How Employers Rate Youthful Job Applicants. Education & Employment. Research for the Practitioner. Research Brief No. 2 [electronic resource] / Ruth Gordon.

A survey of employers showed that high school grade point average had the strongest positive influence in the hiring of young people for entry-level jobs. Eight hundred and fifty employers in three fields (clerical, retailing, and machine trades) were asked to rate application forms of fictitious jo...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Gordon, Ruth
Corporate Author:	National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985.
Subjects:	Academic Achievement. Education Work Relationship. Educational Needs. Employer Attitudes. Employer Employee Relationship. Employment Potential. Employment Practices. Entry Workers. Grade Point Average. High Schools. Job Applicants. Job Skills. Vocational Education. Work Attitudes.