This group targets career development and job-hunting skills for scientists, engineers, IT and technical professionals ranging from entry level (e.g. hardware engineers) through supervisors (e.g. Quality Assurance Supervisors) up to and including C-LEVEL (e.g. CTO or Chief Technology Officers). It is run by one of the leading technical recruiters, who has: 1) is a contributor to WGN TV and WGN Radio on jobs, careers and workplace issues 2) been on the front lines of technical recruiting for the …

Meet others in your local area who are interested in Professional Career Development and Networking. Our members are provided with tools to grow and promote business relationships, create and develop job leads and contacts, and continue on a successful career path throughout the lifecycle of their careers. Offer a seminar to teach executives & associates learn networking skills to be more effective at trade shows and professional associations. Schedule a networking event for your alumni associat …

The Proficient Professionals Meetup group is a business-network and career-enhancement group dedicated to helping business owners, entrepreneurs, and job seekers in enhancing the skills they need to gain more business and make a prosperous living. The Proficient Professionals Meetup group will provide members with educational and informative programs, events, seminars, and workshops that will develop skills, enhance talents, spark interest, and elevate lives.  

Join FREE Today! Annual Membership Dues Waived Chicago International Crowd Funding Meetup Group will enable members to connect, engage and share the latest tips and tools in the exciting world of Crowd-Sourced Funding, or Crowd Funding. Annual membership dues are waived up to 100 members. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SIGNING JOBS ACT OF 2012 INTO LAW THURSDAY APRIL 5, 2012 According to White House deputy press secretary Josh  Earnest, "the President will sign the Jobs Act.  You will recall this is b …

… (http://www.FAN-Chicago.org/) To accomplish this mission, we have launched several initiatives (and will be starting up several new ones) including: -Adobofest : A picnic that brings people together for our national dish, cultural activities, sharing and some friendly competition -Jobs Board: Check out our Jobs Board and join our FAN group on LinkedIn.com -- http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1919678&trk=hb_side_g -Tagalog classes: basic and advanced series to help non-native speakers improve th …

… There is no charge to attend, so if you are currently "in between jobs" come stop by and network!

… Many of us have big jobs and lead others. Many are in transition from a job lost.  Many are women that don't have to work.  Some of us have children, some don't.  Some of us are in a bad place after a divorce or widowhood and some are well on the path of healing.  We are all women and women support each other. If you need support and friendships this is indeed the place for you.  If you are happy, healthy and whole, this too is a place for you because you can "pay it forward" and help someone th …

Welcome to Connecters Networking! We are a group of FUN people that incorporate business networking with social networking! Our networking events are not your "run of the mill" sit down and listen to a spiel about someone's business. We put the networkers in a social atmosphere that creates a face to face meeting and everyone gets to know everyone as friends AND networkers! Why not be productive and have fun at the same time! We have a monthly electronic newsletter publication with great info …

4-days after the 2010 earthquake struck Haiti, Chicagoans of this Meetup started spreading the message that HAITI needs help for a long, long time. One of the inspiration to start this group was an e-mail received 1-day after the earthquake, from Meetup co-founder Scott Helferman. He suggested to think about how to help Haiti by means of using a Meetup. Obviously if you’ve donated your share already, kindly pass this information to someone who likes to further help. Honestly your word-of-mouth p …

Software development professionals in downtown Chicago who made Microsoft .NET their tool of choice.  The core purpose of this group is to strengthen the Chicago .NET community through knowledge sharing and networking.  Meetup topics focus on the Microsoft stack, attempting to balance basic concepts with advanced concepts.  Once in a while, we'll branch out into OpenSource technologies.   Note to recruiters and job seekers: there is a Job Board forum in the Discussions tab of this website.

… Many of us have big jobs and lead others. Many are in transition from a job lost.  Many are women that don't have to work.  Some of us have children, some don't.  Some of us are in a bad place after a divorce or widowhood and some are well on the path of healing.  We are all women and women support each other.   If you need support and friendships this is indeed the place for you.  If you are happy, healthy and whole, this too is a place for you because you can "pay it forward" and help someone …

This group will meet to learn about the new crowd funding laws passed in the recent JOBS act and help prepare small businesses and entrepreneurs for raising capital through selling equity in their businesses using approved intermediaries. A couple of great articles to learn more about crowd funding, the JOBS act and more can be read here http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/223290 http://www.fridayfirm.com/news/449-alert040612

Support 100% Paid Internships The Paid Internship Meetup Group was inspired by a movie short made by an Iowa college student. "Is Your Dream Unpaid Internship Illegal" asks college students to examine if their dream unpaid internship is illegal. The mission of Paid Internships Meetup Group is to rally interns together and educate them about unpaid internships that are illegal. Additionally, Paid Internships Meetup Group will connect, engage and share resources to each and every member on how t …

… Develop list of most commonly or tricky questions asked in interviews for Project and other Management jobs. Have interview practice calls based on members request. Maintain list of training institutes that members have used and have good experience with. Some of the topics I am interested in are Renewable Energy Project, Budgeting and Cost planning and tracking, following standards: PMI, Fed and State laws toward human resource management, other best practices in project management, diffe …

B.I.G. is a support, education and networking group for smart women (and let's face it -we're all smart!)   Mission -- To create an environment where women empower each other toward their personal and professional goals and dreams. We currently host meetings in nearly 60 local communities throughout the country and we're expanding rapidly. We're also available to all women on-line via our http://www.believeinspiregrow.com website.   What is B.I.G? B.I.G. is a community based support group that p …

… Are we angry because we aren't getting the jobs we need and making the necessary income to provide for our families? Could it be that we are angry about, the quality of education our children are getting? Could it be that we have so many black men, incarcerated and incompacitated within our society? Could it be that our communities are assualted with drugs and violence? Could it be that our youth are culturally under attacks that limit their ambitions? Could it be that we aren't getting the stan …