Describes an innovative home economics course that contains such vital subject matter as self-image, communication, decision making, legal rights and responsibilities, banking functions, and job-seeking skills. The course, which meets daily for 18 weeks, is offered on an elective basis to ninth-grade students. (CT)

Due to the scarcity of teaching positions, health and recreation education graduates must be prepared to look at all related opportunities. Careers in sport broadcasting and developing programs for senior citizens are possible choices. Suggestions for choosing a career and preparing for a job search are offered. (DF)

Interviewed 140 West German ninth grade graduates to examine how they perceived their passage from school to work. Significant differences were found based on sex and place of residence. Job search strategies and the role of the government employment office were discussed. (JAC)

This issue is devoted primarily to providing information on creating and using electronic resumes and conducting online job searches. Topics covered include the following: (1) how computers are changing the job-seeking process; (2) networking on the Internet; (3) preparing keyword summaries for computer-searchable resumes; (4) preparing scannable…

This book, written especially for students between junior years of high school and junior years of college, presents a practical approach to maximizing educational experiences and obtaining a good, career-beginning job. Based on personal experiences, the book makes a case for studying hard, obtaining many life experiences through part-time jobs…

As veterans of several years' graduate training and teaching assistantships in Writing Programs, new degree holders entering the academic job market may assume they have an understanding, or at least an awareness, of audience and of discourse convention. But when it comes to their own job applications, they may be overlooking some of the very…

This guide and workbook is a tool to be used to assist people with disabilities to play an active role in their job search. It provides ideas and examples to help individuals with disabilities and their job coaches through the process. Chapter titles for the workbook include: (1) "Power and Influence" (Valerie Brooke); (2)…

This booklet is designed to be used by facilitators of the Canadian Career Development Foundation's "The Leading Edge: A Career Development Workshop Series for Young Adults." The guide provides information, including objectives of the workshops and lists of required materials, needed in order to facilitate an introductory session as well…

Contrasted characteristics and career mobility of female participants in a 1977 American Association of School Administrators (AASA) training program with those of 41 nonparticipants. Found no differences between the two groups in degree of "internal" barriers (role conflict, etc), but found that the AASA trainees encountered fewer "external"…

Teachers looking for jobs in other fields have many transferable skills, including the ability to communicate, to anticipate needs, to organize and develop programs, and to manage time and priorities. A guide for evaluating individual strengths, identifying opportunities in other fields, writing a resume, and other job-seeking skills is presented.…

Describes the use of the System of Interactive Guidance and Information to help students explore career options. Suggests with the help of the computer and a career counselor, students can recognize and develop viable career objectives and plan a successful job search program. (JAC)

College students seeking employment in today's work world, who have questions about work environments which might be consistent with personal skills, interests, and values, turn to company recruiting literature. A recent study reveals that the information students and college personnel want from recruiting literature is not the information they…

An annual review of papers that fall into three categories: empirical studies, conceptual papers of direct relevance to future research, or reviews of research literature. Topics covered include assessment, vocational choice, job search, career patterns, motivation, work outcomes, and interventions. Notes research trends and the broadening…

Describes a computerized job-matching program (MESA) that assists students and alumni in securing positions. Results indicate this system has introduced students to a large number of otherwise unconsidered career opportunities. (RC)

Successful placement of vocational graduates depends on the actions and motivation of the graduate. Vocational educators must teach students how to (1) broaden their employment potential; (2) locate potential places of employment; (3) secure a job; and (4) keep a job and advance in it. (LRA)