Emma May, at The Blogs

Sep 27, 2021, 5:50 PM

How Emma Raducanu can inspire our Jewish jobseekers

Emma Raducanu walking on the red carpet at the 2021 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala celebrating the opening of the exhibition titled In America: A Lexicon of Fashion held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY on September 13, 2021. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA) via Jewish News

When Emma Raducanu lifted the US Open trophy above her head it was a triumph in so many ways. First, there was the sporting aspect. She became the only qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam and the first British woman to lift a...

Sep 2, 2021, 4:53 PM

The post-Brexit issues hurting our community’s small businesses

Running a small business can be challenging at the best of times, especially when it relies on imports, exports and supply chains. And, right now, we are in anything but the best of times. You’ve almost certainly read the stories about empty supermarket shelves and...

Aug 5, 2021, 6:08 PM

Will flexible workspaces make a return for the community?

WE Hub Shared workspace (Via Jewish News)

It can be difficult to think back to life before the COVID-19 pandemic, but one of the biggest stories in the business world – both Jewish and secular – was the rise of the flexible workplace. This hugely growing sector fitted business needs as companies,...

Jul 1, 2021, 4:20 PM

Employment is growing and here’s how to take advantage

Making job applications (Photo by Gabrielle Henderson on Unsplash via Jewish News)

There haven’t been many times during the past 18 months when we have seen good news for our community in regards to employment and business. But as we enter the summer, even if the weather has been mixed, the indicators we are seeing in the...

May 26, 2021, 3:11 PM

Jewish students face an uphill employment struggle – but the doors will open

A pre-pandemic career networking evening at Work Avenue in Finchley (Via Jewish News)

It’s not easy being a Jewish student on campus right now. Not only have our young people lost so much of their university experience to this pandemic, but they are returning to a rise in antisemitic incidents coupled with the stress of exam season: a...

About Me

Emma May is the Interim CEO of Work Avenue. She has a background in HR management, psychometric assessment, outplacement and careers guidance and has held roles in the public, private and not for profit sectors.