Can Israels Most Popular Newspaper Help Find You Jobs

Can Israel's Most Popular Newspaper Help Find You Jobs 2 Of all the newspapers in Israel, Yediot Achronot continues to have the largest audience both offline in print and online with its Ynet sites (according to Alexa). When it comes to finding work in Israel, is this leading position justified? English or Hebrew? It used to be that you had to choose between the two most spoken languages in Israel to get your news. This no longer seems to be the case. Except for the glaring exception of Ma'ariv, all the major Israeli newspapers now have online (and sometimes even print) English editions. Yediot is no exception here with its Hebrew Ynet.co.il website and the accompanying English Ynetnews.com website. Ynet.co.il The most appealing part of Ynet.co.il for job seekers are the forums, which Ynet calls “communities” (× §Ã—”×™×Å"ו× ª). Of particular interest to us is the Job Seekers (מ×â€"× ¤Ã— ©Ã—â„¢ × ¢Ã—‘ודה) forum, whose home page also has links to other useful sites such as job hunting guides (מד× ¨Ã—™×›×™×?) and templates (× ªÃ—‘×יו× ª) like this Hebrew CV template. For news about the job market, you'll want to check out the Economy (×›×Å"×›×Å"×”) section of the website. A standard business site with headlines and a stock market ticker, there also subsections that might interest you depending on the industry you're targeting. For example, the hitech (הייט× §) section will often have articles such as this one about Israel needing another 100,000 hitech workers by 2015 (Hebrew). The Economy section also points at resources such as:eval A lexicon of Hebrew business terms, especially handy when visiting the site for the first time. A database of Israeli companies that's searchable both in Hebrew and English. A rolodex of Israeli executives, but contact searches cost NIS 3 per search if you buy the cheapest package. Calculators to help you understand the difference between ‘bruto' (gross) and ‘neto' (net) salaries, or estimating income tax returns. So the Hebrew site is handy, what about the English site? Ynetnews.com Although there are no forums (yet?), Ynetnews.com does have its own business section called Money.eval Like its older native sister, Money is fairly standard in the economic news it covers and also has a stock market monitor. The similarities end there unfortunately, because Money doesn't have much else to offer except a link for “Business Opportunities”, and that's pointing at the Israel Export International Cooperation Institute instead of a more helpful site like LaunchpadIsrael or StartupIsrael. Clearly, Money is intended for potential foreign investors and not Israeli job seekers. Conclusion With its abundance of information for job seekers, Yediot's Hebrew website does deserve the traffic it's receiving. On the other hand, Yediot's English site is a complete waste of time except for getting some of your Israeli business news in English. This article is part of the JobMob series on Israeli Newspaper Websites for your job search. Was this writeup helpful?

Work experience Variety is the spice of life!

