Describes a data bank system designed to assist in job placement of business administration graduates and provide for more efficient and effective school district personnel recruitment. (DE)

Presents a fictionalized version of an employment interview in which a faculty member is questioning a candidate as an element of the search process for position of director in an academic library. Unspoken thoughts and concerns are included. (EJS)

Most research on choosing jobs has not acknowledged the influence of organizational recruiting practices on applicants' perceptions of job desirability. Some studies address this issue by examining recruiters' roles, knowledge and personal characteristics, recruitment interviews, and follow-up with applicants. More research is needed on how to…

Discusses qualities a principal can look for in an assistant principal and ways to help the assistant function effectively while training to assume a principalship. (WD)

Presents a three-part model for counseling in employment settings. Three stages of the job cycle are identified: job preparation, search, and survival. Specific skills represent potential content for individual and group employment counseling. Skills learned have applicability to nonjob aspects of clients' lives, contributing to improvement in…

Three instruments assessing rehabilitation process and outcomes found that counseling process variables related minimally with outcome measures. Results also indicate that there was little agreement between counselor and clients. Findings suggest that outcome measures are multidimensional. (Author)

College recruiters (96 of 220) rated resumes that either emphasized education, extracurricular activities, or work experience. Candidates were considered more employable when work experience predominated. For women, educational experience could substitute for activities or work, but men seemed to be penalized if education was emphasized. (SK)

Data on 15,253 newly hired employees were coded by hiring source (employee referral, other informal, temporary worker, formal, unspecified). Analysis suggested that referrals were less likely when candidates were not of the same gender or race as most current employees. Minorities used networking more but knew fewer people able to recommend them.…

Discusses expectations held by client beginning a job search. Describes Ellis's Rational-Emotive Therapy, designed to teach clients to think rationally prior to the job search. Assesses various irrational beliefs surrounding the job search. Concludes that clients can be taught to combat irrational expectations. (Author/BHK)

A recent study by the International Labor Organization surveyed the current law and practice of 18 industrialized nations that subject workers and job applicants to employment tests, including those for alcohol/drug use, AIDS, genetic disorders, and psychological states. The study concluded that there must be a balance between employer and worker…

Examined ability and effort, two aspects of Weiner's theory of resultant achievement, in relation to success in securing full-time employment. Using grade point average as measure of ability and early credential preparation as measure of effort, findings from 362 teacher education graduates revealed that effort was significant predictor of…

In using preemployment tests, special attention must be paid to issues of bias, legal rulings, validity, generalization, exaggerated expectations, test quality, misuse, publishers' claims, alternative assessment, and honesty tests. (Author/SK)

Explored dimensions of influential factors in employment interviewing from recruiter's (n=423) perspective in hiring new college graduates from entry-level position. Conducted factor analysis of 28 communication items. Results suggest that there are six dimensions of influential communication factors in employment interviews: resourcefulness,…

Describes the University Team concept, which involves large sections of an organization with large sections of an institution and serves the needs of both. Explains how the University Team model enables a corporation to develop stronger ties with a selected university and position itself to interact with students and faculty on a regular basis.…

Explores which career services were perceived as most beneficial by unemployed and employed job seekers applying for staff positions at one university. Applicants (n=168) for variety of jobs completed Career Services Survey and regular application forms. Found that employment agencies were most frequently used professional career service, followed…