In response to growing unemployment among professional personnel in the aerospace industry, a series of 175 workshops were conducted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 43 cities. Nearly 15,000 unemployed engineers and scientists attended the workshops and reviewed job counseling and placement services from volunteer groups working to match skills and jobs. Developed to provide information for organizing future workshops, the techniques described in this handbook came from previous workshops across the nation. The handbook covers organization, finance, interagency coordination, and interviewing problems. Two related volumes are available as VT 015 461-015 462 in this issue. (BH)