November 6, 2003
Sessions Set for December 2, 9
and 16:
OU Announces Free Employment Workshops
for Job Seekers
Responding to extremely high unemployment rates
which have hit the Jewish community particularly hard, the Orthodox
Union Department of Synagogue Services, in conjunction with the Jewish
Board of Family and Children’s Services (JBFCS) and Federation
Employment and Guidance Services (FEGS), both beneficiaries of UJA-Federation
of New York, is addressing the needs of those looking for work with
three free two-hour workshops at OU headquarters.
“The Jewish community suffers from a new kind of unemployment,” declared
OU Executive Vice President Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb. “In the past, it
was those who had no training who went without jobs. Today, it is the
highly trained who are unemployed. These workshops were designed to deal
with that situation by providing the skills that applicants need to
succeed in a highly competitive market.”
The workshops are part of the OU emphasis on strengthening the Jewish
family. “Unemployment can shatter a family,” said Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka,
OU Executive Director of Programs. “We are working together with two
agencies, FEGS and JBFCS, which have years of experience dealing with
the job market and coping with the effects of unemployment on families.
Working with our partners will help us to address the crisis of the
unemployed and to reach the people who need our help the most.”
Workshops will be held Tuesdays, December 2, 9 and 16 from 10:15 a.m. to
12:15 p.m. at the Orthodox Union, 11 Broadway, 14th floor.
Topics are as follows:
December 2 - The Complete Job Search will focus on how to
write a winning resume and an attention grabbing cover letter; how to
impress your interviewer; and where to find available job resources that
you may not know about;
December 9 - The Power of Positive Thinking will explore the
feelings and emotions of the job seeker, emphasizing ways to find
greater fulfillment and aspects for success, while balancing personal
and family life during the job search;
December 16 - Winning Interview Techniques, an advanced
session, will focus on fine-tuning your interview skills; discuss how to
answer typical and not so typical interview questions succinctly and
with relevance; other topics include maintaining eye contact and voice
modulation and developing interview strategies.
Registration is required by the Monday before each session. Applicants
should call 212-613-8300 to register.
The workshops are one aspect of the OU’s response to the unemployment
situation. OU’s online Job Bank at
www.ou.org features a wide variety of listings catering to a broad
array of job seekers. Categories range from health care to computers and
technology; from accounting and bookkeeping to Jewish education and
rabbinics. The Job Bank is updated frequently with new listings that
come in from a variety of sources.
For further information, call Frank Buchweitz, OU Director of Special
Projects, at 212-613-8188.
The Orthodox Union, now in its second century of service to the Jewish
community of North America and beyond, is a world leader in community
and synagogue services, adult education, youth work through NCSY,
political action through the IPA, and advocacy for persons with
disabilities through Yachad and Our Way. Its kosher supervision label,
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manufactured in 68 countries around the globe.
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