Work experience Variety is the spice of life! To celebrate  #getexp2014 week in Student Careers Skills, we asked Kimberley Brett, final year psychology student, to blog about her experiences as volunteer and Warwick intern and share her thoughts on the value, benefits and learning that she has taken from these varied experiences. I think she rather enjoyed herself too! I knew work experience was important From the start of my degree, I was acutely aware of the value of work experience and its breadth. Volunteering, active society membership, working part time or undertaking an internship â€" any and all of these options present important development opportunities. Experience looks good on your CV (and helps flesh out job applications) but it also shapes you as a person, helping you decide which direction you want to take. Getting experience improves your skillset and gives you evidence aplenty to support your claims of being a good team player, good communicator or strong leader. The benefits of volunteering In my first year at Warwick, I started to volunteer with MIND, a charity which helps people with mental health problems. My role was to facilitate a support group for vulnerable adults, which was challenging but also enjoyable and rewarding. I found that many people just wanted someone to talk to and to listen to them in a non-judgemental manner. Through spending time with people in this group and listening to their worries and concerns, I was able to sustain meaningful conversations and positive interactions with the clients. I definitely improved my listening and communication skills and feel this will be invaluable, whatever my future path. Volunteering can help you utilise and develop different skills and for me, the chance to secure further training in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA), covering issues from schizophrenia to suicide.  Work experience and/volunteering can offer great opportunities to get professional training (sometimes working towards certification) that you may not otherwise have had access to. Warwick Volunteers offer a wide range of valuable experiences from teaching to supporting others â€" take a look! Working as an intern at Warwick University The most beneficial experience was my internship through Warwick Undergraduate Internship Programme (WUIP), where I worked with the Learning and Development Centre (LDC) during summer 2013. I am interested in education, which was my main motivation for applying but I also wanted to explore opportunities within Human Resources, so this seemed a good way to combine those areas and find out what it’s like to work in a professional environment. After I submitted my application I was invited to an interview, which was good experience and will certainly help me prepare for future interviews. There were around ten other prospective interns and the selection process seemed to very a little between departments: some had additional tests during their interviews, such as short presentations or problem solving. Although daunting, this is great experience as many graduate assessment centres use these exercises as part of the selection process. Another benefit of the internship was networking. Not only does this enable you to gain insight into other people’s jobs â€" and helped expand your LinkedIn network! â€" It’s also quite enjoyable. Finding out about the different roles in HR, what people did and how they worked gave me a real insight into the breadth and scope of HR.  And thanks to meeting staff in IATL I have since become a lead learner on one of their projects.   A really positive outcome! Developing my skills Through my time at the LDC, I was involved in researching and writing reports, website design, conducting and editing interviews we filmed on ‘How students learn’ as part of an online course. I made a suggestion to conduct these interviews peer-to-peer, and it was great to have this idea acknowledged. So, I made a big contribution by conducting these interviews as a student interviewing other students. It was really interesting to have experience working in a professional environment and really helped me understand the expectations. It was also a lot of fun! One of the most challenging things was having no deadlines. As a student constantly working towards deadlines, this was certainly a (welcome) change. Therefore, I had to plan and organise my time more effectively to be the most productive and I learnt to prioritising the different aspects of work to ensure the interview were completed.  Not only that but I also had to help get the website ready for the ‘go live’ date. As the videos are part of an online course, many academic staff will see my work and it could have a direct impact on the teaching methods they choose to adopt. Discovering my strengths During the internship I had a professional ‘strengths’ test  and this gave me a better sense of self-awareness and helped me make sense of previous experiences.  One strength was ‘unconditionality’; being able to accept and respect people for who they are, which I perhaps developed through my volunteer work. During my internship, I used the test to focus on improving my weaknesses and utilising my strengths in the various roles. The internship blog was a great reflective tool which allowed me to capture all of this.   A real benefit of the strengths profile was helping me think about the type of working environment that suit me and allow me to draw on my strengths. What does all of this mean? Well, I think it shows the value of work experience and more importantly, that experience can come in many forms. Graduate employers will expect you to have experience, so don’t put it off until you graduate! Through my experience, I definitely feel more prepared for the next stage.  Practical experience is key in showing employers that you are more than a degree classification. They want to recruit interesting people with great skills â€" so make sure you’re one of them. What’s stopping you?  

