THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR JOB

• Immediately contact your nearest Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) office, formerly called the Unemployment Office, and register. Failure to contact them in a timely manner can result in loss of eligible benefits. You may be able to apply for benefits online.
  
  
• Determine the status of medical benefits from your former company, if applicable. Check on COBRA etc.
  
  
• Contact the Barrington Career Center and make a one hour appointment to see a volunteer career counselor. Call the Center at 847-304-4157. There is a once a year fee of $75.00 for use of the facilities per job search; volunteer opportunities are available for those unable to pay the fee.
  
  
• Attend the informative presentations at the Barrington Career Center on Thursday nights from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM. (This is included in the $75 fee)
  
  
• Attend the informal Networking Meetings held at the Barrington Career Center on Tuesday mornings from 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM and 10 AM - noon. An additional networking meeting is held on Wednesdays from 9 AM - 11 AM. (This is included in the $75 fee)
  
  
• Contact the LDS Employment Resource Center and request a reservation for their two-day workshop. The Job Skills Workshop covers successful interview techniques, networking, and telephone skills. It is offered at no charge. The Resource Center is located at a office in Lisle, IL. Call the telephone number, 630-487-2181, for a reservation. LDS continues to receive rave reviews from jobseekers who have attended this workshop.
  
  
• Post your resume on the Internet, if desired, on at least the following sites:
  
  
  www.monster.com
  www.careerbuilder.com
  www.HotJobs.com
  Employment911.com
  www.job.com
  www.recruitersonline.com
  www.MRInetwork.com
  www.Beyond.com
  
  
  
• Check out this website which is about taking the content of an existing resume and transforming it into electronic form (Electronic Resume Guide: Choosing your best electronic resume format):
  
  
  eresumes.com
  
  
• Search for jobs on the Internet using meta job search engines that allow you to rapidly search many job sites and literally millions of job opportunities at one time:
  
  Employment911.com
  indeed.com
  simplyhired.com
  
  
• Search for job opportunities on these web sites:
  
  www.monster.com
  www.careerbuilder.com
  Employment911.com
  www.job.com
  www.HotResumes.com
  www.recruitersonline.com
  www.MRInetwork.com
                 www.chicagojobs.com           
  www.Beyond.com
      www.topUSAjobs.com
            www.metrochicagojobs.com
            www.careerjet.com/
  
  
  
  
• Search for jobs on LinkUp. LinkUp is the new and unique job search engine that only lists jobs taken directly from company websites. These jobs listing are sometimes referred to as "hidden jobs" because they are typically unadvertised outside of company websites and can be difficult to find if you do not know where to look. When you search for a job on LinkUp, you are actually searching over 22,089 company websites. All of the job listings are from real companies. You will not find work-at-home scams, recruiters, or staffing agencies. You also will not find the same job listed multiple times from different sources.
  
  
  www.LinkUp.com
  
  
• Set up a Job Alert Agent like this one on CareerBuilder.com (Select DAILY emails for best results):
  
  
  Have Jobs Emailed to You!
  
  
• Search for jobs on individual Chicago Company websites which use the Internet to list Job Opportunities online. This site lists the largest companies in the Chicago area and their websites:
  
  
  Chicago's Largest Companies
  
  
• Check out the networking opportunties offered on the following sites:
  
  
  www.refergroup.com
  
  www.GrayHairManagement.com
  
  
• Order business cards for use during your networking activities.   This supplier offers a variety of high quality full color business cards for shipping charges only:
  
  
  www.vistaprint.com
  
  
• Check out this list of other Job Clubs and Job Support Groups located in the Chicagoland area:
  
  (Be sure to call first since some of these groups do not regularly meet.)
  
        More Job Support Groups
  
  
• Create a profile on LinkedIn a business-oriented social networking site used for professional networking.   As of May 2009 it had more than 50 million registered users, spanning 170 industries.    Be sure to join applicable groups.    You may join up to 50 groups.
  
  
  LinkedIn.com
  
  Check out this informative tutorial concerning LinkedIn :
  
  
  LHH LinkedIn Tutorial
  
  
• For a summary of other employment websites click on the following link:
  
  
  Job-O-Magic.com
  
  
  

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