Other Career Moves Programs

In addition to connecting job-seekers and employers through this website and in-person career counseling and workshops, Career Moves also...

• organizes regular career development events and workshops both at our JVS office location and at various other convenient locations throughout the Greater Boston area.
• organizes a Jewish Women's Mentoring Network, which matches recent graduates (from college or professional school) with Jewish professional women for networking and career advice.
• oversees the Career Advisory Network, which engages established professionals in the networking efforts of professional-level JVS clients who are changing careers or searching for work.

In addition, Career Moves teams up with Young Leadership Division of Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) throughout the year, offering professional networking and career management events geared specifically for young Jewish professionals, ages 22-40.

• adminsters a scholarship program sponsored by Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Locations, costs and registration requirements vary, so please read the information carefully.

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Spotlight - Meet Judy Frazier, Career Counseling Client

Green Building Panel

2young2retire

• Are you 50 or older?
• Are you ready to design a future as interesting as your past, and maybe more so?
• Do you have experience and skills you'd like to keep using, or start using again?
• Are you seeking a balance between work and play, service and self-nurturing, head and heart?
• Are you ready to confront the money issues that are keeping you from your goals?
• Are you ready to figure out what your goals are?

Career Moves offers this six-week class which tackles the key issues of money, work, volunteering, wellness, and travel.

Spend six weeks among other like-minded people in this powerful program where you'll focus on your possibilities. You'll be prepared to shape a future based on the choices that matter to you.

Former class participants are saying:

"When I signed up, I didn't know how timely the course would be for me. The curriculum helped me think through and articulate my thoughts and feelings and begin to put some of it into action."
"This course woke me up and made me aware of my abilities to do the scary and hard stuff."
"I've been working on maintaining healthy eating habits and exercising regularly. The group helped to motivate me in this area."

2young2retire classes are offered in our Boston and Newton offices. Check our monthly calendar for date, time and place of the next scheduled group.

For more information or to register for the next group, contact Martha Plotkin in Boston at 617-399-3110 or at at mplotkin@jvs-boston.org.

Success Teams

• Do you feel isolated in your job search?
• Are you struggling to find your dream job?
• Do you know where you want to be but not how to get there?
• Are you having a hard time defining your goals?

If any of these questions resonate with you, join the Career Moves SUCCESS TEAM in which members offer one another support, ideas and useful information/ SUCCESS TEAMS have a proven track record of helping participants define and achieve their career goals.

What our particpants say...

"I found Success Team helpful and inspiring and would recommend it to anyone."
"Thank you very much. This was, by far the best job counseling experience I've ever had."
"People provided insight and support that was independent and objective."
"It was wonderful to have a regular home base to go to when I was in-between jobs."

SUCCESS TEAMS begin approximately every 12 weeks. (either in Boston or Newton) Check our monthly calendar for date, time and place of the next scheduled SUCCESS TEAM.

Career Exploration Group for Lawyers

This popular group is for lawyers in transition. Whether you are looking for a new job in the Law or contemplating switching to a new career, this networking group can work for you. To learn when the next group will begin, contact Judy Bottkol at jbottkol@jvs-boston.org or 617-399-3162.

Getting from here to there: A Career Decision Making Group

• Are you concerned about work and career issues?
• Are you still looking for the right career fit?
• Do you want to explore where you're headed in your career?
• Are you considering a career change but don't know where to begin?
• Do you want to discover how work can be more satisfying?
  

If you have asked yourself any of these questions, our CAREER DECISION MAKING GROUP is right for you. This 6-week group (limited to 8) will provide you with the structure and support you need to make more informed and affirming career decisions.

Topics we explore include skills identification, values clarification, decision-making, risk-taking and goal setting. In addition, participants take 4 self-assessment inventories (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Self-Directed Search, SkillScan and Career Anchors to further understand themselves in relation to where they fit into the world of work.

By combining the small-group process, facilitated exercises and assessments, participants clarify career interests, explore options, address obstacles and formulate an ACTION PLAN.

Here's what participants have said about the CDM:

"I entered this group with a high degree of skepticism. I was rapidly won over by the skill of the facilitator, the usefulness of the excercises and the support of other members. ...this has been a positive experience."

"This group has given me a real boost in my self-confidence as I plan out my next steps and look for transitional work."

"The group facilitator...was excellent in drawing people out."

"I feel more prepared to make decisions; in fact, that I will be [more] 'planful' about my next career decision..."

CAREER DECISION MAKING GROUPS begin approximately every 12 weeks (either in Boston or Newton). Check our monthly calendar for date, time and place of the next scheduled group.

For more information and/or to register for the next group, contact Amy Mazur in Newton at 617-965-7940 or Martha Plotkin in Boston at 617-399-3110.

Career Moves Job Search And Career Transition Program For Long-Term Unemployed

Athought the local economy is improving somewhat, many professionals are still jobless and have experienced many months of unemployment. Indeed, Massachusetts continues to have a mostly "jobless recovery" from the recession of the past several years. We have lost about 5% of jobs in Massachusetts versus an average loss of 2% nationally.

With support from Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Career Moves has a special set of programs to offer assistance to eligible unemployed and underemployed professionals who are experiencing financial hardship. The program is non-sectarian and includes a package of individual and small group services available in our Boston, Newton and Stoughton sites.

Criteria for participation:
We have limited slots in this program. Eligible participants should be out of work (or underemployed) for at least 6 months and have the ability to devote adequate time and energy to the job search or career transition process. We will also assess applicants' financial need.

Contact: Judy Bottkol
Employment Specialist
Jewish Vocational Service
(617) 399-3162
jbottkol@jvs-boston.org