By Sherri Sacks “I’m too old, no one wants to hire me.” “They only want to hire younger people who they can pay less than they would have to pay me.” “They know I am overqualified for the position, so they assume I won’t stay at the job long….Read More
By Faye Katz Like everything else, resumes have come a long way since they were first introduced. Leonardo da Vinci is credited with creating the first ever resume in 1482 to show potential employers what he could do. By the 1950’s, resumes had become a staple of the job-seeking arena,…Read More
By Debora Weisbacher, Career Coach Now that it is September and summer is over, what better time to start looking for a job? Football season is here and this is the perfect time to kick-start your job search. Maybe you have heard from friends about all the scams, time…Read More
By JCS What is a volunteer anyway? Some may say a volunteer is someone who chooses to act in recognition of a need, with an attitude of social responsibility and without concern for monetary profit, to do the greater good. The Corporation of National & Community Service reported that in…Read More
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
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
By Marsha Gozhansky, Career Coach Unemployment is a word that people are used to hearing. The definition is pretty clear. If someone is out of work, then they are unemployed. These days a new word that has entered the vernacular: underemployment. The definition for this is a little less clear,…Read More
By Tracey Cohen Paliath, Esq. This year, spring cleaning is something everyone is actually looking forward to doing. After a brutal winter, it feels good to finally get outside and set up the patio furniture, put away the sweaters and bring out the shorts. While you’re busy taking care of…Read More
By Lauren Harrison, Account Representative If you have ever been out of work or have wanted to find a better position, then you have probably asked yourself “why is it taking me so long to get a new job?” I hear this question again and again from the clients I…Read More
by Tracey Cohen Paliath, Esq. We have had so many recent snow events and predictions of snow and ice events this week that I’ve lost track. At this point, I have really stopped following it or worrying about it, and now I just go about my days until the weather…Read More
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