How and Why To Take Care of Your Back

How and Why To Take Care of Your Back Your Reliable, Invisible Back. Have you noticed your back recently? Felt a twinge, or a need to stretch? We often take our backs for granted. They work hard every day, making it possible for us to lift, turn, walk, sit, and do our fitness routines. And unless the trainer gives us specific back exercises, we don’t worry much about it. That was me, too, until about 3 months ago.  Looking Back It started with a twinge â€" just a bit of an ouch in my lower back when I stood up from my office chair. Deceptively mild, it went away after I stretched. At least, it went away that day. Over time, though, back pain became part of my life, then leg pain and tingling. When I finally visited the doctor, he immediately ordered an MRI. Results? Arthritis and a herniated disc, both of which pressed on my nerves. Thus began intensive physiotherapy and handfuls of medication, and ultimately a spinal injection to stop the inflammation in my spinal nerves. And the big questions, how did this happen and what can I do now? Sitting is the New Smoking Letting Your Back Down We let our backs down every day: lifting without using our legs, slouching, and carrying children or big briefcases day after day. Most of all, we spend increasing amounts of time sitting in front of our computers. The average worker spends more than 65% of their time sitting. The consequences? According to a 2015 review in the Annals of Internal Medicine,  people who sit for prolonged periods are more likely to develop heart disease, cancer and diabetes. They are also more likely to die from the heart disease or cancer. While exercising regularly helps, it does not completely reverse the effects of sitting for long stretches. The news about the health effects of prolonged sitting has led some people to call it the new smoking: something that many of us do, with terrible health effects. Stand Up. Take Control A few changes can make a big difference. Reduce back strain with these simple steps: maintain good posture, whether sitting or standing. Use ergonomic accessories like keyboard trays and ergonomic chairs. Work standing as much as possible; ask your company for a stand-sit desk. Arrange walking meetings with colleagues. Visit your coworkers in person, instead of calling upstairs over Skype. Use a headset. Set your timer for 30 minutes and when it rings, take a ‘stand up and stretch’ break. If your back does hurt, don’t wait! See a medical professional, find out what is going on, and start to take care of your back Basic Back Care Taking care of your back isn’t difficult. It just takes a bit of attention, a bit of time, and a few adjustments. Im holding more standing meetings, taking those stretch breaks, working at a high table, and trying to improve my posture. Even if you or your company can’t afford an ergonomic chair or standing desk, you can work standing at a counter, and make opportunities to walk and stretch.   In a study by the US National Institutes of Health, more than 55% of women develop chronic lower back pain.  You don’t have to be one of them!

Monday Motivation Career Links and Book Update

Monday Motivation Career Links and Book Update On May 7th, I announced that I was going to start writing a book on this post.  How much book writing have I done since that day?  Zero!  So I decided that I needed to make a little change if this book dream was ever going to happen.  Last night I was reading The Four Hour Body by Tim Ferris (yes the same author as the Four Hour Work Week).  Even though he was talking about working out, he said, Make it small and temporary: the immense practicality of baby steps. Take the pressure off. Michael Levin has made a career of taking the pressure off, and it has worked. Sixty literary works later, from national nonfiction bestsellers to screenplays, he was suggesting that I (Tim) do the same: set a meager goal of two pages of writing per day. I had made a mental monster of the book in your hands, and setting the bar low allowed me to do what mattered most: get started each morning.  Take the pressure off and put in your five easy sessions, whether meals or workouts. The rest will take care of itself. Guess who got up at 5am and wrote two pages of my new book this morning!  This girl!  I am going to try it for 5 days and will give you an update next Monday!  What task or goal are you overwhelmed with that you need to simplify with baby steps and five easy sessions? I also wanted to give you an update that I am going to start to do more writing on this blog.  Even though we have had some fabulous guest posters here on this blog, I know that I have way more advice to share and just need to push myself to sit down and do it.  So I just wanted to let you know that you will begin to see more advice from me!  YAY! Here are your career links to start your week off right! Why You Must Dream Big if You Want a Career You Love by Careerealism How To Handle People Who Undermine Your Success by Get Rich Slowly How To Apply for a Better Job at Your Current Workplace by Lifehacker Study: Women-owned businesses have “turned the corner” in recession recovery by The Washington Post Call For Nominations: Top 100 Websites For Women 2012  by Jenna Goudreau of Forbes.com â€" Please nominate Classycareergirl.com to be on the list.  Fingers crossed!  If you do vote for Classy Career Girl, you get three free career books if you leave a comment on this post last week! “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” Thomas Jefferson

