Career counseling and placement should prepare students to earn over $100,000 by making them more aware of the needs of the broader society as well as of their own innate talents. (Author)

A placement service finds that nothing can beat a computerized student retrieval system, one that is tailored to their needs and several generations more advanced than their initial "Shoebox." (Author)

Lincoln Land Community College (Springfield, Illinois) serves a population with a mixture of industrial, agricultural, and commercial interests in a geographical area of 3420 square miles. This article describes its special programs for the blind, the placement of its graduates, and some of its programs and problems. (DC)

An October 1972 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey of college graduates of 1972 indicated that approximately 90 percent of bachelor degree graduates had found jobs; however 40 percent were in jobs not directly related to their field. It also examines methods used by new graduates in locating their first job. (EA)

Research supported by fellowship grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE INITIAL CAREER EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION UPON THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY THE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION AND THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION. A SECONDARY PURPOSE WAS TO RECOMMEND GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE IN ACADEMIC…

This trainer's manual is designed to increase knowledge and skills of those involved in vocational rehabilitation of drug abusers. It should clarify the trainees' roles as vocational rehabilitation specialists, and help trainees to define the program support necessary to perform their jobs effectively. This course is directed toward personnel…

This guide for setting up a job development/job placement file is based on information obtained from the following sources: (1) site inspections of filing systems used by several Illinois and Missouri high schools and community colleges; (2) a questionnaire mailed to fifty-three job placement specialists, of which 41.5% were completed and…

Based on findings of the Vocational Training and Placement of the Severely Handicapped Project (VOTAP), the handbook identifies major barriers preventing the severely handicapped from obtaining vocational training and employment, and includes a description of strategies that can be used to surmount these barriers. Initial sections cover use of the…

This paper provides a brief review of the Lewiston program and evaluates the vocational education project on the basis of the objectives around which it was originally developed. Each of fourteen objectives listed is discussed in terms of how well and effectively the objective was met during the tenure of the project. Major factors considered…

AFTER RECEIVING VOCATIONAL TRAINING AT THE CENTER, 36 YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS WERE PAROLED AND PLACED ON JOBS. THOSE WORKING IN ALABAMA WERE BEING VISITED IN THEIR HOMES BY THE PLACEMENT OFFICER AND PERSONNEL COUNSELOR TO DETERMINE PAROLEE SUCCESS IN ADJUSTING TO SOCIETY. THE INSTRUCTORS WERE PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE SECOND GROUP OF TRAINEES…

YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 23 ARE THE EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS IN A MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED AUGUST 31, 1964. BASIC AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED IN (1) FIVE 26-WEEK COURSES--WELDING, APPLIANCE REPAIR, AUTO REPAIR, BARBERING, AND BRICKLAYING, AND (2) TWO 52-WEEK COURSES--RADIO AND…

Recently, members of the research staff of the Urban Affairs Division of the National Association of Manufacturers traveled around the country and met with key company representatives responsible for their organizations' on-going hard-core employment programs. This document reports, in synthesized form, the information gained about effective…