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Posts Tagged ‘Employers’

Strictly Business: Adjusting to the Changing Work Climate

April 4, 2018

By JCS | Posted in Work Wonders | No Comments

By Harel Turkel, Vice President, JCS Board of Directors Chair, Strictly Business 2018 For the third year in a row, business leaders from across Maryland will join together at Strictly Business, a networking and awards breakfast that has become the community’s “can’t miss” event for employers.   Hosted by the Jewish Community Services…Read More

The Positivity-Productivity Connection

March 14, 2018

By JCS | Posted in Work Wonders | 1 Comment

By Michael Fine It is said that a happy employee is a productive employee. Creating a positive work environment is one of the best ways employers can contribute to increased productivity, quality, and safety. Here are six ways to sustain an environment that is charged and excited, and where individuals…Read More

Who is More Frustrated, Jobseekers or Employers?

September 5, 2017

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By Laura Bristow Recently, the Career Center at JCS conducted a series of focus groups with employers and jobseekers. One of the most surprising findings was how much the groups have in common when it comes to job search and hiring, even though they would appear to be on opposite…Read More

Team Building in the Workplace

June 28, 2016

By JCS | Posted in Work Wonders | 3 Comments

  “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”  – Henry Ford “None of us is as smart as all of us.”  – Ken Blanchard Some of us think that we go to work to get a job done and that building a team is…Read More

The Benefits of Networking

September 22, 2014

By JCS | Posted in Work Wonders | 2 Comments

Sherri Sacks, Career Coach As a Career Coach at JCS, I often stress the importance of networking to my clients. Many are resistant to this suggestion either because they say the idea of networking makes them nervous, they’re not good at it, or they don’t even know what it is….Read More

“Are you on LinkedIn?”

September 9, 2014

By JCS | Posted in Work Wonders | 2 Comments

By Faye Katz, Resume Writer Every job seeker will hear this buzz-phrase at some point in time as they enter the job-search market.  Yet, many people are hesitant and fearful to embrace this social media technology.  The reasons include fear of the unknown, lack of technical competency or worries about…Read More

What Language Do you Speak?

August 26, 2014

By JCS | Posted in Work Wonders | 1 Comment

By Tova Jaffee, Career Coach Every workplace and industry has their own culture and language.   Target doesn’t have customers they have “guests”.  Many community rehab programs have “consumers” instead of clients. Years ago my job title was Career Counselor, but now I am a Career Coach. It was a redefinition…Read More

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

August 12, 2014

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By Ronnie Green, Career Coach One of my favorite songs is by the band, The Clash and it’s called, “Should I stay or Should I Go”.  It’s not just because it has a great beat.  I like the song because it applies to my line of work, and if you…Read More

It’s About Time

July 29, 2014

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By Mary Blake, Senior Manager Many of us struggle with the number of responsibilities tearing at us every day.  There are only so many waking hours in a day and so much to do.  If you are like me, when you try to squeeze in as much as you can…Read More

Balancing Legality and Reality in the Interview Process

June 3, 2014

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By Lisa Cohn, Account Representative When an employer representative is interviewing you, his or her goal is to gather as much information as possible about your career goals and experience, while getting to know you as a person.  Unfortunately sometimes an employer may accidentally ask you illegal or inappropriate questions…Read More

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