career Development Quarterly, 1999
Logistic regression was used to analyze the responses of 1012 baccalaureate graduates to a survey one-month after graduation. Results of study support the proposition that alternative job search techniques have differential effects depending on the qualifications offered. Direct contact with employers and early initiation of search contributed…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Employer Attitudes, Interaction

Combs, Michelle – Tech Directions, 2001
Offers a step-by-step guide for helping technical students with job search preparation, interviewing, and obtaining employment in their fields. Includes a description of a nine-session workshop. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Centers, Employment Interviews, Job Application, Job Search Methods
Rodgers, Lala – Library Journal, 2004
Many find it harder to enter the profession than it sounds in the recruitment literature. This article outlines how one librarian's job searching strategies after she experienced a layoff from her dream job due to budget cuts, can help others gain, or regain, a foothold in the profession. The author of this article offers many suggestions for…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Job Applicants, Labor Market, Job Search Methods
Dong, Liang – Chinese Education and Society, 2005
Liu Li, a graduate of the food engineering program at Beijing Agricultural College, has been out in the world for four years, principally seeking what was on the market, continually readjusting her job goals, and increasing her knowledge through study in order to have the essential skills that the market wants. This article describes her personal…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Job Search Methods, Education Work Relationship, Employment Experience
Vick, Julie Miller; Furlong, Jennifer S. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Academics welcome summer with a collective sigh of relief. Finally they can get to those tasks that are nearly impossible to accomplish during a busy academic year: working on that manuscript, completing the revisions on an article, learning the new laboratory technique from the colleague across the hall. However, those going on the job market in…
Descriptors: Resumes (Personal), Personnel Selection, Labor Market, Job Search Methods
Institute of International Education, New York, NY. – 1998
This book, for students returning to Russia after study in the United States, contains practical suggestions on looking for a job and writing resumes, information on the job market in Russia, advice from returned graduate students, and statistical data about Russian students studying in the United States. It also profiles companies that have…
Descriptors: Business, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students

Lind, Robert W. – Journal of Home Economics, 1976
Some negative aspects in job seeking for family life education majors are discussed first, but the article assures students that there are jobs for family life majors and gives practical tips on "landing" them, including a list of types of agencies where employment is a possibility. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems, Family Life Education, Job Search Methods
Taugher, C. David – 1983
Guidelines and suggestions for obtaining a professional position in the corporate community are presented. Although the focus is on communications-related positions, the suggestions are general enough to be useful to anyone seeking a corporate job. The paper begins by discussing basic philosophies and realities of the corporate community with an…
Descriptors: Business, Communications, Employment Interviews, Guidelines
Pavan, Barbara Nelson – 1988
A survey of 622 aspiring and incumbent school administrators was conducted in order to document job search strategies used by men and women seeking principalships and superintendent or assistant superintendent positions. Since these positions are predominantly held by men, it has been suggested that men's and women's job search strategies differ…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Job Search Methods
Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington, KY. – 1984
This guide is intended to help the student develop an experience profile--similar to a resume--on himself/herself that can be used to assist him/her in finding a job and in planning a career. Each of the eight sections in the guide is designed to help the student think about and write in complete sentences information that will be used to build…
Descriptors: Background, Career Education, Employment Qualifications, High Schools
Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information, Eugene, OR. Clearinghouse. – 1986
This document is the 1985-86 directory of the Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information (ACSCI). An introduction states that 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have computer-based career information systems (CIDS) used by over 4,500,000 adult and student job seekers. Two-thirds of the systems are in elementary…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Computer Oriented Programs, Delivery Systems, Information Services