i'm a 52 year old woman and need a job in the chicago area, help!!!?
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Suggest contacting the Chicago Chamber of Commerce, They may know the number to a Employer sponcered programs seeking qualified help. it could include any thing from medical profession to secretarial. \n\nGL
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According to state and federal laws, she can work anywhere that will hire her.  Good starter jobs to get into the market and workplace are:\n\nFast food and Grocery stores\n \nCheck out your local want ads in the classifieds section of your newspaper or just go to a location and apply for work. Best of luck to you.
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Contact your local park and rec district - they often have a teen job line or listings. Also, sometimes the local adult schools and colleges have listings for job that teens can do.\n\nGood luck.
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You have gotten some pretty good responses so far.\nFor your Silver Award, look around your community and see what need you can fill. Reading/visiting the shut in's. Yard work for the elderly. Can you walk to a grocery store for them? Ask an elderly person to 'teach' you a skill, knitting, carpentry. This helps you and gives them the feeling of being useful. \nAs far as working in your neighborhood. Again, how about yard work, I'd pay someone to rake leaves or clean my utility shed or storage room or carport. (Do you live in NC by any chance?<grin)\nHouse work is something I'd pay for too. Vacuuming, dusting, laundry, dishes.  Make some flyers and put them in doors. Be careful, make sure people know where you are. You could get a friend and start a yard work/house cleaning/ chore doing business.
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Dear Curly\nNow that the job market is finally looking up, it's the perfect time to seek out new opportunities. This spring you need to shake off that "lucky I even have a job" mentality, polish up your resume, and explore your career options! There are fun, flexible, fantastic jobs out there just waiting for someone like you!\nNow, get out there and pound the pavement. Beat on some doors until you latch onto that incredible dream job you always wanted! \n(I heard the Chicago area is a great place to promote tourism? Or, just look in the yellow pages uner Associations to find the union that interests you.)\n-Bryce
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Try the Florida Commerce & Labor Department\nYou might have to register: fill basic info of skills etc.\nYou will be or might be given a number to identify yourself to them.  They post jobs by city or region. It is pretty easy. Best wishes
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There's a temp agency I used when I lived in Denver, but I can't remember their name. Try AppleOne, I use them here in Portland with great success.  If you're not desperate enough for a temp job yet, try craigslist.org for permanent positions in Denver.
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Dear Patrick\nNow that the job market is finally looking up, it's the perfect time to seek out new opportunities. This spring you need to shake off that "lucky I even have a job" mentality, polish up your resume, and explore your career options! There are fun, flexible, fantastic jobs out there just waiting for someone like you!\nNow, get out there and pound the pavement. Beat on some doors until you latch onto that incredible dream job you always wanted! \n(I heard the Dearborn area is a great place to promote tourism?)\n-Kenny
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Most people don't hire at that age with out a work permit. But you could try a bus boy or girl or something. Good luck.
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try newspaper ads or a local temp agency.  most temp agencies (staffing agencies) place people as temp to hire.  they know the opportunities in your area and have lots of business connections.\na word of advice, though, don't let them forget about you!!! check back with them often to see if they have any interviews for you!\nAlso, check out your local state job agency.  they usually ahve a databse that you put your info on and employers can see you adn you can also see jobs posted by employers.  Plus, the state job agency is a great networking place. they usually have workshops and can give you some direction in your search!
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Have you checked the classified ads in your local newspaper? Don't just look for jobs there. Check to see if there are any employment agencies. Look in the yellow pages of your phone book as well. Call these places when you find them and see if they offer help like working up a resume for you. Go to these places and see if they have a Job Board posted with any available jobs. Make sure you are as clean and neatly dressed as possible when you approach anyone about a job. The better you look the more apt they will be to help you. Talk to the people at these places and ask if they have a program that hires young people with no work experience through government subsidies. Perhaps you know someone who would hire you if they could afford to. If there is a program they qualify for with money to pay part of your wages they could hire you! It's a long shot I know. If you are still in school, talk to a counsellor and see if there are any student jobs you might qualify for through a program that the school is running in their business classes or something. If you attend church, talk to your minister. Talk to a trusted adult friend. Put an ad in the paper yourself asking for work! Go, go, go! You can do this! If you can bring yourself to walk into a business and ask to talk to the manager, tell him/her you are looking for work and ask if they have anything available. They can only say no (not kill you), and they might say yes! Keep on going and keep trying until you land something. Good luck to you!
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Your best bet would be to try online job searches, like http://www.hotjobs.com or http://www.monster.com or http://www.careerpath.com\n\nYou can search for specific job titles or enter your own search criteria for whatevery city/state you are looking to find employment.
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I'm not exactly sure where you get a work permit,but try the court house and places like that,maybe they can tell you. You can always do odd jobs like yard work,helping the elderly with things around the house,newspaper route, and etc.
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There are the usual suspects: monster, careerbuilder, hotjobs and links through military sites.  They are great resources to get an idea of what employers are looking for and at the same time I have only ever once got a job from the internet.  The job I have now was originally applied for on the www but I had to grab a pair and go to Houston unannounced and tell them that I was there for an interview and that I didn't come all the way there from Chicago to waste their time or mine.  I'm going to break 6 digits this year.  Do what you have to and remember that the www is only a tool, you sometimes need to make things happen on your own.
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temp agencies is the best way she could find work faster, although they might give you lower per hour rate than regular employee. \n\ntry looking on the classified ads on your local newspaper, there should be somebody hiring that met her credentials.
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Figure out what you really love to do/what you're good at, besides listening to your MP3 player and the Internet. Get your parents permission first.  If you are good with a computer and have some patience, you could instruct senior citizens on how to get around the computer and Internet. Put flyer's up in senior living centers and churches.\n\nIf you there's a Saturday Market or flea market close by and you're creative, you could make something and sell it.  \nI make and sell jewelry, prayer beads and sun catchers at the Saturday Market and through our faith based communities. My daughter is your age and makes stuff she thinks her friends would like then sells along side me at the market.  She and a friend set up a lemonade stand and did really well!  If your parents have a good relationship with a store owner on a main street, ask if you could set up a stand once or twice a week in front of the store.  Pick really busy days. Cold drinks on a hot day sold by a person with a great attitude=$.  \n\nMy daughter had a job for 3 yrs caring for 2 dogs, feed walk and clean up if needed twice a day. The owners were gone often and weeks at a time.  She saved enough money to buy a $500.00 Soap Box Derby Racer Car!\nOffer to sweep floors at local stores and restaurants. Yea, yuk...but it turns green (into money).\n\nThere are websites with ideas. \nThe second site has LOTS of information and Ideas!\nGo for it!
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you would start by contacting your local job service office. Then they will direct you from there if they cannot assist you. I live in Illinois