Alternate work schedules reduced leave usage significantly during a nine month intervention time period in a government iigency. The effects of the change on individual productivity were mixed. Employee satisfaction with work schedules increased significantly, while other traditional satisfaction variables were not significantly affected by the work schedule intervention.η the past 15 years alternate work schedules (AWS), especially flexitime, have become widely used in business and government in the United States. Al though these interventions have been reported by the academic community (Nollen and Martin, 1978; Golembiewski 1978 Golembiewski , 1980 and the business community (Fields, 1974; Cottrell and Walker, 1980), there have been relatively few longitudinal studies. Kim and Campagna (1981) and Orpen (1981) have conducted empirical studies on flexible work hours which report generally positive effects. Orpen (1981) employed a pretest and posttest design and utilized random assignment to control and experi mental groups. Satisfaction, performance (ratings) and productivity (output) were tested and the independent variable was working hours. The research design of OrEdward J. Harrick is a professor of management at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. His teaching, research and consulting interests are in areas of personnel, productivity and general man agement. He is accredited at the senior level by Personnel Accreditation Institute.GeneR. Vanek is administrative officer at the U.S.D.A. Farmers Home Administration Finance Office, St. Louis, Missouri. He was a hearing officer and a senior personnel management adviser in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. In his present position, he has a wide range of managerial and ad ministrative responsibilities.Joseph F. Michlitsch has taught organizational theory, general management and policy and strategy at Southern Illinois University and the University of Minnesota, where he received his Ph.D. His research interests are in managerial decision-making, environmental uncertainty, and organizational structure and control. Downloaded from pen's study was carefully developed and well documented. The sample of 64 clerical workers is somewhat limited, but the time frame of six months provides a reasonable degree of program maturation. The Kim and Campagna study was also well designed and contained pre-post data, control and experimental groups, and hard data com parisons. The Kim and Campagna and Orpen studies are among the few which have utilized rigorous research designs. Golembiewski and Proehl (1978) provided an ex tensive review of 32 empirical studies in the public sector and reported only two which utilized statistical treatment to test the data.Studies by several researchers (Craddock, Lewis and Rose, 1981;Latona, 1981; Orpen, 1981;McGrath, 1980) found that employee satisfaction increased after the implementation of an AWS program. In a recent study, however, Dunham and Pierce (1983) found that while employee satisfaction with work schedules increa...

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The number of college graduates has increased dramatically in the last decade. With many applicants and diverse opportunities available, the selection of employment remains one of the recent graduate's major decisions. The interview offers one of the best ways to determine compatability with a company; a well-prepared resume often dictates if an interview is offered. r We, then, wish to assist in resume preparation where obtaining an interview is the immediate goal. We assume that the user is aware of the organizations to which his applications and resumes are directed and that he is familiar with. the use of the letter of application that accompanies the resume.Two different paths may be taken from our generalized approach: (1) an individual resume, prepared for each company, is recommended within obvious time and dollar constraints ; and (2) when this approach is not feasible, one resume may be prepared for reproduction and distribution to many similar firms. The following comments apply to either approach. THE POSITIVE APPROACHMost definitions of a resume agree that three basic criteria should be fulfilled: (1) use factual information, (2) categorize the information for ease in locating data, and (3) tabulate the data to ensure brevity and speedy review. As these criteria are met, the presentation should emphasize the writer's strong points, unusual abilities, and unique capabilities and interests, while also presenting basic qualifications. The positive manner of presenting details that makes you appear above average will add great emphasis to the basic qualifications. You should direct your efforts to presenting as complete a presentation as is feasible, since you don't know which data will catch the reviewer's eye.Forget the &dquo;one page is enough&dquo; suggestion but be prepared to cut and edit if the rough draft runs over three pages.You will be faced with the decision about which facts to include. Consider those facts that shed the best possible light on you and make you appear above average. To improve your appearance on paper, the descriptions of certain facts that have been presented for years in the traditional manner can be rephrased for extra positiveness: if you are applying for a job requiring stability, emphasize that you are married (and number, names, and ages of children, if applicable). If you are single but engaged, indicate that. Similarly, if the job is one, such as a traveling salesman, that requires a mobility that may be hard on marital relationships, tell them you are single or, if appropriate, omit your married status. Ethics is the guiding principle that determines the inclusion of facts. Since you should account for all months since high school graduation, it would be unethical to omit a two-year prison sentence for marijuana possession, for instance. Similarly, a &dquo;self-guided examination of European culture and customs, summer, 1971,&dquo; accounts for your summer vacation in a most positive way.Try to make yourself stand out from the crowd, not as a long-haired, unclean...