A new way to explore the world of work has evolved after several years of field testing with employment service applicants and high school youth. The method uses small‐sized groups and structured interaction with a sequenced program for job search and planning. In a recent experimental‐control study concurrent in eight different states, the group members were found to have gained twice the number of jobs, gained in positive employability perceptions, and showed reduced social alienation. The groups are conducted for five members at a time. The short program takes two hours; the long program takes five sessions of three‐quarters of an hour each. Group leaders are prepared by trainers who have also been leaders. The training is experiential, with skills acquired through group interaction largely in the form of “circle games” (participative exercises developed for this program), by roleplaying, by observations, by helping others to learn, and by actually conducting a group with liv