Although motives vary, most VISTA Volunteers bring with them a service orientation and a genuine desire to work with people. But few enter with any prior experience in the social welfare field or any clear picture of the particular nature of the helping role. The majority of Volunteers are at a turning point in their development as they leave the…

This study concerns two questions regarding staff recruitment and balancing in junior colleges: (1) should college administrators attempt to balance staff in terms of marital status, religion, age, politics, etc.; and (2) do they achieve the balance they are seeking. Administrators involved in faculty recruitment in the Kern Joint Junior College…

An approach to new methods of helping disadvantaged people gain employment taken by Prince Edward Island Newstart is outlined. This approach is a Comprehensive Manpower Development System. The major components of the system consist of: (1) variants of some standard manpower training programs, (2) innovative recruitment and assignment techniques,…

Managers of military and civilian personnel systems justifiably demand an estimate of the payoff in dollars and cents, which can be expected to result from the implementation of a proposed selection program. The Cost of Attaining Personnel Requirements (CAPER) Model provides an optimal recruiting-selection strategy for personnel decisions which…

Reviews strategic variables available to those planning continuing education marketing programs. Discusses generic competitive strategies: (1) overall cost leadership, (2) differentiation, and (3) specialization. Mentions several potential problems. (CH)

This report from Hennepin County, Minnesota, examines the findings of a three-year recruitment study which involves a large sample and includes well-detailed findings. (Author/RWB)

A systematic collection and review of newspaper, journal, and newsletter articles related to the nursing shortage were undertaken. Data were analyzed for several variables, including geographic region, type of article, and type of facility. (CH)

Examined corporate recruiters' preferences for resume styles on two college campuses. Results indicated a strong preference for traditional style resumes which were one page in length, were clearly labeled, had major headings on the left, used action verbs to describe working experiences, and looked uncluttered. (BL)

Directors of college recruiting for Fortune 1000 corporations were surveyed regarding a broad set of college recruiting practices and college recruiting effectiveness measures. Descriptive results suggest that most college recruiting programs diverge from normative prescriptions. Stepwise regression revealed several statistically significant…

Examines the relationships between organizational characteristics and earnings differences between male and female faculty. Results show that the greater an organization's power and autonomy, the more likely it will exercise discriminatory preferences by hiring more males and paying them higher salaries than females. (Author/JDH)

Because of low salaries and noncompetitive fringe benefits, federal laboratories are having difficulty attracting, retaining and motivating high-caliber scientists and engineers. Outlines several measures to correct these problems and reduce the general rigidity and inertia of the federal personnel system and recommends quick action by Congress to…

Urges employers to professionalize their recruiting efforts in order to achieve more effective hiring, training, and evaluation of their future managers. (JAC)

While student recruitment and the promotion of Catholic schools should always be community-wide efforts, neighborhoods traditionally producing large percentage of Catholic school students should be identified and targeted as natural school constituencies. Describes the marketing efforts of Saint Augustine and Saint Monica Schools in New York. (DMM)

Describes extern programs in Mississippi and Oklahoma which concentrate on the recruitment and retention of nurses. (JOW)

Hiring new colleagues is a matter that engages individual faculty members intensely, for peer control of admission to the professoriate has been a highly successful source of academic quality in American higher education. "Super Stars and Rookies of the Year" analyzes the fixation on research acclaim as a negative version of academic hiring…