Hilb Scholarship Program
By Dedra Perlmutter, Senior Career Consultant, Human Resources Manager, and Scholarship Administrator, JVS Career Services JVS Career Services offers many different services regarding career goals and development including the administration of several different scholarship funds through an ongoing partnership with the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. The Hilb Scholarship Fund has been administered by JVS Career…
In Praise of Chutzpah
Noah Ferro, TJF Fellow, JVS Career Services Whether we say it out loud or just imply it subtly, we tend to place a high value on chutzpah in Jewish tradition. The word itself doesn’t have a precise translation into English, but the idea has made its way into our secular culture: audaciously daring to act,…
Networking and the Holidays
By Kim Slaton, CPRW, Managing Director, JVS Career Services Whether you are searching for a new position or working towards securing career advancement, networking is key. Use the holiday season to leverage the connections of colleagues and meet new people while schmoozing at all the seasonal parties and gatherings. Here are some things to keep in…
From Jewish educator to IT pro: how JVS Career Services helped a rabbi make a career 180, and fast
“To be honest it was probably the hardest year of my life,” says Rabbi Dovid Brotsky, as he reflects back on the winter of 2014. He had just moved his five children and his wife to Cincinnati, so that he could take a teaching job at Cincinnati Hebrew Day School. After sixteen years of Jewish…