Computerized Systems of Career Information and Guidance: A State-of-the-Art

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn D. Jacobson ◽  
Barbara T. Grabowski

The need for timely, accurate, and locally relevant career information has been escalating. Within the last fifteen years, computer-based systems have been developed which put occupational descriptions, labor market information, plus education, training and financial aid information into formats usable by students and adults in school and non-school settings. The proliferation of systems marketed competitively, the increasing depth and breadth of information available, plus the sophistication of the guidance aspects of systems has produced a consumer's dream, but also a major dilemma. Selection of a system for a statewide or substate unit which corresponds to the particular needs of the targeted constituency requires thorough knowledge of the prospective users' characteristics, material, and human resources available, hardware capacities, software content and hardware/software compatibility. This paper provides a context for understanding the properties of computer-based systems, their theoretical approaches and the dimensions to the problems of selection.

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (87) ◽  
pp. 656-675
Author(s):  
Altair dos Santos Paim ◽  
Marcos Emanoel Pereira

ABSTRACT Judgement of what one views as good appearance in the selection of job applicants may reveal racial bias in access to the labor market. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of racism in judging physical appearance in personnel selection. The non-random sample was composed of seventy-four (74) participants, of whom forty-two were human resources professionals (57%). The instruments used were an assessment of résumés, a set of prejudice scales, an inventory of racism in the labor market, an indicator of good appearance and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Three hypotheses were tested. Hypothesis 1, which postulated a preference for white candidates was confirmed. Hypothesis 2 was corroborated, because the professionals showed a higher tendency to choose candidates with a fairer complexion. Hypothesis 3, which made reference to good appearance was rejected, because the participants elected hygiene as a further element present in the judgment in selecting candidates. Finally, it is considered that the selection process should be based on the acceptance of racial diversity, a key element for the development of creative and innovative organizations.


1992 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan Jamieson ◽  
Peter Hosie

<span>Choosing a Computer Based Training system is a daunting task. With in excess of one hundred major packages on offer, errors are costly in terms of scarce capital, opportunities foregone, and human resources wasted. Selection criteria must start with, and be matched to, learner needs and the training requirements of the organisation, and not be technology driven. This article will outline a process for the selection of a CBT package in line with these needs.</span>


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-229
Author(s):  
Aurelia Teodora Drăghici ◽  
Adina Eleonora Spînu

Abstract Romania’s security interests and objectives, the army missions in the current geopolitical context and Romania’s obligations as a member of NATO have imposed the continuation of the process of quantitative and qualitative restructuring of the human resources and determined the decision to renounce compulsory military service in favor of the one based on volunteering, starting with the first of January of 2007. The transition from the army based on compulsory military service to the one based on voluntary service imposed the repositioning of the military profession on the Romanian labor market, especially in relation to the competition represented by other similar institutions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (513) ◽  
pp. 220-227
Author(s):  
I. O. Lazebnyk ◽  
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Y. А. Аrnаutоvа ◽  

The article discusses topical issues of peculiarities of labor market analysis in Ukraine, efficiency of use and improvement of quality of personnel potential at the enterprise. The article is aimed at forming the methodological principles of statistical analysis of the labor market in Ukraine and studying the role of HR management in improving the quality of personnel potential on the basis of the use of the formed system of indicators and a detailed analysis of the efficiency of work and selection of candidates at different enterprises and organizations. The necessity of analyzing the personnel potential of the enterprise is substantiated, which is due to the importance of identifying the conformity of the qualitative characteristics of the enterprise’s personnel to its labor system, as well as forecasting the possibility of expanding the potential of available workers. The peculiarities of application in HR management of HRM systems (human resources management system) and HRIS (human resources information system) are covered. The main functions of HR-information systems, such as identifying potential workers, maintaining accounts of available workers and creating programs for the development of talents and skills of personnel, have been defined and analyzed. The main tasks that HRIS systems help to solve are considered. For a statistical analysis of the quality of personnel potential and efficiency of HR management of the company in the sphere of recruitment, a system of statistical indicators was formed and proposed for use, the main indicators are the following: number of employees, turnover of personnel per year (per quarter), the average age of personnel in the company, the average duration of work in the company, etc. On the basis of international data, mechanisms for improving the model of selection of candidates are defined. In the course of statistical analysis of the labor market in Ukraine, on the basis of official data of the State Employment Service, the processes of selection of candidates were investigated, the number of unemployed by professional groups and the number of vacancies and the number of unemployed by types of economic activity were analyzed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Cueva Zavala

