Prepared under authority of the Economic Opportunity Act, this manual is designed as a "how to do it" guide to job development for the disadvantaged, and is intended for public agencies responsible for planning New Careers programs in a community. Basic objectives and requirements of New Careers are noted. Attention then turns to the process of choosing user agencies; strategies for enlisting the cooperation of an agency head; the value of New Careers as a personnel management technique; ways of overcoming resistance to it; presentation of New Careers to key agency executives; functions of an agency New Careers coordinator; use of innovative study groups to involve agency staff in planning for New Careers; task analysis by implementation study groups; and desired results in terms of agency commitments. Charts, photos, and five references are included. (LY)