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Provides assistance with resume for individuals seeking employment.
Services
Resume Preparation Assistance
Job readiness and life skills classes. Help is also provided with resume and cover letter writing. Referrals made to outside agencies who also help with job readiness and employment support.
Services
Job Readiness
Career assistance with resume building, career guidance, and interviewing skills.
Centro de Information provides various information and assistance to Immigrants and Hispanic individuals, including:
- Information and referral.
- Educational Seminars addressing employment, housing, immigration and naturalization, financial literacy, health issues, and more.
- Job-seeking training and tips.
- Medicaid information and counseling.
- General Benefits assistance.
Services
Information and Referral
Prejob Guidance
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Financial Literacy Training
Life Skills Education
General Benefits and Services Assistance
- Assists with job search and job readiness.
- Job postings.
- Work-based learning/internship.
Services
Prejob Guidance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Strives to assist adults 17 years of age or older in acquiring knowledge and skills necessary to earn a GED, to improve English language skills, and to transition to higher educational or vocational training. Services offered:
- Adult Basic Educational Services.
- Citizenship Services.
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Services.
- GED Services.
- Project VITAL (Adult Literacy Services).
- Workforce Services.
Services
Citizenship Education
Adult Basic Education
High School Equivalency/GED Test Sites
English as a Second Language
Prejob Guidance
Tutoring Services
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Provides individuals with soft-skills training, adult literacy courses, career readiness and advocacy assistance to provide underprepared job seekers with a path to employment. Services include:
- Education and skills assessment.
- Writing and math instruction.
- Computer literacy.
- Literacy tutoring.
- Money Management.
- GED preparation
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- Career preparation and training.
Services
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Prejob Guidance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Hosts job fairs and free workshops on career exploration, resumes, interviewing skills, and job readiness.
Services
Leadership Development
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Prejob Guidance
Services include:
- Employment opportunity analysis.
- Personal employment planning.
- Personal consulting and training to enhance job-seeking and retention skills.
- Support for developing job preferences.
- Disability awareness training.
- Self-advocacy training.
- Job development and placement.
- Work orientation support.
- On-site coaching services.
- Follow-up consulting and assistance.
- Job groups.
- Work assessments.
Services
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Supported Employment
Prejob Guidance
Provides a job program that is designed to show clients skills needed to get and hold a job. Some local businesses come in and give clients an idea of the local job market.
Monthly workshops, assistance from career coach.
The room is free of charge for all residents. The staff in the community resource room provide assistance with critical job search documents such as resumes and cover letters. Staff also provide assistance in preparation for job interviews. The room has 10 internet connected computers, a scanner, fax machine, and copier for community members to use while searching for work. The room also has a variety of job events each month with local employers who are looking to hire. The monthly calendar is always updated on the website for more specifics on what employers will be holding events in a particular month.
Services
Prejob Guidance
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.
Services
Job Interview Training
Job Search/Placement
Resume Preparation Assistance
Centro de Información's employment program focuses on assisting Hispanics and low-income adults with limited English skills to obtain employment. They offer job-seeking training and seminars in Spanish on topics like how to dress for an interview, how to find and respond to openings, the importance of being on time, and more.
Services
Career Counseling
Job Interview Training
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.
Services
Job Interview Training
Job Search/Placement
Resume Preparation Assistance
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.
Services
Job Interview Training
Job Search/Placement
Resume Preparation Assistance
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.
Services
Job Interview Training
Job Search/Placement
Resume Preparation Assistance
Provides support and guidance to individuals who have been unemployed for more than six months and are actively looking for a job.
The sector centers promote the workforce system's business services by delivering recruitment and retention services. They facilitate employer engagement to support business growth and economic development in four priority, high-demand sectors in the region.
Services
Staff Recruitment Assistance
Dual Enrollment Programs
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Job Interview Training
Job Search Resource Centers
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.
Services
Job Interview Training
Job Search/Placement
Resume Preparation Assistance
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.
Services
Job Interview Training
Job Search/Placement
Resume Preparation Assistance
Elk Grove Township Employment Support Center has employment specialists that can help with writing resumes/cover letters, provide job opportunities, assist with interviewing skills, and network to highlight a few services offered. There are also periodic career seminars and workshops.
Services
Career Counseling
Job Interview Training
Job Search/Placement
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.
Services
Job Interview Training
Job Search/Placement
Resume Preparation Assistance
Project Prepare supports juniors and seniors at three Chicago high schools in exploring their career interests, both for the present and the future. Through one-on-one guidance from Career Specialists, students engage in career exploration activities and receive coaching on developing job readiness skills, positioning them for success in college and career.
Chicago Public Library - Hall Branch assists individuals with finding job openings or placement with an employer. Employment and career development events focus on job readiness, job skills, and resume help.
Services
Job Interview Training
Job Search/Placement
Resume Preparation Assistance