Staying Motivated in a Tough Job Market

Thursdays, August 5 – 26, 2010 • 9:30am – 11:30am
JVS Career Planning Center
300 Revere Drive, Northbrook

A 4-Week Group
• Understanding personal barriers to motivation
• Finding support and encouragement
• Managing stress and staying focused
• Creating an action plan for your job hunt and sticking to it!

Registration required, please call
Rosalie Greenberger, LCSW, JCFS at 224-625-2819
or

Career Transition Fair, August 5, 2010

Skokie Public Library
5215 Oakton, Skokie
Admission is free
To RSVP call the Skokie Chamber of Commerce at 847.673.0240
Program Presentations: 9:00am – 10:30am
Open Networking & Fair: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Interface with professionals who can offer advice and resources to assist in your job search. Resume critiques and filmed interviewing assessments available.

ASK A CAREER EXPERT, August 3 - August 19, 2010

A 15 or 30 Minute Interactive Session with a JVS Career Counselor

August 3: Deerfield Public Library
920 Waukegan Road, Deerfield
Free - 9:30am – Noon
For an appointment call 847.945.3311

August 4: Wilmette Public Library
1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette
Free - 2:00pm - 4:30pm
For an appointment call 847.256.6912

August 5: Skokie Public Library
5215 Oakton, Skokie
Free - 9:00am – noon

Des Plaines Casino - Hiring anticipated to begin Spring/Summer 2011

Midwest Gaming is excited that its new casino to be built in Des Plaines, IL is projected to create approximately 1,000 new jobs. It seeks to attract a diverse, qualified, highly motivated and Illinois resident employee base.

Although Midwest Gaming might interview candidates in 2010 for senior management positions, all other hiring likely will not occur until Spring/Summer 2011.

Marketing Yourself in the Real World, August 23, 2010

Jewish Federation
30 S. Wells, Room 6110, Chicago
5:30pm - 7:30pm
RSVP required by Friday, August 20.
Contact: Jennifer Krapfl 312.673.3434 or jvsccp@jvschicago.org

CAREER CHANGE IS POSSIBLE, August 17, 2010

Learn what it takes to make a successful career transition in this though market.

Meet our panel of five experts who combined have successfully changed careers, and industries over 20 times!
• Joel Africk, President and Chief Executive Officer of Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, formerly of Jenner and Block
• Cheryl Rich Heisle, Founder and President of LAWTERNATIVES, formerly with Katten Muchin, Zavis and Kraft, Inc.

Chicago Career Fair, August 20, 2010

Friday, August 20, 2010 • 11:00AM - 2:00PM
The Allerton Hotel
701 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312.440.1500

Starting a Small Business in Illinois, August 25, 2010

Jewish Vocational Service
216 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
9:30am – 11:30am
To register call 312.673.3462 or e-mail sbdcdumancenter@jvschicago.org

Chicago Northwest Career Fair, August 31, 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 • 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows
3405 Algonquin Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
847.259.5000

Give Your Job Search a Jolt, August 25, 2010

Harold Washington Public Library
400 S. State St., Chicago
2:00pm - Free
RSVP to sbennett@chipublib.org
This workshop offers resume construction techniques, cutting-edge strategies and networking tips.