Career Services for Job Seekers

Membership*

All Career Center members meet with experienced Career Coaches. Specialized services are also available for New Americans and persons with barriers to employment.  Services are provided on a membership basis.  Our membership fees are well below average market rates in the Baltimore Area.

Employment Services

Professional advisors help with job leads and contacts. Clients have access to the Career Center’s list of job openings, plus a free listing in the Qualified Candidates section.

Resume and Cover Letter Services

Career Center clients can meet with a professional resume writer to polish an existing resume or create a new one. In addition, clients will learn to craft professional cover letters and correspondence. There is a “rapid resume” service available for an additional fee.

Testing & Vocational Assessment Services

Clients can clarify career goals through the use of individualized cognitive tests, including vocational interests, values, personality style, psychological traits, attitudes and academic achievement. Test results are analyzed by experienced career counselors. Career assessment and related counseling services are available for an additional fee.

Career Workshops

Attendance at a variety of career workshops is included in the membership fee.

Career Center Library and Resource Center

Clients have unlimited use of the Career Center’s vast library.

Computers

Clients have full access to computers in the Resource Center. Search for jobs on the internet, create and send resumes and cover letters, or research companies and careers. Workshops and special assistance hours, along with a fax, telephone, and copier, provide all the basics for your job search. The Resource Center is open all agency hours except during workshops.

Affiliate Agencies

Click the link to find jobs around the globe.

Online Resources

The internet is a wonderful resource when you are searching for a new job or looking to enhance your current skills.

*Career Services receives over 80% of its annual operating funds from contributions made to THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. The remaining 20% of operating funds come from unsolicited donations, membership fees, and government funds. Membership fees help to defray a small portion of the actual cost of Career Center services. It is the policy of the Career Center that no member of the Baltimore Jewish Community be denied service because of an inability to pay.

Employer Services

For over 70 years, we have been successful in assisting businesses in the Greater Baltimore area with their staffing needs.

• We connect employers to highly qualified candidates that meet your company’s uniqueneeds – AT NO COST TO YOU.
• We can provide top quality, professional OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES for your displaced workers at competitive market rates.

Business Owners – Center for Business Development

The Center for Business Development (CBD) was founded in 1992 with the goal of helping members of the Baltimore Jewish community establish, maintain or expand their businesses or professional services.

We offer guidance and advice through our one-on-one mentoring service to existing companies, especially those having difficulty or seeking to expand, and to individuals seeking to start new ventures.

Our volunteer mentors are active or retired executives from varied business backgrounds.

The JCS Entrepreneur and Business Meetup provides current and future business owners with the opportunity to meet other local individuals who want to advance their businesses through round table discussions, networking, collaboration, and brainstorming.

The group meets each month at 5:30 pm at the Jewish Community Center – 5700 Park Heights Avenue to discuss business challenges and explore possible solutions.

For meeting dates and more information visit www.meetup.com/JCSEBM.

Read the recent Baltimore Jewish Times article about our Meetup here.