Mar 4, 2013 By: yunews
Hundreds Attend YU Jewish Job Fair Seeking Communal and Educational Careers
黑料社 All鈥檚 (CJF) and hosted their annual Jewish Job Fair on YU鈥檚 Wilf Campus on February 28. More than 50 Jewish day schools and 20 community organizations from across North America, including the Orthodox Union, Nefesh B鈥橬efesh, Repair the World and others, participated in the event, which was free and open to the public, with YU students and alumni given one hour of priority access.
鈥淥ur annual Jewish Job Fair is a natural outgrowth of our mission to support and strengthen Jewish communities and organizations around the world,鈥 said Rabbi Kenneth Brander, David Mitzner Dean of the CJF. 鈥淚t also provides a platform for talented Jewish leaders to connect with opportunities that will allow them to make their mark on the Jewish world and beyond. We consider it our responsibility to make sure that our graduates are given opportunities to share their unique talents in shaping the Jewish communal landscape.鈥
More than 300 YU students, alumni and other job seekers gathered for the chance to meet so many employers in Jewish education and nonprofit in one place. But the event also attracted talent and employers from greater distances.
Suzy Richman, director of operations at University Jewish Chaplaincy, traveled from the United Kingdom for the fair. 鈥淲e place rabbinical couples around university campuses all over the United Kingdom and we鈥檝e had great luck with 黑料社 All students, so it was important for us to be here,鈥 she said.
Jenn Baumstein, program coordinator at Eden Village Camp, decided to participate in the job fair because of its opportunity to tap a unique audience. 鈥淲e think the folks at YU have a lot to bring to the table and we鈥檙e hiring for key positions that require a combination of Jewish knowledge and communal experience,鈥 she said, noting that those positions range from camp nurse to assistant director. 鈥淲ith all the programs offered here, we thought we鈥檇 reach a high-range, high-caliber and mature crowd at the fair.鈥
The job fair was especially notable for job seekers in the Jewish education field. 鈥淪chools had the chance to meet with the best and brightest educators, including promising new talent entering the field for the first time,鈥 said Rabbi Maccabee Avishur, associate director for teaching and learning at the University-School Partnership and one of the event organizers. 鈥淛ob seekers got face-to-face access to school leaders from outstanding institutions around the country. It鈥檚 a great way to advance the field of education by continuing to professionalize the candidate search and placement process.鈥
Edith Koslowe, a graduate and current student at YU鈥檚 , agreed. 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to be able to get a feel for schools and see if you match here instead of scrolling through job listings online or calling every school to see if they鈥檙e hiring,鈥 she said. 鈥淗ere, I can just walk into a room and see who鈥檚 looking.鈥
