Posted on November 16, 2010
A new report shows that many companies are currently hiring for seasonal jobs in Chicago. More than 80 percent of organizations in customer service, consumer industries are hiring the same amount or more workers this holiday season than last year, according to Aon Hewitt, the human capital consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corporation. Aon […]
Posted on August 5, 2009
Two prominent entities are teaming up to offer more Chicago summer jobs. The City Colleges of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Family & Support Services are working together to provide hundreds of youths with summer jobs this year. The jobs are being funded by $15 million the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gave to […]
Posted on April 30, 2009
A city program will help create thousands of Chicago summer jobs. The Youth Ready Chicago program will provide summer employment for about 19,000 youths between the ages of 14 and 24. The deadline to apply for the jobs is May 29. “This year, because of the nation’s economic crisis, for some, these summer jobs are […]
Posted on June 9, 2008
Finding summer jobs in Chicago may be more difficult for high school and college students to find this year. With the city’s unemployment rate currently above the national average, many adults desperate for work are competing for these positions. Since employers prefer workers with experience, students are being pushed out in favor of those with […]