All Entries in the "Career Advice" Category
“But I Don’t Know the First Thing About…”
Learning in kollel does not generally prepare you for any particular career path, unlike a lawyer, doctor, or engineer. The lack of college degree presents two problems: A lack of credentials for prospective employers, and A lack of the practical knowledge needed to perform the job at hand. Most people, when faced with the first [...]
Starting a Business from the Ground Up
Kollel guys looking to go work don’t have the wealth of choices that are available to most American college grads entering the work force. A college grad however, has many choices. Most of them will start their careers by using their degree to get themselves a “starter job”, which they hope to use as a [...]
Who Do I Want to Be?
These days, its not about what you do that makes money. It’s more about what you are. I write this while listening to the music of Yaakov Shwekey. He is a singer, and so are many others. So why is that Yaakov is invited to sing at 5 Pesach hotels, while so many others have [...]
Which Kind of Job Do You Prefer?
Most of the businesses I’ve seen have two kinds of employees, there are those that “got” a job because they are friends, relatives, or even children of the owners. And then there are other kind – the ones that are only there because of what they do for the business. One kind of employee is [...]
Charting Your Own Course
The economic situation of today is starkly different than 50 years ago, or even 20 years ago. You cannot be making serious money today by just working for someone else. In order to make “good money” in today’s economy, you have to be directly operating a profit center of your own, without anyone else standing [...]
Its All About the (first 5 minutes of the) Interview
According to survey of hiring managers in small and large businesses alike, the decision to consider a candidate for a position comes within the first 5 minutes of the interview. Things like: Did the person appear presentable (clean, put together, professional looking) Is he/she confident of their capabilities? Can they express themselves and their thoughts [...]
Persistance Pays
When looking for a job, being nudgy can pay off…if it’s done right. The attitude of many job seekers is to be meek and timid, as if the person supplying the job is doing him a favor by granting him the time of day. Really, they both need each other equally. The employer is looking [...]
Where to Find a Great Job
Once you’ve made the decison that you do want to go work, the focus changes on where to get work. These days, that may seem to be difficult, because of the poor economy. However, there are jobs out there, and with diligence, preparation, and a huge dose of siyata dishmaya, they can be yours. [Most [...]
Don’t Even Know Where to Begin
I received a letter from a concerned aunt of a 30 year old Lakewood yungerman. She wrote: How is a young man of 30 to leave kollel when all he can do is work in a very menial job, when he has little English skills, a bit of arithmetic, and no experience in dealing with [...]
Why Some People Will Never Be Happy With Their Jobs
There are those who go through life always complaining how they hate their jobs. They are almost never satisfied with their positions, whether it be in business, government, or teaching. These people believe that a job is something they are entitled to as a living being. And so they don’t feel the need to perform [...]
