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. “ These are just some …
By Lisa Gorman, Career Coach In the back of my mind I always knew I was going back into the workforce. When the time had come that I couldn’t procrastinate any longer, I was scared, hesitant and full of concerns. Re-entering the workplace after a gap can seem like an overwhelming and daunting process. Where …
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. As it turns out, my …
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 privacy, among other valid concerns. …
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 of a role in that …
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 listen closely, it can apply …
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 in an attempt to gain …
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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 the house, why don’t you …
By Serena Shapero At some point in our lives, we’ve all felt judged or disconnected from one another. In having eye-opening conversations with Millennials and Gen-Xers, as a Millennial myself, I see that there is ample wisdom we have to offer each other — especially if we can take off our headphones for 5 minutes …
By Courtney Federoff, JCS Career Center Out of work? Not happy with your current position? Not sure how to find the right job? You’re not alone. Many people struggle with figuring out the steps to finding a new position. Job leads may seem mysterious or impossible to navigate. But let me assure you, there are …