This research has a singular and notable importance, because if something should concern a Higher Education Institution, it is knowing what is the destiny within society of the human resource trained in its classrooms, that product that the institution delivers to the community who are its graduates and professionals. For the Institutions of Higher Education it is satisfactory on the part of employers, that the training received in the Institution of Higher Education is indicated, that the majority of graduates and professionals are incorporated into the occupational market; that is to say; some exercise their profession and others do it in occupations that do not correspond to their profession, which is justified, being aware that one of the great problems of the contemporary world is undoubtedly the lack of demand for human resources for stable work, which according to Authorized and reliable studies of every 10 people who join the economically active population, only 3 have real possibilities of fully joining the labor market, either in the private or public sector.


Author(s):  
Mark I. Vail

This chapter situates the book in theoretical and empirical contexts. It provides a brief overview of competing theoretical approaches to explaining trajectories of economic reform in continental Europe in the era of austerity and transnational neoliberalism since the early 1990s. Since standard analyses of “neoliberal” reform fail to capture these dynamics of economic reform in continental Europe, as do conventional institutionalist and interest-based accounts, it argues for an approach that emphasizes the political power of ideas and highlights the influence of national liberal traditions—French “statist liberalism,” German “corporate liberalism,” and Italian “clientelist liberalism.” It provides a brief overview of the remainder of the book, which uses a study of national liberal traditions to explain trajectories of reform in fiscal, labor-market, and financial policies in France, Germany, and Italy, three countries that have rejected neoliberal approaches to reform in a neoliberal age.


2021 ◽  
pp. 026553222110361
Author(s):  
Chao Han

Over the past decade, testing and assessing spoken-language interpreting has garnered an increasing amount of attention from stakeholders in interpreter education, professional certification, and interpreting research. This is because in these fields assessment results provide a critical evidential basis for high-stakes decisions, such as the selection of prospective students, the certification of interpreters, and the confirmation/refutation of research hypotheses. However, few reviews exist providing a comprehensive mapping of relevant practice and research. The present article therefore aims to offer a state-of-the-art review, summarizing the existing literature and discovering potential lacunae. In particular, the article first provides an overview of interpreting ability/competence and relevant research, followed by main testing and assessment practice (e.g., assessment tasks, assessment criteria, scoring methods, specificities of scoring operationalization), with a focus on operational diversity and psychometric properties. Second, the review describes a limited yet steadily growing body of empirical research that examines rater-mediated interpreting assessment, and casts light on automatic assessment as an emerging research topic. Third, the review discusses epistemological, psychometric, and practical challenges facing interpreting testers. Finally, it identifies future directions that could address the challenges arising from fast-changing pedagogical, educational, and professional landscapes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Gibert-Sotelo ◽  
Isabel Pujol Payet

Abstract The interest in morphology and its interaction with the other grammatical components has increased in the last twenty years, with new approaches coming into stage so as to get more accurate analyses of the processes involved in morphological construal. This special issue is a valuable contribution to this field of study. It gathers a selection of five papers from the Morphology and Syntax workshop (University of Girona, July 2017) which, on the basis of Romance and Latin phenomena, discuss word structure and its decomposition into hierarchies of features. Even though the papers share a compositional view of lexical items, they adopt different formal theoretical approaches to the lexicon-syntax interface, thus showing the benefit of bearing in mind the possibilities that each framework provides. This introductory paper serves as a guide for the readers of this special collection and offers an overview of the topics dealt in each contribution.


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