Topic Overview
The job search assistance topic area includes reviews of studies examining the effectiveness of job search assistance interventions, which aim to improve participants’ employment and earnings outcomes. CLEAR assessed the strength of causal evidence provided in each study and summarized each study’s design, methods, findings, and the intervention examined.
Status: Literature reviewed in this topic area currently covers 1984 - 2012.
Explore Studies
Find CLEAR's plain-language reviews of individual studies to learn about what a study found, how it was designed, and how relevant it may be to your needs.
How do we review evidence?
CLEAR reviews studies using formal standards and procedures that were developed in consultation with experts in research methods, as well as with practitioners working in the specific topic area. You can find CLEAR's current Policies and Procedures for reviewing studies and its standards for reviewing studies and rating findings on the CLEAR's Review Process page.