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Yiddish terms for job applicants:
“shtele” (job)
“kanditat” (candidate)
“dingen” (to hire)
“megazem zayn” (to exaggerate)
“onshtein tsu” (to employ)
“balebos” (boss/employer)
“lign” (lie)
“Parnosseh iz a refueh tsu alleh krenk.”
A good livelihood is a cure for all ills.
“Employers are like kids in a candy store (“tsukerl krom”). They have their
choice [among] hundreds and hundreds of candidates.”
Linda Wolfe, director of career development and placement at Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) Chicago.
Lisa Guerin, J.D. (NOLO - Law for All) writes, “Many job applicants try to increase their chances of getting hired hired by exaggerating--or downright lying about--their experience or credentials. It is a risky strategy for a number of reasons.”
If your employer (“balebos”) ever finds out that you lied, you might get fired for it. This is especially likely if you lied about something relevant to the job, such as falsely claiming to have a college degree or a required license.
And, what you write on your job application is going to have to match what you write on your resume...or it raises a red flag.
Jessica Simko, “What Happens If You Lie On Your Job Application,” (Careerealism), wrote, “It is my guesstimate that 75% of
people who have a criminal record or DUI do not disclose it on the job
application.”
Eliyokim Cohen posted a fascinating piece on www.jewsnews.com
[6/27/14] titled, “Being Jewish Is Apparently Great For Your Resume”:
He wrote, that according to a recent study, “you should probably leave your religious sect off your job application UNLESS you happen to be a member of the Jewish persuasion.
Whereas most people who listed their religion received some kind of discrimination, Jewish applicants were actually given preferential treatment over other religious groups in employer responses. Mazel Tov!”
Cohen writes, “The neurotic dreams and struggles of the Woody Allens and Jerry Seinfelds have finally come to pass, and the meek (read: Jews) shall inherit Earth! Corned beef for all!!!.”
And, according to INC: “Why? Stereotypes. The hard working, smart Jewish employee, of course, is just such a stereotype. It happens to be a positive one.”
A recent study in Social Currents found that people who listed a religious affiliation were less likely to get a response to their resumes than people who listed no religious affiliation--EXCEPT FOR JEWS. This COULD indicate that employers have a preference for Jews over other religious people.
And Eliyokim Cohen concludes his article with advice for office managers
and CEOs: “...if you hire an office full of Jews, we’re all going to take off
for holidays you’ve never heard of. Want to get a major deal in September? Better get it done before Rosh Hashanah. You better not
even THINK of putting that big staff meeting on Shavuot...Pro tip: Keep
the kitchen stocked with gefilte fish and matzoh, too.”
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MARJORIE WOLFE reminds employers what Rabbi Jack Moline said
in his book “Growing Up Jewish - Or, why is this book different from all
other books?”
And if you want to keep your Jewish employees happy, have Muzak/Mood Media play the songs of DuDu Fisher (“My Yiddische Mama”) and Reggae singer, Matisyahu (“Sunshine” and “One Day”).
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MARJORIE WOLFE says, “Di shversteh arbet iz arumtsugain laidik.” (The hardest work is to go idle.)
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