Jayne Holland
Career Coach, Instructor – UWM-School of Continuing Education, Career Transitions Center, http://www4.uwm.edu/sce/careertransitioncenter.cfm
Owner – Consultant – Blue Skies Consulting – Personal & Organization Development, http://jayneh.wordpress.com, blueskiesconsultingmke@gmail.com.
Resources for Job Seekers
Job Center of WisconsinBy registering on the website, job seekers can conduct job searches, save searches and get email alerts, build and save up to 3 resumes, make their resumes available for employer matching, find links to other resources and more. At local job centers, job seekers can locate resources for career exploration, job searching, workshops on interviewing, resume writing, online applications, among other things.https://jobcenterofwisconsin.com/
Workforce Development Center(Pewaukee, Mequon, West Bend)Assists job seekers with life-long resources such as career planning, job searching, schooling, economic support and re-training. Career Exploration, Training & Education, Job Search & Placement, Economic Support Job Fairs , Waukesha County WDC-, Orientation Sessions. www.wfdc.org
UWM-School of Continuing Education – Career Transitions CenterThe Career Transitions Center offers Career and Personal Coaching, Assessments, and many programs and classes designed to indentify and develop skills, professional resumes, and interview coaching. http://www4.uwm.edu/sce/careertransitioncenter.cfm
Resume Writing & Assistance
Aberlene Resume & Career ServicesCertified professional resume writer. Job Search Tips booklet is included with suggestions for interviewing, “working” job fairs, tapping into the hidden job market, and other job hunt strategies.http://aberleneresume.com
Resume Slam!Presented by the Milwaukee JobCamp Team. Next event scheduled for September – ck on website in August. www.milwaukeejobcamp.org
Staffing & Job Placement Services
SPR Companies – Milwaukee, Chicago IT staffing and business solutions providers. www.sprinc.com/
Argus Technical Services -Staffing for engineers, designers, drafters, technicians and skilled manufacturing personnel. Argus also has divisions that specialize in information technology, light industrial, clerical, and hospitality. http://www.argus-tech.com/
Staffing Partners -Staffing for Skilled Trades, including: Fabricators, Welders, CNC and Manual Machinists, Mechanical/ Electrical, Assemblers, Maintenance Techs, Service Techs, Quality Control Specialists, Plastics Technicians, Contract Engineers, CAD Programmers , Production Managers.
Staffing Partners Healthcare -Staffing for Health Information Mgt, Nursing, Medical Assistants, Business Office Administration. http://www.spemploys.com/
Manpower, Inc -Staffing for Administrative Support, Business Operations, Contact Center, Finance & Accounting Support, Healthcare Support, Industrial, Legal Support, Operations and Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Skilled Trades. www.manpower.com
Networking Groups – There are many, many more networking groups. A great place to find one specialized to your needs is to go to LinkedIn and search for Groups. Below are a few others.
LinkedIn -A business-oriented social networking site, mainly used for professional networking. Allows registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business. Contact lists are used to find jobs, people & business opportunities recommended by someone in one’s contact network. Employers can list jobs and search for potential candidates. Job Seekers can review profiles of companies, hiring managers and discover which of their existing contacts can introduce them. www.linkedin.com
40+ Groups (btw-not just for 40+) - A self-help support, resource and advocacy group for job seekers from SE WI. This is a non-profit job forum. Several groups meet on varying evenings, weekly. Search LinkedIn Groups for: 40Plus of Southeastern Wisconsin. Dennis R Cherne-President & Executive Director, 414-840-0792, dennis_cherne@hotmail.com, www.40pluswi.org
Meet-up -Search for groups related to your interest. http://socialnetwork.meetup.com/cities/us/wi/milwaukee/
Networking Events – There are many, many more networking groups. A great way to find out about a networking event is through any of the networking groups above. Below are a few others.
Wisconsin Networking & Event Guide -http://networkingeventfinders.com/Wisconsin-Networking-Guide/
Milwaukee JobCamp – www.milwaukeejobcamp.org
Lisa’s List -www.lisaslist.com
JSOnline
FUEL Milwaukee
MKELive
www.mkelive.com
Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals
http://www.tmulyp.org/
Jayne, great resource list! Thanks for listing SPR Companies.
By: Todd Nilson on December 13, 2009
at 1:09 am
Of course SPR is on the list!
They’re one of the best companies in town! And Chicago!
Probably time for me to re-list this at the top of the blog too, isn’t it?
By: Jayne on December 15, 2009
at 3:09 am