Job Seeker Career Help

Laid Off or Exhausted Unemployment Benefits

JFCS Career Services provides holistic career counseling and coaching to residents of Allegheny County who have been laid off from their jobs and are receiving or have exhausted their Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation benefits. Career counseling services are available for FREE* for those who qualify and participants will undergo a virtual enrollment process that involves the secure transmission of documents to verify program eligibility.

*Major funding provided by Partner4Work.

Searching for a job is more effective if you know what job you are looking for. Are you clear about your career choice and goals?

How We Help

Our expert staff help you identify your interests, strengths and skills, aptitudes and values with individual counseling and a selected set of career/interest assessment tests. We show you how your talents relate to career opportunities.

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Intake Specialist | 412-586-3722 | careerservices@jfcspgh.org

In today’s job market, recruiters and hiring managers often receive hundreds of resumes for each open position. Let us help you package yourself and establish your personal “brand” for increased competitive advantage. To get hired, first you have to get noticed.

How We Help

One-on-one career counseling ensures that your search is personalized, all relevant career marketing tools are tailored to fit your needs, and that you have the support to stay positive and focused. Seasoned career counselors offer expertise in resume and cover letter development, presentation of your most compelling credentials, interview preparation, networking and negotiation.

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Intake Specialist | 412-586-3722 | careerservices@jfcspgh.org

The search for rewarding employment can be a daunting task. Where do you start? How do you find the “hidden” jobs? We can help you define and conduct a strategic and successful job search campaign.

How We Help

Our counselors stay up-to-date in the rapidly changing world of hiring managers and how they operate. We provide assistance researching target companies and identifying open positions. We continuously re-evaluate your progress and help you adjust your plan strategy and marketing materials as needed. We have ongoing relationships with local employers that we can leverage and we are aware of current open positions. We hold several job fairs a year on behalf of area employers where you can present yourself and make that all important first impression in person.

Every individual is unique, but some groups of people face particular barriers in securing employment. We understand the special issues faced by mature workers, highly-skilled legal immigrants, at-risk youth, recent college graduates, individuals living with mental health challenges and autism spectrum disorders, the long-term unemployed, and those laid off from their last job. Our counselors will address your needs and tailor your plan accordingly.

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Intake Specialist | 412-586-3722 | careerservices@jfcspgh.org

JFCS Career Services is expanding services outside of Allegheny County to reach job seekers across the region. Through a new initiative of the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA) and in partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America, JFCS will be one of 19 organizations across the country launching Project EM: Empowering and Employing our Community, a nationwide network to provide jobseekers with assistance, resources, and tools they need to find work.

How We Help

The ups and downs of the pandemic have thrown a curve ball into the job market. Many workers remain on the sideline, find themselves severely underemployed, work multiple jobs, or lack access to benefits. Others, who have up-skilled during the pandemic, need help breaking into new fields.

The goal of Project EM is to ensure that no matter where someone is on their career path or where they are located geographically, they can get the support they require to get a job–or a better job–free of charge. Through Project EM, job seekers can access interactive workshops, technical skills training, financial literacy sessions, resume writing assistance, and personalized career coaching, as well as job listings.

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Intake Specialist | 412-586-3722 | careerservices@jfcspgh.org

WorkAble is a partnership of several local non-profits* who together provide holistic career counseling and coaching to unemployed residents of Allegheny County. WorkAble is conveniently accessible at sites in the North Hills, East Side, South Hills, Carnegie, Carnegie Library in Oakland and Mt. Lebanon Public Library. WorkAble is a FREE service for those who qualify.

*JFCS Career Services, North Hills Community Outreach, South Hills Interfaith Movement, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Borough Building, Mt. Lebanon Library. Major funding provided by the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

How We Help

WorkAble connects you with a professional career consultant, local employers, career fairs, our alumni and a strong volunteer base to help you find meaningful employment. Your career consultant will work with you one-on-one to help you build your resume, conduct a job search, develop strong interview skills, learn to network, get the most out of LinkedIn and more. We are your job search champions with support and encouragement every step of the way.

CONTACT US TODAY
Intake Specialist | 412-586-3722 | careerservices@jfcspgh.org

JFCS Career Services works with our community’s job seekers and employers to create a diverse regional workforce. The immigrant job seekers we serve have a range of skills, backgrounds, education levels, and English-language proficiency. All are fully authorized to work in the United States, committed to accepting a job offer, and able to engage in active job searches. Whether they are newly arrived or have been in the U.S. for a number of years, we are dedicated to assisting foreign-born individuals reach their job search goals.

There are unique challenges and barriers encountered by foreign-born job seekers when trying to move up the career ladder in the American workforce. We provide guidance and strategies on how to identify advancement opportunities, validate past work experience, degree recognition, developing professional networks, addressing skill gaps, and understanding American workplace culture to ensure successful career transitions.

How We Help

Our immigrant workforce programming provides integrated and holistic career services with the goal of helping individuals successfully navigate the American job search process, and assist them with career laddering and long-term career goals. Through collaborations with community partners and employers, we are able to ease barriers to employment and provide connections and resources for job seekers. Since 2015, we have hosted Pittsburgh’s Annual Refugee & Immigrant Job Fair as well as other programs specifically designed to best meet the needs of foreign-born clients.

JFCS Career Services provides individualized career counseling, group workshops on a variety of topics, resume development,  re-credentialing, career fairs and employer events, interview preparation, networking opportunities, and connection to the Allegheny County ISAC (Immigrant Services and Connections) program.

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Intake Specialist | 412-586-3722 | careerservices@jfcspgh.org

Career Services, in partnership with ed2go, offers a variety of self-paced tutorials and instructor-led courses to make it easy for you to expand or update your current skills and knowledge for competitive advantage in today’s challenging job market.

How We Help

Online courses are convenient and affordable. You can start self-paced tutorials anytime and work at your own pace. Instructor-led courses, led by industry experts, run for six weeks and new sessions start every month. You’ll spend two to four hours each week completing engaging lessons in an interactive learning environment. A certificate of completion is issued when you complete your course with a passing score.

Online Learning Center

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Intake Specialist | 412-586-3722 | careerservices@jfcspgh.org

412Futures

Working with local refugee and immigrant high school students to develop career and job readiness skills, and opportunity to explore post-secondary education options and vocational opportunities.

*Major funding provided by Partner4Work and the Birmingham Foundation.

How We Help

Our counselors address language and cultural barriers to help refugee and immigrant young adults succeed in higher education and future employment. The curriculum includes sessions in developing resumes, filling out job applications and applying for financial aid, as well as field trips to colleges, trade schools and local employers.

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Erin Barr, JFCS Youth Services Director | 412-863-2779 | ebarr@jfcspgh.org

Learn and Earn*

JFCS Career Development Center annually places and supervises more than 50 high school students in internships at a variety of local employers from both the private and non-profit sectors.

*Major funding provided by Partner4Work.

How We Help

This program gives young adults their first exposure to the responsibilities of holding a job, and allows them to explore various careers. The students are also paid through the program and receive career guidance from our career counseling staff.

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Intake Specialist | 412-586-3722 | careerservices@jfcspgh.org