Individual Career Coaching
Our committed team of career coaches provides you with the personalized attention you need to achieve career success. Starting with your Job Search Project Plan, Resume and Interview Skills. Meetings are bimonthly to keep their client on a schedule to success.
Classroom/Zoom Workshops
Job Search Workshops offer insider tips that help you navigate the job market and land your next career. Our workshops help you identify your professional strengths and approach your job search with confidence.
- Navigating Your Job Search (Core Workshop)
- CliftonStrengths (Core Workshop)
- Creating Your Job Search Project Plan (Core Workshop)
- Network to Success
- Creating a Compelling Resume
- Anatomy of a Winning Resume
- Interview 1: Elevator Speech
- Interview 2: Interview Skills
- Interview 3: Tough Questions
- LinkedIn: Developing, Maximizing, and Using LinkedIn Proactively
- Building a LinkedIn Profile, The RIGHT Way
- LinkedIn - Charting Your Career
- 25 Reasons You Will Be Rejected for a Position and Never Be Told Why
- Practical Approach to Handling Ageism in the Search
- Plan B – Exploring Options When Your Job Search Stalls
- Time Management for Those in Transition
- Positioning Yourself for Success: The First 90 Days
- Online Tools for Today's Job Seeker – taught by Business Librarians from Barrington & Palatine Libraries
Job Search Work Teams
Based on a method scientifically proven to speed the search, Job Search Work Teams are ongoing groups of 6 to 12 people who meet weekly to work on their job searches together. Often imitated, these are the original job-hunting accountability groups.
By invitation only.
Team Up! Find a Better Job Faster with a Job Search Work Team explains exactly how to create, use and lead them. That book also provides the studies and other evidence that team members find job faster than non-members.
- a group of people committed to helping each other in job search by keeping each other focused on key tasks and accountable for getting them done.
- an advisory panel that knows you and your search and can provide good answers to the questions that come up in job hunting.
- an opportunity for job hunters to share information and information sources, so everyone gets smarter about the job market.
- a core network for its members.
- a project management team.
- a way to make the sometimes difficult job of job hunting easier and more pleasant.
Doug Reed's Job Search Work Team
Meets every Thursday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm (CST) via Zoom.
Assistant to the Village Manager / Deputy Village Clerk
The Village of Lake Zurich is seeking a self-motivated and dedicated individual to join our team as the Assistant to the Village Manager. The Assistant to the Village Manager plays a vital role in supporting the Village Manager in the execution of day-to-day operations and long-term strategic initiatives.
This position requires a proactive and detail-oriented professional capable of handling a diverse range of tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administrative Support: Assist the Village Manager with administrative tasks, including managing schedules, coordinating meetings, and handling correspondence.
- Policy and Project Research: Conduct research on various policies, projects, and initiatives as assigned by the Village Manager. Provide comprehensive reports and recommendations based on the research findings.
- Interdepartmental Coordination: Collaborate with different Village departments to ensure smooth communication, efficient workflow, and timely completion of projects.
- Meeting Support: Prepare meeting agendas, attend meetings, take minutes, and assist in follow-up actions to ensure decisions are properly documented and implemented.
- Community Engagement: Represent the Village in community outreach initiatives, and serve as FOIA and OMA officer.
- Budget Assistance: Assist in the preparation and monitoring of the Village's budget, including gathering data, tracking expenses, and contributing to budgetary recommendations.
- Special Projects: Undertake special projects as directed by the Village Manager, which may involve research, analysis, and coordination with various stakeholders.
Interested applicants should email a cover letter, resume, and three professional references to doug.gibson@lakezurich.org. Inquiries can be directed to Douglas Gibson, Human Resources Director at (847) 540-1692.
Application Instructions
https://www.dairy.com/careers/
Please make the subject line to me: Dairy.com and the Job Title. Send me your resume at marketing.campaigns4u@gmail.com so I can forward on to Human Resources. That is their preferred way for employee referrals. Give me a call to talk first. Thanks and good luck!
Best, Sherry Hedenberg Cell: 847-736-2556
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