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Unique CV’s: Here is one by Yocheved Golani
Posted by: | CommentsLast week I posted an article about making your CV stand out and challenged readers to send in their creative CV’s and I would post them. The first person who took me up on this offer is Yocheved Golani. Below is a copy of her stand-out CV.
Record Number of Business Initiative Requests in Israel as reported by Arutz 7
Posted by: | CommentsRecord Number of Business Initiative Requests
(IsraelNN.com) Despite the financial turbulence, a record number of requests have been submitted to the government’s Investment Center for the funding of new business initiatives.
The average annual number of such requests has generally been 30, yet this year it was 109. The unusually high number of requests can potentially lead to 800 new jobs.
Sample high-profile initiatives funded by the Investment Center include: Antenna monitoring within buildings; a hearing aid installed in the mouth cavity; cardiac mitral valve treatment; a multi-channel passive optic net; a mobility mechanism for those whose legs are paralyzed; and an enzymatic process to produce bio-diesel fuel.
The deadline for the requests to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Investment Center was this past Thursday. The requests deal with new initiatives, as well as the expansion of ongoing ones.
Asher Sheetrit, Deputy Director of the Investment Center and head of its Employment Track, says that the present budget allotted for the new programs, NIS 100 million (roughly $25 million) will not be sufficient. “The requests could lead to 800 new jobs,” he said, “but the budget will have to be expanded.”
Industry and Trade Ministry Director-General Gavriel Maimon notes that the record number of requests is an “encouraging sign” and can provide employment solutions for the periphery and weaker population sectors. He too said, “I hope the new government and the Finance Ministry will identify the potential in this tool and will expand its budget.”
Doing good deeds in the time of economic recession
Posted by: | CommentsShabbos night in Shul, Rabbi Haber mentioned that he asked the Gadol Rav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg Sh'lita what his thoughts were on this crazy economic situation. Rav Scheinberg answered that Hashem is now acting with Midas HaDin (Strict Judgement) and the only way to counter act Midas HaDin is with Chesed.
That got me thinking about the real challenges ahead. When a recession happens on this large of scale and people all around us are losing their jobs, the knee jerk reaction is to tighten up the wallet and only spend money that is necessary to continue day to day living. It seems that the Yetzer Harah has a new friend called "The Economic Situation" that he is going to take full advantage of.
When people come to your door for Charity or if an institution that you normally support now needs your help more then ever, are you giving the same or more? Or are you hearing yourself say "you know times are tough and we are all taking a hit from the situation, sorry, but I wish it could be more."
What about having gusests for Shabbos or other Mitzvhos that "cost money"? Are we holding back?
It's a very tough question, at least it was until we listen to the words of Rav Scheinberg. The only way out of the current situation (Midas HaDin) is with acts of Chesed!
The good news is that there is plenty of acts of Chesed you can do that doesn't cost any money. Visting a sick friend, going to an old age home to bring some cheer, even sending an email to someone you know that is going through a hard time to cheer them up!
The best chesed that you can do is to find someone that lost his/her job another job. Can you imagine the joy it would bring to this family? If you hear of a job opening, don't keep it to yourself, but spread the word! You never know when you will be the one zoche to be the Shadchan and help battle this economic depression in more ways then one.
Be A Purple Cow – Standing out from the crowd
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Why would I want to be a Purple Cow?
Great question, but first we need to know "What is a Purple Cow?". I'll answer the question with a question as all good Jewish Bloggers do. If you had a room full of black & white cows and only one purple cow, which one would stick out? The answer is obviously the Purple one. If you are up against competition what makes you stand-out? Why should someone want to do business with you as opposed to with one of your competitors? It's not always about being the cheapest. It's about service, it's about being different, standing out!
The Purple Cow concept was developed and made into one of my favorite marketing books of all time by Seth Godin. Seth is a master marketer and I strongly urge any business owner or entrepreneur to purchase every one of his books. They are all great!
In the book Purple Cow, Seth almost begs you to be a purple cow and stand out and be different.
What do Starbucks and JetBlue and KrispyKreme and Apple and DutchBoy
and Kensington and Zespri and Hard Candy have that you don't? How do
they continue to confound critics and achieve spectacular growth,
leaving behind former tried-and true brands to gasp their last?
Face it, the checklist of tired 'P's marketers have used for decades to
get their product noticed -Pricing, Promotion, Publicity, to name a
few-aren't working anymore. There's an exceptionally important 'P' that
has to be added to the list. It's Purple Cow.
Cows, after
you've seen one, or two, or ten, are boring. A Purple Cow, though…now
that would be something. Purple Cow describes something phenomenal,
something counterintuitive and exciting and flat out unbelievable.
Every day, consumers come face to face with a lot of boring stuff-a lot
of brown cows-but you can bet they won't forget a Purple Cow. And it's
not a marketing function that you can slap on to your product or
service. Purple Cow is inherent. It's built right in, or it's not
there. Period.
In Purple Cow, Seth Godin urges you to
put a Purple Cow into everything you build, and everything you do, to
create something truly noticeable. It's a manifesto for marketers who
want to help create products that are worth marketing in the first
place.
In this category on this blog we will go into purple cows in Israel as well as tell over stories and give advice on how businesses in Israel stand out. And you should know, being a purple cow is not just if you are a business owner, but also if you are looking for a job! How do you stand-out? If a job position opens up and the company gets 300 CV's, why should they hire you? Is your CV the same as everyone elses? In your job interview do you make yourself memorable?
