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Business Books

“The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need,” by Dan Pink

Business Cards

VistaPrint. Make sure that you bring business cards with you to ParnasaFest so you can easily share your information with others. If you don’t have personal business cards, we suggest making one with the help of your local print shop OR by using VistaPrint.com’s free services.

Career Coaching

My Jewish Coach. Deborah Grayson Riegel, MSW, ACC offers life, career, management and executive coaching in the Jewish world. She has worked with Saw You at Sinai, Manhattan Jewish Experience, the Jewish International Connection of NY (JICNY), the Jewish Communal Service Association (JCSA), Makor/92^nd Street Y and many others. Some of her other clients range from UJA-Federation and Yeshiva University to American Express and the United States Army.

Jewish Job Boards and Lists

Orthodox Union Job Board. This board provides LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL job availabilities provided by the Jewish world. Luach, sometimes referred to as the Jewish Craigslist A Tradition of Kindness Weekly Job Posts Email JewishJobs.com Jewish Job Finder United Jewish Communities Career Center The Jewish Education Leadership Institute, for jobs in Jewish education National Council of Young Israel Job Board

LOCAL RESOURCES

Detroit:

JVS is a community organization that Includes programs like:

ParnossahWorksDetroit.org: is designed to help unemployed professionals search for employment in the privacy of their own home, while offering employers a venue to find highly qualified, motivated candidates to fill their open positions.

Career Development & Employment Services; are designed to help you realize your career potential. Our dynamic staff is ready to provide support, resources and guidance as you manage life and employment transitions, ultimately helping you to find the right position based on your skills, abilities and interests.

JFS is a community organization that Includes programs like:

Family Case Management: resource and system navigation help for families in today’s difficult economic climate
Project Chessed: a referral network of health care providers who partner with Jewish Family Service to provide pro-bono care to medically uninsured Jewish adults.
Housing Assistance: in cooperation with Jewish Housing Association, Hebrew Free Loan, and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, JFS helps to ensure, assist and support affordable housing options for a growing number of Jewish families who are unable to keep up their mortgage payments.
The Friendship House: Is a division of the Friendship Circle dedicated to helping people in the community who are struggling with addiction. If you need support a family member who needs support, the Friendship house’s doors are always open. They specialize in internalizing the 12 steps in a Jewish environment. There is also a long term sober living facility for men.

The Shul: The Shul of West Bloomfield is a Chabad House that is open to all individuals who want a spiritual place to come and pray any day of the week. There is a Hebrew school for children and adult education classes as well. There is a community Passover Seder on Thursday April 19^th C

MJI: Is the only Jewish University in Michigan offering degrees in Business, Computers, and Judaic Studies. With courses both in the classroom and Online.

Magnetic U: is a networking training organization. Run by Terry Bean, who also owns Networked inc. Magnetic U does for the individual, what Networked inc does for the corporation.