Jobs
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4-legged healers soothe hospital's stressed-out docs, nurses
Patients who delay getting treatment and insurers who balk at paying for it are among job stresses that Chicago nurse Ben Gerling faces on a semi-regular basis. So there was no tail-dragging when his employer offered a few four-legged workplace remedies.Gerling and dozens of other nurses, doctors,...
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Fox Valley Park District looking to fill more than 100 jobs
Seeking to fill over 100 part-time and seasonal positions, the Fox Valley Park District will host a community job fair Saturday. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Prisco Community Center at 150 W. Illinois Ave in Aurora. Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the fair for information...
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Asking your boss about bringing your kids to work
How many offices let you bring your kids to work? That's the question many are asking after White Sox player Adam LaRoche retired from baseball last week because of a disagreement with management over how much time his son could spend in the clubhouse. "This struck a chord that's bigger than baseball,"...
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Amid cuts in state grants, Leyden Family Services asks for help
A Franklin Park social service agency is reaching out to the community for help as it struggles to maintain service levels amid grant cuts and missing payments from the state. The Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center is reeling from a combined total of nearly $470,000 in recent grant...
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Up for review: Take an active role in your next performance evaluation
For the first 12 years of his career, Richard Nolan says his annual performance review was an excuse to have an extra-long lunch with his boss. "I'd pick out a decent steak house or a seafood place and we would order the best food on the menu, have a couple of beers and then call it a day," says...
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No college degree? That's a growing hurdle to getting hired
Employers are raising their educational requirements for new hires, a trend that troubles workforce development experts who say it puts jobs out of reach of those who need them most. Nearly a third of employers say they have increased their educational requirements over the past five years, according...
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District 220: Layoff notices given to 44 Barrington teachers
Forty-four Barrington District 220 teachers were given layoff notices this week, in what school officials are calling a necessary step as they prepare for $2.6 million in budget cuts. Planned staff reductions also include about 70 support staff roles, according to the distirct. That number includes...
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Workplace communication requires strategy
Consider this hypothetical work conversation: "Hey, boss. Check out this cute picture of a panda. Oh, also, would it be possible to …" "I HATE PANDAS! GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!!" That didn't go well, in large part because the worker forgot that the boss once fell into an exhibit at the city zoo and...
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Presence Health to lay off 250 employees
Presence Health plans to lay off 250 employees over the next three months, as the Chicago-based Catholic hospital network slashes costs after reporting a higher-than-expected loss last year. In addition, the health system does not plan to fill about 450 jobs that are expected to become vacant this...
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Illinois' unemployment rate is among the worst in the nation
Illinois has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. In January, Illinois' unemployment rate was 6.3 percent, far higher than the nation's 4.9 percent for the same month, according to the latest information released Monday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Only three other states...
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Illinois' unemployment rate is among the worst in the nation
Illinois has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. In January, Illinois' unemployment rate was 6.3 percent, far higher than the nation's 4.9 percent for the same month, according to the latest information released Monday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Only three other states...
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Center of attention: Brave career decisions put former sales rep on path to new role
Meg Buchanan has spent plenty of time at the Irish-American Heritage Center in Chicago's Mayfair neighborhood. "I used to come here with friends when I was in college, I've done volunteer work, and I've been taking my family here for years," she says. Expect Buchanan's time at the center to only...
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The golden age: Health care opportunities in senior care continue to increase
As the population ages, the need to care for seniors will only grow stronger. "It's a need that will continue to grow," says Jonathan Baker, a job analyst for the U.S. Department of Labor. Baker says that jobs in numerous categories focusing on senior care are expected to rise faster than the need...