As we approach the end of the Gregorian year we find many reasons and occasions to give. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa or Channuka we all need to think about ways to show gratitude to those around us. That spirit is felt in the business world too, where a thank you note or gift is a valuable continuing relationship or building device. I read this post by Andy Sernovitz who always point out great ...
In what must have been a very difficult yet ultimately responsible decision, the Greater Washington Jewish Federation has announced that it will be officially closing its offices each Friday starting October 1st. I say Bravo. If the Federation can cut its costs for now in this way, then it can keep the many people doing the important work of this community employed. While I am sure no one wants to earn less, it is ...
Dear Jewneric readers, I, along with Dani Klein and Susanne Goldstone, have started a new project called ParnasaFest. The idea is for Jews to network both in person, and using social media, to find jobs, careers, or just make new connections. During such an awful economic time, there is a huge need for these sort of "help your brother out" sort of events. The Facebook group lists all past and future ParnasaFest events: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52056874652 Last week we ...
Today, someone sent me the link to a new web 2.0 site, Wordle. Wordle gives you a tag cloud of any text you put in. Someone already mashed up Vayikra (Leviticus), Rus (Ruth) and Tehillim (Psalms) - shown below. Other really cool examples are the Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence. It's a great new tool that shows you how on target your message is, but can clearly be used in a unique visual way to illustrate the basics of any book, speach or other written material. ...
I would like to share a story with you. A few years ago, I worked with a job seeker who made a serious error in judgment. He had worked successfully in the financial markets until trying to manipulate the market using illegal tactics. As a result, he was banned permanently from his profession and was in need of help to ...
WebWorkerDaily wrote a post today, "Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One Day?" asking if it would be possible to live one day unplugged from society. As Shutdown Day approaches (May 3rd, 2008), more and more blogs will be talking about shutting down. As someone who practices this "experiment" every week, as an observant Jew who keeps ...
Many of us have dreamed of working in a high profile industry: sports, publishing, television or the movies. The work may sound exciting, almost like it is not work at all! Many do gain significant satisfaction by working in an industry that is glamorous and exciting. But remember, it is still a job and sometimes not all that it is cracked up to ...
I recently had dinner with an observant Jewish professional in his mid 30’s. He felt that to send one’s children to private day school, buy a house in the New York metro area and live comfortably, one needs a family income of at least $200,000 per year. Whether this is necessarily true or not, it speaks of the importance of negotiating the ...
I was going to write this as a comment to an earlier post by Lavie Margolin, "I regularly wear a Kippah. Somebody told me not to wear it on an interview. What should I do?" It got a little long and in-depth, so I thought I'd post it on its own. Here it is: Unfortunately, nobody can offer solid advice. ...
It is important that you do what you are most comfortable with. If you plan to wear the kippah every day to work and want a company to respect your beliefs, you should wear it to an interview. Why would you want to work somewhere where the people will not be respectful of you? Please share your experiences. To read Lavie's additional posts on ...
