Discusses a job fair held by Collegiate Employ-Net, a consortium of colleges and universities in Ohio and Michigan. Explains the benefits of 15 institutions of higher education working together, as well as the weaknesses of the collaboration. The consortium holds an annual job fair and has expanded its services to include additional methods of…

Examines differences in job search intensity and attitudes toward unemployment among 559 jobless Israelis. Findings reveal that job search intensity, psychological stress, and work centrality were highest among participants who had been unemployed for two to three months, and gradually declined for longer periods of unemployment. Middle-aged…

Discusses a study of job search and employment experiences among graduates (n=64) of a graduate art therapy training program. Results reflect an employment rate of 93.7% with a relatively high level of job satisfaction. Describes the nature of survey participants' job search employment, employment stability, availability of supervision, and…

A two-part measure for persons with schizophrenia includes a self-administered checklist assessing perceived competence in work-related social situations and a role-play exercise assessing social skills for acquiring and keeping jobs. Reliability and validity were upheld in a test with schizophrenic and nonschizophrenic participants. (Contains 60…

Interviews four principals in a Midwestern state to identify key concepts and information that P-12 school administrators desire in a job search teaching portfolio. Identifies elements, protocol, and possible standards of use. Notes a computer program was created to incorporate the identified elements and protocol for preservice teachers. Finds…

Study sought to develop and conduct preliminary testing of the psychometric properties of a job-seeking self-efficacy (JSS) scale that reflected the experiences of people with physical disabilities. Greater job seeking self-efficacy and perceived ability to manage disability at interview were associated with more positive psychological well-being.…

Investigated the link between social networks and the ability to find a job through a personal contact among adult inner-city residents using data for 2,490 inner-city adults. Ethnic differences were found in the rate of finding jobs by word of mouth and in the way social networks connect job seekers. (SLD)

Data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study for 1,309 European American, 191 African American, 137 Hispanic American, and 40 Asian/Pacific Islander American college students, ages 18-23 and 24+, revealed no differences in career goals or job search strategies by age. Significant differences among ethnic groups were found in…

Key elements of master of business administration career portfolios include the following: personal mission statement; analysis of the job seeker's strengths and weaknesses and career field opportunities and threats; personal positioning statement that clarifies the job seeker's uniqueness; and strategic research on a company or employer.…

Job Fairs have taken on an increasingly important role in correctional education and transition programming. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has been instrumental in promoting mock job fairs in all federal prison facilities. The focus of this research project was to understand how widespread the use of job fairs is in state prisons and correctional…

Psychological research has repeatedly demonstrated two seemingly irreconcilable human tendencies. People are motivated towards internal consistency, or acting in accordance with stable, self-generated preferences. Simultaneously though, people demonstrate considerable variation in the content of their preferences, often induced by subtle external…

The purpose of this study was to examine the combined and differential effects of five job search behaviors (informal sources, formal sources, preparatory search intensity, active search intensity, job search effort) on five criteria of job search success (job interviews, job offers, employment status, person-job fit, and person-organization fit)…

Traditionally, teachers found job openings by "word of mouth" and often were hired with a rather informal set of interview questions. The old standard "tell me about yourself" was a question that started the interview, and it probably ended with "and where do you see yourself in five years?" Research supports the…

The level of education is highly related to the future possibilities to find a job. It is obvious that the people with university degrees have better chances that the other ones. A person with higher education degree has larger chances to go into the labour market and for a better position his well being will growth too. As well as the well being…

Students with special needs and disabilities are often unprepared to handle the transition from school to work and/or school to post secondary training. They often lack direction and knowledge of the world of work or of the barriers they may face as they move beyond high school. School counselors can be instrumental in assisting with this…