Nearly 8 million young campers trek off each summer to the country's more than 10,000 youth camps. Thousands of adults and senior teenagers who constitute the camp staffs teach skills, organize recreation, and watch over campers. These staff jobs offer a summer income as well as experience in leadership and in dealing with other people. (BC)

Undergraduates read job descriptions referring to jobholders as "he,""he or she," or "they" and indicated their interest and estimated how difficult it would be to forget different groups of people. Results for females, but not males, supported the notion that generic use of masculine pronouns narrows readers' attitudes. (Author/MK)

To establish a framework within which occupations can be compared, this article details four occupational characteristics: size, growth rate, average earnings, and susceptibility to unemployment. This information is presented for 177 occupations which account for half of total employment. (SK)

Describes the burgeoning commodity futures industry, including projected need for brokers, associated professional and support personnel, and sources of information on educational preparation for the field. (SK)

The preparation of a position guide--a detailed list of the responsibilities that are part of a particular job--eases the difficulties inherent in administrator turnover. (Author/IRT)

Young people have trouble finding jobs because they don't get occupational guidance and training. Employers contribute to the problem because they want older workers with diplomas. (Author)

Thirteen kinds of aptitude relating to linguistic, logical, personal, and organizational abilities necessary for work on three nonprofessional and one professional level of special library employment are defined. (Author)

A school superintendent lists what he does in an average day. (IRT)

During the last decade, changes in the conditions, laws, and values affecting personnel management have created changes in the number and variety of personnel managers, their responsibilities and power within organizations, and the entry requirements and career patterns for members of the profession. (Author/IRT)

An examination of the roles and responsibilities of instructional supervisors reveals that there are--or should be--two distinct positions: the administrative instructional supervisor, and the consultative instructional supervisor. (Author/MLF)

A study of 192 undergraduates attempted to clarify why giving people more occupational information often results in decreased differentiation in career choice. Making the constructs more personally meaningful to students appeared to reverse the decrement in differentiation. (JOW)

Describes the work of perfusionists, medical specialists who can sustain the life of a person whose heart has stopped. Discusses working conditions, employment and outlook, earnings, and necessary training and qualifications. (JOW)

Provides an overview of information technology as a career field and looks at working conditions, earnings, training, and the pros and cons of the career. Includes other sources of information. (JOW)

Provides information careers for drafting/computer-assisted drafting technicians, including salaries, responsibilities, employment outlook, working conditions, skills needed, and career advancement opportunities. Lists professional drafting organizations. (JOW)