A description of the beginning, growth, and present status of the highly successful placement service of the Baltimore City Public Schools, an extension of guidance service, was given. A broad spectrum of activities of the placement service will range through earn-learn programs with special emphasis on the "general" student; the co-involvement of…

Developed as part of the Starting and Managing Series, this manual on managing employment agencies is primarily concerned with the placement of clerical, professional, technical, executive, and administrative personnel. Specific topics discussed in the manual are: (1) What Is An Employment Agency? (2) Is This The Right Business For You? (3)…

Two career awareness techniques that have been successfully implemented in schools are described. The first causes students to be aware of a career by making them dress accordingly; while in the second, students are made to go through a job application process and then they are employed. (SE)

In discussing federal policies of full disclosure to students of pertinent information about institutional policies the author concludes that full disclosure of completion and placement data may create more problems for consumer protection than it resolves and recommends steps colleges take in obtaining necessary and reliable data guidelines.…

The placement rate of PhD's in marine geology between 1967-1970 is reported. Of these graduates about 35 percent are listed on current university faculty in marine geology. (MR)

Evaluates the Cooperative Experiential Education Program introduced at Marymount College, New York, in 1970. In this plan, the student combines off-campus work with on-campus study. The program's goals are to enhance the classroom study of the student, help her identify long-range career objectives, and assist the student in locating employment…

A short time ago, the computer was a concept of the future which scared many and amazed even more. Now a reality, the computer has become as common on the placement front as the interview. The computer's value to placement is discussed. (Author)

Companies that use the type of evaluation described should be able to match employee and jobs more accurately while increasing knowledge of their critical employee's needs. (Author)

The work adjustment hierarchy defines work problems of the disadvantaged and indicates which problems need to be resolved first. At some levels there are clear indications of the help needed and of how to provide that help. At other levels, the problem is defined, but there is little information about it. (Author)

The authors take substantially different philosophical stances concerning placement in the rehabilitation process. Usdane believes that job placement is not given enough attention by rehabilitation counselors early in the rehabilitation process. Salomone advocates a greater emphasis on client growth and independence. (Author)

Discrepancies in various statistical reports of architectural graduates' activities are examined with comparative data given from 1930 to 1970 on the actual job placement of those groups. Improved data-gathering methods by institutions is advocated. (LBH)

This paper reviews the placement of new Ph.D. political scientists in the academic labor market for the period 1960 to 1972. Included are tables indicating the placements of specific universities and colleges. (Author/RM)

Presents instructional strategies for developing recruitment, instruction, curriculum, and placement in organizational communication courses. (RL)

The clients are required to undergo a battery of tests, provide a series of self-estimates, and indicate certain preferences relevant to the work situation. These data are then fed into a computer which is programmed to select occupations that appear compatible. A computer printout is made available. (Author)