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amother

Thu, Jun 18 2020, 7:00 pm

He’s been looking for over a year. We have a business which he runs the financial part of but he really needs something during the day.

He’s really good at numbers knows quickbooks and excel very well. He’s make a great bookkeeper but all these jobs in Lakewood are “female only”.

Any advice?

joss3

Thu, Jun 18 2020, 7:06 pm

PM me please

amother

Aubergine

Thu, Jun 18 2020, 7:51 pm

Would he want to be a mashgiach

amother

Wine

Thu, Jun 18 2020, 9:10 pm

Would he be interested in learning accounting?

amother

Tangerine

Fri, Jun 19 2020, 12:19 am

amother [ Aubergine ] wrote:

Would he want to be a mashgiach

Lol! As if mashgichim have job these days....

amother

Fri, Jun 19 2020, 10:00 am

Thanks for the suggestions. Mashgiach is not for him, an accountant is a possibility but apparently jobs aren’t easy to find.

amother

Mustard

Fri, Jun 19 2020, 10:30 am

Does he have a bachelor's degree of any kind? Can he look for work outside the frum community? If he has a degree of any sort, he can get his foot in the door at a lot of places in some other kind of role and then work to acquire some financial/accounting work experience that he can leverage for a true finance/accounting position.

watergirl

Fri, Jun 19 2020, 10:33 am

amother [ Mustard ] wrote:

The bold is key. Jobs in the frum community can somehow get away with breaking discrimination laws. The non heimish world also needs bookkeepers, etc. and will hire a qualified candidate regardless of gender.

amother

Aubergine

Fri, Jun 19 2020, 11:23 am

amother [ Tangerine ] wrote:

Lol! As if mashgichim have job these days....

I am looking to hire a mashgiach in a restaurant.

amother

Mon, Jul 06 2020, 6:45 pm

Bumping this up.

I can’t watch him anymore. Got another rejection today because of his gender Sad

he’s given up.

joss3

Mon, Jul 06 2020, 7:02 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Bumping this up.

I can’t watch him anymore. Got another rejection today because of his gender Sad

he’s given up.

Just hope you know, if you’re referring to the job opportunity I suggested, it was not gender related. It was lack of experience and skills needed for the position.

Wishing you both lots of luck in his search!

Simple1

Mon, Jul 06 2020, 7:15 pm

Has he tried employment agencies? Like PCS. And there are other private ones.

If he needs to brush up on skills, Chesed of Lakewood offers some free courses.

amother

Peach

Mon, Jul 06 2020, 7:20 pm

On facebook, there's something called Shlomo's jobs.

I wish you mazal and hatzlachah!!

amother

Firebrick

Mon, Jul 06 2020, 7:29 pm

Does he have professional qualifications of any kind? Perhaps this would be a good time to take an online bookkeeping course. Try your local community college, vo-tech or adult high school for very low-cost reputable training. This, plus his own business experience, might make him a better candidate.

And yes, he should look outside the “frum world.” Bookkeeping is not a gendered profession. Also, aim low. Encourage him to apply for entry-level positions. He can work his way up once he has his foot in the door.

Do you think he has difficulty interviewing? Would he practice mock interviews with you? Is he well-groomed and reasonably articulate? Can he describe his bookkeeping skills and clearly state how he has generated positive outcomes for the family business?

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