Discusses perceptions of liberal arts students of Georgetown University who felt that the university's career center did not address their career service needs. Describes the steps taken by the career center's administration to make the center equally useful for all students. (SNR)

Presents the job applicant's perspective of the job search process in teacher education, offering four general guidelines: thinking should precede leaping; if one needs to know something, one must ask; great expectations regarding the search committee can produce much frustration; and bright stars on the search committee are sometimes obscured…

Examines whether youths use different ways to contact employers and whether their methods affect their job earnings. Reveals that most types of contacts have little effect on early earnings, but relatives and school contacts place students in jobs that lead to higher earnings nine years later. (Contains 52 references.) (CMK)

Data from a national survey of Graduate Management Admission Test registrants provide information on characteristics of the first job respondents held after graduation, use of school-based job-placement and related job-search services, and use of placement services not provided by the schools. Data are compared for schools at four levels of…

Designed for professionals in the field of mental illness and staff involved in providing on-the-job support for persons with mental illness, this book provides an overview of employment issues relevant to such workers. The 23 chapters of the book are organized in 5 sections. The first two sections provide background information about the clients…

This book is the fourth in a series of six pocket-sized books written for career changers and laid-off workers. Each book is written at a 7th- to 10th-grade reading level and contains examples, hands-on self-discovery exercises, and step-by-step advice for a successful job search. This book provides a step-by-step process for succeeding in any…

This booklet, written as a group project for a class in technical writing, provides a guide for students in exploring, practicing, and actually conducting the job search process. It includes a step-by-step process that should increase students' chances of securing a job that matches their interests and skills after high school or college. The four…

All individuals, whatever their sexual orientation, should become skilled at career and life planning. This book, which addresses a perceived lack of information for gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals, examines the impact of sexual orientation on career planning. It combines career theory and application within a counseling framework. The…

This package contains materials that deal with issues of unemployment and labor adjustment for use in classes in English as a Second Language. The materials are designed to give teachers some ideas of how to raise issues pertaining to unemployment, self-assessment, and retraining. The general approach provides a framework for students to talk…

This book is designed to help career military personnel make the transition to civilian life and careers. The first 14 chapters cover targeted issues and include many tips on how to cope with each important aspect of the transition. Topics include the following: psychology of transition, helping the family with the transition, financing the…

Recent graduates of College Student Personnel programs from five universities were surveyed on their job search process, reasons for choosing their current job, their experiences with institutional policies, and ethical and political situations they encountered as new professionals. The results indicated that between 26% and 44% of these new…

To assess the scope of local employment and training (ET) activities as part of citywide efforts to reduce poverty, a project measured the current state of employment and training services in the District of Columbia. Interviews with local officials provided budget totals and information about the range of ET activities available to low-income…

Intended for students considering academic careers, beginning faculty, and professionals considering a return to academia as professors, this book provides a comprehensive guide to teaching at schools of science and engineering. The three chapters of Part 1 examine the unique characteristics of higher education, the place of science and…

This guide for graduate students in the sciences focuses on the conduct of research, especially impediments involving approaches, perceptions, and self-initiating efforts. The book is developed in chronological fashion for the beginning graduate student. The first chapter contains an orientation to graduate research departments. It is followed by…

Information, plans, and activities are provided for educators' use in helping students develop the skills and strategies needed to prepare for careers. Suggestions are offered at levels for elementary through secondary school covering topics from career awareness and exploration through job skills and job search strategies. Fourteen new lesson…