This publication describes plans for one of three subsidiary studies related to a larger research program concerned with the interrelationship of educational qualifications and employment. The purpose of the particular study described here is to trace how educated young people in Kenya and Sri Lanka who cannot immediately gain employment change their criteria regarding acceptable employment over time, and how they adopt varying tactics for securing employment. The study has two main objectives: 1) to clarify fresh graduates' sets of expectations and criteria about "acceptable" jobs, and 2) to trace the process of tradeoff between the reality of the job market and the standards of the job seeker. Through this investigation, the researchers hope to identify some pointers on developing sounder schemes of employment for educated young people. (Author/JG)