New Lenox is taking aim in the battle against unemployment and underemployment with Boot Camp for Job Seekers. Recruiting Expert Chris Hogan shares the ins and outs of LinkedIn and Employee Referral programs too.
New Lenox is taking aim in the battle against unemployment and underemployment with Boot Camp for Job Seekers.
New Lenox is taking aim in the battle against unemployment and underemployment with Boot Camp for Job Seekers. Recruiting Expert Chris Hogan shares the ins and outs of LinkedIn and Employee Referral programs too.
New Lenox's "Allied Forces" in the battle against unemployment—The Village of New Lenox, New Lenox Library and the New Lenox Chamber of Commerce—is sponsoring the second in a series of Boot Camp for Job Seekers events. Boot Camp for Job Seekers is slated from 6-7:30 p.m. April 2 at New Lenox Library, 120 Veterans Parkway. The guest speaker, Chris Hogan, of New Lenox, plans to unveil the secret weapon in achieving meaningful employment. Hogan, who is the vice president of sales for a recruiting firm, AvatureCRM, will be sharing the ins and outs of how companies actually find their employees. There are more than three million jobs in the United States right now, and many of them are in the Chicago region, he said. As a talent acquisition …
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Some Chicagoland 'Millennials' predict that despite the challenging job market, success can be found through innovation, creative thinking and entrepreneurship.
Young adults across Chicagoland say they continue to fight a tough job market, the high cost of living, and pressures such as moving back home with their parents and paying back steep tuition loans. However, some optimistically predict that coming of age during an economic meltdown could lead to unique generational strengths. "We were told to work hard, keep our noses clean, graduate and you'll get a job, and when that promise is broken, it becomes a more distressing event," said Glencoe native Matthew Segal, who founded the 30-and-under advocacy group OUR TIME. "Clearly, the recession had a disproportionate effect on young workers." An 'Opportune Environment' for Entrepreneurship Yet, even as they've become disillusioned with traditional…
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