Writing Articles to Determine If They Are Similar - Resume Vs Eulogy

Writing Articles to Determine If They Are Similar - Resume Vs EulogyIs it possible to write an article to determine if the two are at all similar? You might have to look in a couple of places to determine whether one is a resume or a eulogy.Writing an article to determine if the two are at all similar is similar to writing an essay, even though the purpose of both is to tell a story about something. We want to present our facts in the best way possible and we also want to express our feelings. However, there are a few differences between writing a resume and a eulogy.A resume has a title, a list of experiences and the goal is to impress a hiring manager. A resume has to have specific accomplishments that you have accomplished. It also has to describe how you learned something.In a written article, there is no such thing as a resume or a career article. Instead, the purpose is to inform the reader of your experiences or accomplishments, including your education, work experience and tr aining you received while employed by that company.For instance, you can write a career article about your job search in which you describe how you found a job. You have provided some information about the company and the industry you work in. And of course, you have mentioned the skills you have and how you used them to get a job.However, if you write a resume, you must provide details about your employment history. You must show the hiring company that you have been with that company for more than two years. You must be able to show why you were hired for a position in the first place.On the other hand, when you write an article, you do not have to include much more information on your resume than what is needed. However, when you write a resume, you must also tell the hiring person how long you have been employed with that company. You must also describe your skills and qualifications.Writing an article to determine if the two are at all similar is easy. The main difference is in the format of the article. With a resume, the most important part is the content, and the topic you cover will determine if it is a resume or a career article.

Quitting Your JobShould I Stay or Should I Go - Pathfinder Careers

Quitting Your JobShould I Stay or Should I Go - Pathfinder Careers Quitting Your Job:Should I Stay or Should I Go? Echoes of the famous Clash song have undoubtedly resonated at that painful moment of deciding whether to quit a job or not. Go ahead.   It’s okay to occasionally indulge yourself in that fantasy of going out in a blaze of glory like a certain JetBlue flight attendant did last year. But then, let’s get real. At some point in our career, most of us find ourselves in such a prickly dilemma. The real trick to navigating a confusing mess of conflicting emotions is to rip lyrics right from this song and apply them to the real-work world. So, darlin,’ you gotta let me know: 1)           “If you say that you are mine, I’ll be there to the end of time.” Most employers are about as loyal to you as you are to them.   Ultimately, your being their employee is a mutual business decision, and loyalty can go out the window if company finances take a tumble. You need to do periodic gut checks on the fiscal health of your employer. If the vibes aren’t good, follow your intuition. 2)           “It’s always tease, tease, tease.” You have to decide whether promises of promotions, raises, and incentives as well as growth are going to be delivered on by employers.   If you constantly get reassurances, but the company doesn’t deliver the goods, it might be time to put the teasing to the end and call it for what it is: being led down the primrose path. Time to start looking. 3)           “One day it’s fine; the next day, it’s black.” Ever work in a ‘yo-yo’ environment? One day you feel great about your work, only to crash after being hung out to dry by unsupportive bosses?   A healthy work environment means you are excited every single day about going to work, and feel rewarded and recognized for your contributions. Sure, we all have bad days, but when they equal or outnumber the good ones, then you’ve got some tough decisions to make… soon. 4)           “If I go, will there be trouble?” The toughest part about leaving a current employer, sans alternative employment, is possibly facing extended periods of no income.   It’s the risk you take, which is why most career professionals advise that you don’t depart one employer until you’ve lined up something else.     Ultimately, it boils down to you deciding whether the trouble of looking for a job is worth the possible reward of a great job (and exit strategy of your current work). 5)           “If I stay, will it be double?” Weighing in the mental cost and toll that having constant issues or stressors at work is something you cannot ignore. Staying in a job you hate can add years to your life, not to mention impact or initiate health problems.   Do you know anyone who has gotten ulcers from their job? I do. Plenty. 6)           “This indecision is bugging me. “ Someone once told me that when we fear change the most (thereby hesitating), is exactly when we most need the change.   If you have been on the fence for a long time now, it means that there is something gnawing at you and obviously, the status quo isn’t solving it. 7)           “Who exactly am I supposed to be?” Are you reaching your career potential in your current position?   Rose Tremain penned the famous quote: “Life is not a dress rehearsal” if you are not connected to your passion and realizing what you COULD be, maybe that means that it is time to move on. You only get one chance in this life! 8)           “Should I cool it or should I blow?” I once had a hothead of a boss, who, at times, was so irrational that it would almost push ME over the edge… it was so infuriating some of the things that this person did. But cooling it might be a good idea â€" rather than taking the cue from our previously mentioned JetBlue flight attendant friend.   Short-term reactions could impact your long-term employability, so taking a step back to determine whether inter-office clashes are one-time only occurrences, or symptoms of a larger, deeper problem. If the employer doesn’t want you, then maybe setting yourself free could be the answer to opening the door to new possibilities and a healthier work environment!

