| The Presidents Office of Employment Training (POET) strives to provide area businesses with a rich diversity of well-trained workers. POET programs and initiatives give residents of suburban Cook County opportunities to advance professionally and grow this region's economic viability. This publication seeks to inform, entertain and educate intellectually curious workforce development professionals and stakeholders. | | | The Best Places and Companies to Launch a Career (and yea, they're hiring) Enterprise hired 3950 employees through June of 2009. Hiring entry level applicants is up nearly 14% at Raytheon, the manufacturing and engineering firm. The world's premeire intelligence gathering organization, the CIA went to 150 college campuses looking for the best and the brightest. To date, Aflac has hired just under 4000 new employees. Along with that paycheck comes a free ride to grad school. Once again, here to counter the doomsayers, is an article from Businessweek. In it they list the companies that are the richest soil for budding careers. From perks to pensions these american companies still hire and nuture future CEO's and entreprenuers. This is AMERICA and Our better days are just ahead. |
Massive cuts and layoffs continue but as companies restructure, opportunities for job seekers will increase. Do you have what these organizations are looking for? It's no surprise that the Great Recession of 2008-2009 has been brutal. Since December 2007, when the recession started, nearly 6 million workers have been cut from employer payrolls. At press time, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S. unemployment stood at 8.9%-the highest since 1982. For African Americans, the jobless rate has reached a staggering 15%, the worst such measure in more than 20 years. But even as corporations continue to lay off scores of workers, we've learned a couple of seemingly incongruent facts-worker productivity is up and companies are hiring. Veiw The List | Sit Down, Relax, and Read ALL of the World's Newspapers This Morning | | | | Did you know . . .
. . . that through 6/30/09 POET has placed approximately 524 Adult and Dislocated Worker participants into jobs with an average wage of $12.99/hour.
. . . that POET was awarded a Quality of Life Grant in July of 2009 from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for equipment that will assist clients who have spinal cord related injuries.
. . . that through our network of providers and worksite partners POET facilitated the employment of 1260 youth participants in the Summer Youth Employment Program this past summer in jobs across the south and west suburban areas of LWIA 7. | What in the  is going on ? Various Dates Through October 2009 Illinois Department of Employment Security Job Fairs and Special Events Click Here Various Dates Through October 2009 Illinois Department of Employment Security Veterans Job Fairs and Special Events Various Dates Through October 2009 Illinois Department of Employment Security Job Seeker Workshops Click Here Thursday, October 8, 2009 Saturday, October 3, 2009 Thursday, October 8, 2009 South Suburban Small Business Association Current Job Openings Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Click Here September/October 2009 Current Job Openings United States of America | " . . . very interesting" Elevate America The Illinois-Microsoft Elevate America program is a public-private partnership between the State of Illinois and Microsoft. The purpose of the program is to provide a no-cost opportunity for individuals to increase their technology skills. Microsoft is providing 51,000 vouchers to Illinois to be redeemed by individuals to complete Microsoft online courses and Microsoft business certification exams. The distribution of vouchers ends October 31, 2009. For more information about the POET/Elevate America Program in south and west suburban Cook County and how to access training vouchers, contact the POET Elevate America Program Coordinator: Nicole Saulsberry at 312-603-0225 or nsaulsberry@cookcountygov.com | | | The Notable Quotables
" A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. "
Sir Francis Bacon
" It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required. "
Sir Winston Churchill
" The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. "
Elbert Hubbard
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Feature of the Month | | | . . . and finally this Your knowledge, your experience or your program is exactly what's needed to make the difference in someone's life TODAY. Share it with other dedicated professionals right here in The POET Review. Send your articles, ideas, questions or comments to mcolvin@cookcountygov.com * Federal Bureau of Prisons Mock Job Fair Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:00am to 3:00pm The Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago is seeking employer representatives to participate in a mock job fair to help soon to-be-released offenders sharpen thier interview skills. WE ARE NOT asking that employers make job offers of any kind. Thank you for considering this request for assistance. For more information please contact the following persons: Lonnie E. McDade at 312-322-0567 ext. 1488 or lmcdad@bop.gov or Majorie Howard at 773-467-6324
* To request POET Representatives attend or advertise your event, seminar, job fair or program please send the details to mcolvin@cookcountygov.com, kbrannigan@cookcountygov.com or epresberry@cookcountygov.com * An important message to all ARRA Adult and Dislocated Providers:
There will be a Technical Assistance Meeting Tuesday, October 6, 2009 from 9:AM to Noon.
OAK FOREST IETC
Oak Forest Hospital, Human
Resource Bldg., 1st Floor
15900 South Cicero Ave.
Oak Forest, Illinois 60452
Please RSVP and email the Field Operation Manager any questions that you may want answered during this technical assistance session by Friday, October 2, 2009.
Brendolyn Hart-Glover email: bglover@cookcountygov.com
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