A survey of graduates supplied the necessary data on the hiring rates of Mexican-American students for one southwestern university. (Author)

Limited staff and budget forced a placement office to evaluate the necessity of its various services, with some surprising results. (Author)

Delineates a model systems approach for job development placement services intended to show how a specialist may program his annual work load through the use of the Performance and Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) Chart. (TA)

It is past time to commit money and manpower toward developing a vocational placement and follow-up structure within every school district, involving the teacher, business, industry, and at least one placement specialist. The sole function of the placement specialist would be vocational placement. (DS)

Creative Job Search Technique is based on the premise that most people have never learned how to systematically look for a job. A person who is unemployed can be helped to take a hard look at his acquired skills and relate those skills to an employer's needs. (Author)

The State of Pennsylvania, in an effort to determine how education relates to jobs, undertook a study of what happens to its graduates. The author analyzes the findings and draws some conclusions. (Author)

The results of the analyses of variance indicate that differences exist among the examined Air Force specialties on four VPI scales; realistic intellectual self-control, and status. These results might be considered by school, college, and military counselors in their vocational counseling of prospective and enlisted airmen. (Author)

Points out the elements necessary for a successful job training program, and subjectively considers long-term objectives. (DM)

Placement officers must become specialists in the labor market. College placement officers must play a more active role in shaping the development of the nation's human resources and also in the development of their effective utilization. (Author)

In Swindon, England, students who are leaving school to find jobs must compile a Record of Personal Achievement", listing things they are proud of having done; the record is used in employment interviews. (SP)

The article presents a list of findings about the current occupational choice patterns of youth and some generalizations describing the types of services needed to promote successful occupational choice and job selection. Included is an extensive bibliography identifying programs which provide occupational guidance and placement for these youth.…

Vocational adjustment of the hearing impaired worker in both job entry and job retention is examined. (CB)