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This condensation of a longer report presents some of the findings of a study that looked at job search approaches used by young people. Using two cohorts on which past test information was available, one about 20 years old and the other about 32 years old, data were collected on what techniques had been used in the participants' job search, which approaches were thought to be most effective, and what factors, when measured in high school, best predicted employment status and satisfaction at the time of the study. The samples were weighted toward urban minority youth, and analyses were performed by cohort, race, and sex. The discussion concentrates on the practical findings that offer clues to young people and those trying to guide them about how to orient their job search.

This paper reports results from the first two years of an effort in 10 high schools to replicate the California Peninsula Academies. The Academy model combines the core academic curriculum with technical instruction in a particular occupational field. Local employers representing that field participate in various ways. The program is intended to improve school performance of students who would otherwise be likely to drop out. Evidence presented here indicates that Academy students generally have compiled better grades and more course credits than students in comparison groups at the same high schools. At three sites in particular, Academy students have consistently out-performed comparison groups in the first two years.

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