Work Wonders

Notes for Teens from the Trenches on How to Get a Job: Communicate, Communicate and Communicate.

2013-06-04T13:07:44+00:00

By Deborah Weksberg, Career Coach - This last year of working with job seeking teens ages 14-19 has shown me you kids are smart, funny, forgiving and willing to try anything. Read more...

The Only Constant Is Change

2013-05-21T12:03:20+00:00

By Lisa Cohn, PHR, Employment Specialist - Is your organization going through some changes? Many of us find a period of change at work a difficult and challenging time, and we may feel confused and anxious. Change often brings uncertainty about the future, worries like “How secure is my job?” We tend to think first about … Read More

Happy Hour — Different from what you think?

2013-05-07T12:14:42+00:00

By Ronnie Green, Career Coach - Co-workers may go out together after work and share stories about their day, clients, customers and bosses. Talking about shared experiences gives us the opportunity to bond by laughing, crying and kvetching together. The nature of communication and work relationships… Read more

Longevity: Fossil or Tree?

2013-04-23T12:27:23+00:00

By Gail Lipsitz, Coordinator, Public Relations - How long have you been working for your company or organization? As I marked my 27th year at Jewish Community Services last month, it occurred to me that, with all the attention…Read more

Underemployed?

2013-04-09T14:36:21+00:00

By Tracey Paliath, Esq., Director, Economic Services - As the job market opens up ever so slightly from the height of the economic downturn, I encounter more and more people who are glad to say that they have a job, but that it does not meet their needs. Read more

What Makes a Good Supervisor?

2013-03-25T15:33:38+00:00

By Ilene Lewandowski, Human Resources Manager - Having worked in Human Resources for 28 years, the last 8 as a human resource manager, I have had the opportunity to work with many supervisors. Some of them were outstanding, but others made you wonder how they ever got the position and managed to stay in it. Read more...

What Role Do You Play on a Team?

2013-03-12T12:53:21+00:00

By Heléne Kass, Career Coach - Many of us have the experience of being part of a team at work, whether it is to plan programs, research and collect information, or exchange information with colleagues. Do you leave team meetings…Read more

Employment Through an ADA Lens

2013-02-26T13:25:40+00:00

By Mary Blake, Senior Manager, Career Services, February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990 to prevent discrimination based on disability. Its scope was broad reaching, covering employment, telecommunications, public transportation, and other public facilities Read more...

“Whose Job Search Is It, Anyway?”

2013-02-12T13:25:58+00:00

By Tova Jaffee, DORS Team Leader, Career Services - I can see the logic: after all, you’re the one who is underemployed, laid off, or even terminated. Therefore, it is your job search, right? No one should have any say in how you conduct your search, when you look for a job or how much time you devote to it; it really is nobody else’s business. Actually, it’s not so simple. Read more...

Out of a Job? Don’t Panic!

2013-01-29T14:04:09+00:00

By Faye Katz, Resume Writer -
No one is ever going to hire me. I will never be able to get another job — not with my limited experience or lack of education. There is so much competition out there and I am under-qualified. I’m doomed for a life of failure. How am I going to pay my bills? I’m going to have to sell my car, my house and move into my parents’ house! This is awful. How am I ever going to cope? Read more