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| Did you know? Springfield became the Illinois state capital in 1837 with the help of a young lawyer and politician named Abraham Lincoln. He lived in the city until he left to become the 16th President of the United States, in 1861. |  | Springfield companies With over 44 years of experience in the Moveable Wall industry, KWIK-WALL, headquartered in Springfield, has the knowledge and expertise to provide th... Go to Site
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Career Path and College Major Choices by Ken Moore 9/7/2008
“What do I want to be when I grow up?”
If we had a penny for every time that question is asked, none of us would need to wonder about what our future occupation or pr...
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Building the Workforce of the Future by Lou Adler 9/7/2008
Key trends you need to consider today to hire top talent for tomorrow
The Business Week cover story, "The Future of Work," for their August 20 edition is must read
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Stories We Tell Ourselves by Ariadne Moisiades 9/7/2008
“One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels.
The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.”
- Woodrow T. Wilson (1856-1924)
True Story
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 Jobs in SpringfieldThe following articles focus on employment and jobs in Springfield as well as issues relating to careers and jobs in Illinois. | |
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"Cargo's Crossroads" Press-Enterprise, CA - 28 minutes ago The latest state report shows a slight decline in cargo-related hiring in the past 12 months, mostly because the weak dollar buys fewer imports and because...
"US unemployment shoots up" nwitimes.com, IN - Sep 6, 2008 They are not hiring, and they are paring workers where they can. That is making things pretty tough out there," Naroff added. Job losses nationally took...
"Midlife Crisis, Best Practices Revealed in First-Ever "Best..." PR Web (press release), WA - Sep 6, 2008 Four areas warranting strong attention when hiring new top talent were noted as: formal mentoring programs, midcareer awards, supporting work-life balance,...
"Being mayor doesn't prepare you to be VP" Bloomington Pantagraph, USA - Sep 6, 2008 mrw and any others - Sarah Palin secured $27 million in earmarks by hiring a lobbiest, Steven W. Silver, while mayor of Wasilla for "pet projects"....
"Non-profit hiring people to help Obama" Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - Sep 6, 2008 By Jerry Lynott jlynott@timesleader.com WILKES-BARRE – The contact person on the fliers is fictitious, but the jobs that Progressive Future is advertising...
"National unemployment figures break sharply from Southeast Texas..." Beaumont Enterprise, tx - Sep 5, 2008 We are still thriving and we still have projects going on and we are constantly hiring people and are in need of project-specific people....
"More Americans Search for Quality Part-Time Work" NTV, NE - Sep 5, 2008 Talk to the hiring manager and propose part-time work, he says, adding, "If I were hiring, and an ace candidate came in and wanted to work 20 hours,...
"What would an Obama win mean for states?" eGov monitor, UK - Sep 5, 2008 Affirmative action: Obama supports affirmative action, a policy that promotes opportunities for racial minorities and women in hiring and education,...
"More than 150 take City Hall buyouts" Chicago Tribune, United States - Sep 5, 2008 Arroyo's uncle is facing trial on charges that he participated in a scheme to rig city hiring for Daley loyalists. "My hiring of [Arroyo] had nothing to do...
"High-tech security" Twin Cities Finance and Commerce, MN - Sep 5, 2008 American Security offers security services in nine states including Illinois, Arizona, Nebraska, Tennessee West Virginia and Minnesota....
"Iowa/Illinois/Wisconsin briefs" Dubuque Telegraph Herald, IA - Sep 4, 2008 That came months after federal agents raided county offices in a hiring practices investigation. In a report filed in federal court last year, Nowicki said...
"'Community organizer' slams attract support for Obama" USA Today - Sep 4, 2008 Obama moved to Chicago after college and did church-based organizing to help people who lost their jobs when steel mills closed. "I guess a small-town mayor...
"'School that works' finds success with job strategy" Austin American-Statesman, TX - Sep 4, 2008 Hiring the students saves Seton money on recruiting and training employees and allows other Seton employees to spend more time with patients, Rodriguez said...
"Cook County could pay $3.2 million to settle patronage claims" Chicago Tribune, United States - Sep 3, 2008 ... a landmark legal action that bars political consideration in hiring, promotions and discipline for most government jobs in Chicago and Cook County....
"Companies to add IT jobs in Q4 despite the slow economy" BetaNews - Sep 3, 2008 Why will some of the CIOs be hiring in the fourth quarter, though? More CIOs (25%) cited needs for customer and/or end-user support as opposed to "business...
"Patronage hiring remains problem in Chicago" Chicago Tribune, United States - Aug 7, 2008 ... efforts to implement hiring practices free of politics, said Chicago officials have still not come into compliance in areas ranging from defining job...
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