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14 April 2008
Family Stress During the Job Search
Searching for a job can be stressful, not only personally but with outside stress as well. Family and friends can often be insensitive with questions or comments such as, “Why aren’t you working yet?” or “You’re still in that dead end job?”
It is important to manage the stress as much as possible during the [...]
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10 April 2008
“I would like to send my children to Jewish school and live comfortably, but I have to make more money. How can I get the highest job offer for the work that I do?”
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 [...]
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7 April 2008
“I am Sabbath observant. How do I tell a potential new boss?”
An often difficult question vexing potential new employees is bringing up the issue of Sabbath and holiday observance.
I would suggest not bringing up the issue until late in the interviewing process. Wait until you are in the final stages of the interview or have received an offer. Clearly explain what time off you require and [...]
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28 March 2008
Giving Jewishly
In September I started my position as Donor Relations Representative at the Jewish Communal Fund. What is the JCF, you may ask? I certainly did when I first arrived. However, in the six months since I started, I have learned much about the way the Jewish community is funded, how people give, [...]
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12 February 2008
New Jet Will Get You from New York to Tel Aviv in Under 3 Hours
Imagine flying to Israel and back in a day and still being able to get in a whole day’s worth of work, play and spiritual uplifting. That could be a possibility in the next fifteen years if the A2 Hypersonic Airliner takes flight according to plan.
Dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” the A2 will fly [...]
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10 January 2008
Less than Model
Imagine you’re at work. You’re sitting at your desk diligently toiling away at whatever task you have been assigned when your boss comes over to speak with you about what a good job you have been doing and to give you helpful advice on how to make your job both more efficient and less work [...]
