Posted on September 20, 2013
Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the big success of One Summer Chicago program, a program that has resulted in the hiring for thousands of youth for seasonal jobs in Chicago. The Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS), which coordinates the efforts of One Summer Chicago, reports nearly 20,000 youth […]
Posted on September 8, 2013
Metro areas that have added the most jobs were recently highlighted in a new CareerBuilder survey, but Chicago jobs weren’t included, even though Chicago is one of the most populous cities in the nation. CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) teamed up to create an interactive map that applies big data to visualize the […]
Posted on August 27, 2013
One company is expanding and recruiting for pharmacy tech jobs in Chicago. The CVS Caremark Mail Service Pharmacy and Customer Center a new 150,000-squre foot mail service pharmacy in suburban Chicago. The pharmacy will employ about 400 people. It is located in in Mount Prospect, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago. Available jobs include pharmacists […]
Posted on August 18, 2013
With the merger of two agencies, marketing jobs in Chicago could be created. Legacy Marketing Partners, a independent experiential marketing agency, has acquired Kambio Group, a full-service end-to-end digital marketing agency. The company focuses on on integrating live and digital campaigns for clients. Kambio Group was founded in 2011 by Ed Swiderski and Jess Loren […]
Posted on August 6, 2013
AT&T has launched another initiative to hire people for Chicago customer service jobs. AT&T plans to bring about 500 jobs to Chicago. This number adds to AT&T’s current Chicago workforce of more than 3,900 employees. AT&T yesterday announced it invested nearly $625 million in its Illinois wired and wireless networks in the first half of […]
Posted on July 30, 2013
Chicago transportation jobs have been created thanks to city officials announcing more than $1.5 billion in roadway, waterway and transit infrastructure projects. The projects will be completed during the 2013 construction season and support 6,500 jobs as the city begins the second year of its ambitious Building a New Chicago infrastructure program. Building a New […]
Posted on July 16, 2013
Method is installing it’s first U.S. manufacturing facility in Chicago, a move that will create many Chicago manufacturing jobs. Method will open a flagship manufacturing facility in the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s south side. The new space which will bring about 100 manufacturing jobs to Chicago. The facility will be located near the intersection of […]
Posted on July 8, 2013
Accretive Health Partners is working with Chicago to create healthcare jobs in Chicago with quality matches. “Accretive Health has made an unmatched investment in training local talent, particularly unemployed job seekers,” said Marie Trzupek Lynch, president and chief executive officer of Skills for Chicagoland’s Future. “Our deep partnership has created career opportunities for many unemployed […]
Posted on June 25, 2013
According to the newest labor statistics, the Chicago unemployment rate has dropped, in tandem with the Illinois unemployment rate. The rate fell to 9.1 percent in May and Illinois businesses added 11,800 private sector jobs, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment […]
Posted on June 5, 2013
The city of Chicago has announced a partnership with PeopleScout that will result in the hiring of many veterans for Chicago jobs and other jobs nationwide. Chicago-based PeopleScout, a division of SeatonCorp, has been selected by Walmart as a recruitment partner to help hire 100,000 veterans over the next five years. The provider of recruitment […]