5 Tips for Choosing a Career Coach - CareerAlley

5 Tips for Choosing a Career Coach - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. If youve already made the decision to work with a Career Coach, you will want to get the most for your time and money. Your decision should be based on your needs (resume writing, interview skills, targeted job search or all of the above). There is a bit of homework you should do before speaking with potential career coaches. If you want to set yourself apart from the everyone else and increase your chances of getting your dream job, you will need to choose the right coach for your needs. Here are some tips when choosing a coach: 1. Define Your Goals: Even the best coach in the world cannot help you if you dont have an idea of your needs and what you expect to get out of the arrangement. List your goals, think about the expected outcome and be prepared to discuss your goals with each prospective coach you interview. Some goals might include: Help with interview questions (answering and asking) Improving your interview skills (including conducting mock interviews) Reviewing your resume and updating as necessary (including multiple versions if needed) Creating a job search plan (how you will spend your time in your search) 2. Do Your Homework: Make sure you hire someone who has the right qualifications to help you. Research a potential list of coaches (your short list should contain at least 3-5 coaches you will interview). Leverage the Internet for your research and reach out to friends, family and former coworkers for recommendations (this is the best and safest source for your list). Look for experienced coaches who have the right educational background to help you (such as a degree in your career choice). Also look for coaches who are certified or have other credentials that you can verify. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true. Once youve got your list of potential coaches, you need to create your list of questions. Again, leverage the Internet for this, but a potential list of questions might include: How would you help me improve my (fill in the blanks here)? Can you give me a list of references and referrals? (this is key to ensuring you dont get scammed) see Headhunters versus Scam Hunters Do Your Homework) What is your coaching process? Where do you see your clients (determine if you are more comfortable via phone, in person or email or all) 3. Request a Free Initial Consultation: It is not unreasonable to ask for a free initial consultation. This will help you determine if the coachs style and approach fits your comfort zone. It will also give you a point of comparison (as you compare the other short list of coaches). If a coach refuses to give a free initial consultation, this could be a warning sign, but is certainly something you will need to consider when making your choice. 4. Agree the Fees Upfront: There is no easy way to determine if fees are reasonable. Certainly comparing the suggested fees across the 3-5 coaches you interview will help. Additionally, any guidance you can get from referrals will also help. Most importantly, you should have a full understanding of what you will receive (are there some deliverables such as updated resumes, interview questions, mock interview sessions, etc.?), the cost associated with any deliverables, the time (as in number of hours) the coach will spend with you, any additional hidden or extra costs involved. Dont be shy, make sure your contract (and you should have a contract) has everything you need to give you comfort that your time and money will be well spent. 5. Take the Time to Make it Work: Your job search is very important and the time and money you will be spending on your coach should be maximize. Ensure you put in the time and effort to prepare for your meetings, deliver requested materials, review and revise documents as necessary and practice your interview questions and techniques. Your coach is there to help you, help them to do a great job. Book Corner [easyazon_link asin=B00KJG8A9I locale=US new_window=default nofollow=default tag=caree07-20 add_to_cart=default cloaking=default localization=default popups=default]HOW DO I FIND AN AUTHENTIC CAREER COACH OR EXECUTIVE COACH?: Be an informed shopper, your coach will thank you, and you will gain enormous benefit from the experience[/easyazon_link] We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey Google+ what where job title, keywords or company city, state or zip jobs by