They are afraid to step out of their yeshivas into an alienated world, and they have no occupational experience. For all these reasons, they will need guidance as they take their first steps in the labor market. Vocational guidance is one of the most important services that forward-looking yeshiva students should be able to access in choosing a specific vocational path. It is true that such services are currently available to all, but since yeshiva students belong to a singular cultural group, services meant especially for them, staffed by people who are familiar with the customs and needs of Haredi society, should be considered. In numerous conversations with yeshiva students in the New York area, I found that many hold part-time jobs during their studies to help support themselves and, in the main, to help their parents to support them as they attend their yeshivas.
Some students also take on random jobs in open hours during the day.
It may be worth stipulating that part-time work during study take the form of paid social service or work in return for a stipend, along the lines of the 'Perakh' tutoring project that is offered in universities and colleges. Separate Workplaces for Haredim A general lesson that links several of the issues discussed in this survey has to do with the strong Haredi preference for separate milieus. The same may be said about the process of moving from yeshiva to work. Anyone who wishes to ease yeshiva students' transition to the Labor market should offer a matrix of training, schooling, placement, and work that has a large extent of Haredi exclusivity. The IDF, too, should examine the practicality of this principle in order to encourage yeshiva students to consider military service under conditions that correspond to their Haredi culture.