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. 2022 Feb 13:1–23. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s10775-022-09527-1

Table 3.

Employment program use and the odds of getting a job

Predictor (program component) Getting a job 6 to 9 months post-separation: odds ratio [95% CI] Getting a job 12 to 15 months post-separation: odds ratio [95% CI]
Model 1 Predicted probability of program use 2.50 [0.93, 6.68] 2.07 [0.70, 6.08]
Interviewing, reading online 1.20 [0.79, 1.82] 1.03 [0.64, 1.65]
Interviewing, direct instruction 1.74 [0.96, 3.15] 1.55 [0.80, 3.00]
Interviewing, rehearsal/role-play 0.32 [0.15, 0.66]** 0.61 [0.26, 1.40]
Interviewing, mentor/coach 2.20 [1.23, 3.92]** 2.24 [1.14, 4.43]*
Model 2 Predicted probability of program use 2.34 [0.87, 6.31] 1.67 [0.56, 5.01]
Resume writing, reading online 2.20 [1.07, 4.52]* 1.68 [0.78, 3.64]
Resume writing, direct instruction 0.78 [0.40, 1.52] 0.68 [0.31, 1.50]
Resume writing, interactive online a 0.99 [0.53, 1.85] 1.46 [0.68, 3.12]
Resume writing, mentor/coach 1.44 [0.93, 2.21] 2.51 [1.48, 4.25]**
Model 3 Predicted probability of program use 2.63 [0.99, 7.00] 2.11 [0.72, 6.18]
Translating military to civilian work, reading online 0.92 [0.58, 1.46] 1.26 [0.74, 2.16]
Translating military to civilian work, direct instruction 1.28 [0.76, 2.14] 0.88 [0.48, 1.64]
Translating military to civilian work, interactive online 0.77 [0.50, 1.20] 1.23 [0.75, 2.03]
Translating military to civilian work, mentor/coach 1.84 [1.09, 3.10]* 1.91 [1.01, 3.60]*
Model 4 Predicted probability of program use 2.95 [1.12, 7.74]* 2.68 [0.92, 7.78]
Networking conference, networking group 1.06 [0.62, 1.80] 1.25 [0.69, 2.29]
Model 5 Predicted probability of program use 2.50 [0.95, 6.60] 2.25 [0.77, 6.59]
Career planning exploration, reading online 1.38 [0.71, 2.69] 1.08 [0.53, 2.22]
Career planning exploration, direct instruction 1.47 [0.92, 2.34] 1.61 [0.94, 2.76]
Career planning exploration, interactive online 1.10 [0.73, 1.65] 0.93 [0.53, 1.63]
Career planning exploration, mentor/coach 1.00 [0.60, 1.64] 1.15 [0.65, 2.03]
Career planning exploration, networking group 0.79 [0.47, 1.33] 1.08 [0.53, 2.22]
Model 6 Predicted probability of program use 2.63 [1.00, 6.89] 2.49 [0.85, 7.26]
Entrepreneurship, reading online 0.96 [0.58, 1.58] 0.85 [0.48, 1.51]
Entrepreneurship, direct instruction 0.69 [0.36, 1.29] 0.67 [0.34, 1.35]
Entrepreneurship, mentor/coach 2.35 [1.03, 5.35]* 2.73 [1.03, 7.25]*
Model 7 Job accommodations 1.91 [0.77, 4.76] 1.63 [0.56, 4.78]
Model 8 Job training and certification 0.97 [0.66, 1.43] 1.52 [0.97, 2.38]
Model 9 Career fair 1.06 [0.72, 1.58] 1.18 [0.77, 1.79]
Model 10 Virtual career fair 1.29 [0.78, 2.14] 1.99 [1.10, 3.60]*

Getting a job 6 to 9 months post-separation (n = 739); Getting a job 12 to 15 months post-separation (n = 588); An additional covariate if any other employment component for each model was omitted from the table

aIf resume writing, interactive tool is the only covariate (in addition to the predicted probability) 1.40 [1.00, 1.96]*