Since 1992, she had lived in London, Israel and her Michigan hometown. She had worked during that period but knew it was time to settle into a serious career. By February, she was hired as a development coordinator for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. S.F. The workshops are open to both Jews and non-Jews.
Some figures bode well for job seekers.
The national unemployment rate has been hovering below 6 percent for 21 months now, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The Bay Area attracts a disproportionate number of twentysomethings who decide to move here first and then start looking for work, Wolf said. Novick was one of them. At the University of Michigan's career counseling center, Novick said, the focus was primarily on finding work in large companies. There was no information or guidance on how to find a job in the arts or social service agencies.