Friday, February 22, 2013
The nearby non-profit pairs job seekers with volunteer counselors to develop a professional plan of action.
The worst of the Great Recession is over, but jobs aren't hanging from trees just yet. At least one nearby non-profit is helping clients build careers. After a single, $145 fee, clients of Lake Forest's Career Resource Center get matched with a dedicated professional adviser and learn about professional networking, online and computer tools, resume writer, job interviews, along with access to workstations with computers, phones and copy machines, the Glenview Announcements reports. “Right from the get go, I knew I was dealing with people who were concerned and who seemed very capable of helping,” Glenview's Mark Jerva told the Glenview Announcements after joining the organization. “They offer so many different programs and training …
Friday, August 19, 2011
Many job-friendly employers at Dold-organized event Thursday.
Back in December, North Shore resident Kirsten Caspersen was one of 1,500 people laid off from Hewitt Associates in Lincolnshire when Aon acquired the company. Thursday, Caspersen was among 600 job seekers to meet with 55 prospective employers during a job fair sponsored by Rep. Robert Dold, R-Kenilworth, at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Related: Under Employed, Under the Radar on the North Shore Making a Case to be Hired Aon was one of the employers there, but Caspersen was talking to Allstate Insurance and at least seven other firms. As she spoke to Shannon Morris of Allstate, Caspersen discovered Morris knew some of her former colleagues from Hewitt. Caspersen valued pensions for 23 years at Hewitt, and now wants to …
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Tips from the Career Resource Center
Sometimes undermployment is the only kind of work you can find, meaning work that doesn't use your full skill set or a job in your field that is only part-time or short-term. Jan Leahy of the Career Resource Center offers these tips for deciding whether to take a job that's not really what you're looking for: Related: Underemployed Under the Radar on the North Shore Job seekers must first make a realistic assessment of their finances: How many weeks or months can you go without bringing any new income in? If you can afford to make a work search your full-time job, do that; if you needed a job yesterday, here are some things to consider when choosing what to take. 1. Your first choice should be short-term or part-time work directly in your …
Only partially tracked in government statistics, underemployment common in highly educated populations like Glenview's
Less than a year ago, Tim Hendricks was a vice president and stock trader 21 years into a career at Merrill Lynch in downtown Chicago. These days Hendricks is selling refrigerators and air conditioners at Abt Electronics in Glenview – and happy to have the job. He’s one of the countless underemployed workers created by the current recession – countless as in no one is keeping track of them. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks one segment of the underemployed: those who are working part time but would rather be working full-time. Related: When to take that not-so-perfect job. Here, tips from a local expert. Involuntary part-timers In addition to the 9.3 percent unemployed the U.S. reported in the second quarter, another 5.6 percent …
Joanna Schneider
10:14 pm on Thursday, August 4, 2011
Thanks for letting us know about the correction, Pam. I've made a change in the article. Again, thanks for sharing your story with Patch! more ›